《高级英语试卷》试题(八)

高级英语试题(八) I. Explain the italicized or phrases in the following sentences. (20%) 1. Ancient girders creak an ropes tighten and then a trickle of oil oozes down a stone runnel into a used petrol can 2. Every here and there, a doorway gives a glimpse of a sunlit courtyard,. while the great bales of merchandise they have carried hundreds of miles across the desert lie beside them 3. Ancient girders creak and groan, ropes tighten and then a trickle of oil oozes down a stone runnel into a used petrol can Quickly the trickle becomes a flood of glistening linseed oil as the beam sinks earthwards, taut and protesting, 5. Ancient girders creak and groan, ropes tighten and then a trickle of oil oozes down a stone runnel into a used petrol can 6. Quickly the trickle bece a flood of glistening linseed oil as the beam sinks earthwards, taut and protesting. 7. I see the ten thousand villages of Russia where the means of existence is wrung so hardly from the soil, but where there are still primordial human joys, where maidens laugh and children pla 8. We have but one aim and one single, irrevocable purpose 9. We are resolved to destroy Hitler and every vestige of the Nazi regime 10. His invasion of Russia is no more than a prelude to an attempted ivasion of the british 11. The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone 12. The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly 13. As the Duke of Croydon shifted uneasily, the house detective's bulbous countenance 4. She jumped up from the table and went over in the corner where the churn stood, the milk in it clabber by now 15. After we watched the car dust settle I asked Maggie to bring me a dip of snuff. 16. After we watched the car dust settle I asked Maggie to bring me a dip of snuff 17. I see her standing off under the sweet gum tree she used to dig gum out of 18. Furtive boys in pink shirts hanging about on washday after school 19. He flew to marry a cheap city girl from a family of ignorant flashy people 20. When a cow comes nibbling arpund the edge of the yard she snaps it and me and Maggie and the house IL. Selecting the best answer based on language points from the textbook(20%) 1. She was almost blinded by the glare of the headlights from the approaching car a. coldness bright 2. The Japanese crowd did not appear to have the same preoccupations that I had

1 高级英语试题（八） I. Explain the italicized words or phrases in the following sentences. (20%) 1. Ancient girders creak and groan, ropes tighten and then a trickle of oil oozes down a stone runnel into a used petrol can. 2. Every here and there, a doorway gives a glimpse of a sunlit courtyard, …while the great bales of merchandise they have carried hundreds of miles across the desert lie beside them. 3. Ancient girders creak and groan, ropes tighten and then a trickle of oil oozes down a stone runnel into a used petrol can. 4. Quickly the trickle becomes a flood of glistening linseed oil as the beam sinks earthwards, taut and protesting, … 5. Ancient girders creak and groan, ropes tighten and then a trickle of oil oozes down a stone runnel into a used petrol can. 6. Quickly the trickle becomes a flood of glistening linseed oil as the beam sinks earthwards, taut and protesting, … 7. I see the ten thousand villages of Russia where the means of existence is wrung so hardly from the soil, but where there are still primordial human joys, where maidens laugh and children play. 8. We have but one aim and one single, irrevocable purpose. 9. We are resolved to destroy Hitler and every vestige of the Nazi regime. 10. His invasion of Russia is no more than a prelude to an attempted invasion of the British Isles. 11. The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone. 12. The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly. 13. As the Duke of Croydon shifted uneasily, the house detective’s bulbous countenance reddened. 14. She jumped up from the table and went over in the corner where the churn stood, the milk in it clabber by now. 15. After we watched the car dust settle I asked Maggie to bring me a dip of snuff. 16. After we watched the car dust settle I asked Maggie to bring me a dip of snuff. 17. I see her standing off under the sweet gum tree she used to dig gum out of. 18. Furtive boys in pink shirts hanging about on washday after school. 19. He flew to marry a cheap city girl from a family of ignorant flashy people. 20. When a cow comes nibbling around the edge of the yard she snaps it and me and Maggie and the house. II. Selecting the best answer based on language points from the textbook (20%) 1．She was almost blinded by the glare of the headlights from the approaching car. a. coldness b. darkness c. brightness d. hotness 2. The Japanese crowd did not appear to have the same preoccupations that I had

a. bewilderment infusion obsession ensure 3. Just because she doesnt like cooking, her husband thinks she is good for nothing a. nIce b. wonderful c. worthy of d. sufficient 4. It is our firm conviction that every effort should be made to preserve world peace supposition c. convulsion d. assumption 5. A group of Chinese victims of wwll armed with lawyers went to Japan to attest to the court war crimes by the then Japanese government. b confir 6. The two families have been holding great hatred for a score of years and there seems to be no recon b. exasperation desperate d. retaliation 7. The minister made a vigorous defense of the governments policies b. lengthy d. pretentious 8. It has been established that she was not at the scene at the time of the crime b. settled rted 9. This river teems with all kinds of fish in summer b. perishes in C. extinguishes with d. disposes 10. The committee adjourned their discussion until the following week continued

2 a. bewilderment b. confusion c. obsession d. seizure 3. Just because she doesn’t like cooking, her husband thinks she is good for nothing. a. nice b. wonderful c. worthy of d. sufficient 4. It is our firm conviction that every effort should be made to preserve world peace. a. supposition b. belief c. convulsion d. assumption 5. A group of Chinese victims of WWII armed with lawyers went to Japan to attest to the court war crimes by the then Japanese government. a. appeal b. sue c. confirm d. protest 6. The two families have been holding great hatred for a score of years and there seems to be no hope of ____________ between them. a. reconciliation b. exasperation c. desperation d. retaliation 7. The minister made a vigorous defense of the government’s policies. a. powerful b. lengthy c. prolonged d. pretentious 8. It has been established that she was not at the scene at the time of the crime. a. set up b. settled c. converted d. ascertained 9. This river teems with all kinds of fish in summer. a. abounds in b. perishes in c. extinguishes with d. disposes of 10. The committee adjourned their discussion until the following week. a. continued

b d. commenced 11. He cloaked his evil intentions with friendly appearance c. spotlighted d. concealed 12. The woman managed to escape from her would-be attacker enrage c. attempted 13. The Three Gorges hydraulic scheme has been and will be one of the greatest in Chinese program c. system d. collaboration 14. The destruction of humankinds is such that it threatens other living species with extinction a. annihilation C. annoyance d. assimilation 15. We had to sit and swelter in the room while our friends were at the beach de b. suffer from heat c. take shelter 16. The United States is making every endeavor to enlist the support of its allies for preparation of the overthrow of the existing Iraqi government whelmed by grief after the sad news b. outweighed d. overawed 18. The opposition parties are sure to exploit the governments difficulties over this issue

3 b. suspended c. accomplished d. commenced 11. He cloaked his evil intentions with friendly appearance. a. revealed b. disclosed c. spotlighted d. concealed 12. The woman managed to escape from her would-be attacker. a. likely b. enraged c. attempted d. timid 13. The Three Gorges hydraulic scheme has been and will be one of the greatest in Chinese history. a. program b. conspiracy c. system d. collaboration 14. The destruction of humankinds is such that it threatens other living species with extinction. a. annihilation b. annexation c. annoyance d. assimilation 15. We had to sit and swelter in the room while our friends were at the beach. a. doze off b. suffer from heat c. take shelter d. toil 16. The United States is making every endeavor to enlist the support of its allies for preparation of the overthrow of the existing Iraqi government. a. guarantee b. acquire c. confirm d. strengthen 17. He was overwhelmed by grief after the sad news. a. outnumbered b. outweighed c. overcome d. overawed 18. The opposition parties are sure to exploit the government’s difficulties over this issue

b. develo 9. Military strategists have outlined several convincin or the ou nuclear war scenarIos b. scenarios 20. I suppose laziness is one of the frailties of human nature a. peculiarities 21. Some Chinese companies are striving to penetrate the world markets b c. secede It is a point of for me to repay all my debt or onor 23. The collision of the planet into ours would be comparable to the power of five atomic bombs that hit hiroshima during world war ll should it occur in the future be equivalent to c. not match 24. Scientists used to believe that all the stars developed from primordial mass of gases a. derivative c. prestigIo d. primavera 25. Your thoughtless behavior has caused us a great deal of distress b. difficulty C. Inconvenience 26. The Supreme Court demanded his interpretation of his involvement in the frauds a. submission b. presentation

4 a. employ b. develop c. resolve d. expend 19. Military strategists have outlined several convincing ___________ for the outbreak of a nuclear war. a. scenarios b. scinarios c. scinareos d. scenerios 20. I suppose laziness is one of the frailties of human nature. a. peculiarities b. characteristics c. weaknesses d. identities 21. Some Chinese companies are striving to penetrate the world markets. a. scramble b. occupy c. secede d. enter 22. It is a point of __________ for me to repay all my debt. a. face b. order c. honor d. grace 23. The collision of the planet into ours would be comparable to the power of five atomic bombs that hit Hiroshima during World War II should it occur in the future. a. exceed b. be equivalent to c. not match d. be comparative 24. Scientists used to believe that all the stars developed from primordial mass of gases. a. derivative b. primeval c. prestigious d. primavera 25. Your thoughtless behavior has caused us a great deal of distress. a. suffering b. difficulty c. inconvenience d. trouble 26. The Supreme Court demanded his interpretation of his involvement in the frauds. a. submission b. presentation

C. explanation 27. On many of the previous occasions the US trade negotiators would revert to the issue of Ina s human a. reconsider b. reiterate c. restated 28. The police are speculating that the suicide bombers may be linked to a terrorist organization a. confirming c. contemplating d. subsiding 29. Albert einstein is regarded as the father of modern scientific thought a. formulator c. creator 30. Mr Johnson is to preside over the seminar for genetic engineering 31. The congressman a point of prolonging the debate a. set b. advanced c. made d. insisted 32. He was extremely nervous at the of his turn to make the presentation a. potenti b. prospective c. probability 33. I was so annoyed that I felt impelled to write a letter to the local newspaper b. d d. exhilarated 34. The chairman gave his assent of the proposal to the committee 35. The increased demand for their skills has given them greater bargaining power

5 c. explanation d. acknowledgement 27. On many of the previous occasions the US trade negotiators would revert to the issue of China’s human rights problems. a. reconsider b. reiterate c. restated d. reverse 28. The police are speculating that the suicide bombers may be linked to a terrorist organization. a. confirming b. guessing c. contemplating d. subsiding 29. Albert Einstein is regarded as the father of modern scientific thought. a. formulator b. advocate c. creator d. plagiarizer 30. Mr. Johnson is to preside over the seminar for genetic engineering. a. Address b. prepare c. host d. publicize 31. The congressman _________ a point of prolonging the debate. a. set b. advanced c. made d. insisted 32. He was extremely nervous at the _________ of his turn to make the presentation. a. potential b. prospective c. probability d. prospect 33. I was so annoyed that I felt impelled to write a letter to the local newspaper. a. compelled b. discouraged c. exhausted d. exhilarated 34. The chairman gave his assent of the proposal to the committee. a. refusal b. denial c. approval d. opposition 35. The increased demand for their skills has given them greater bargaining power