综合英语（ 6 ）平时作业
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. 20%
1. She shows a very positive _____ to her work.
A. way B. method C. attitude D.system
2. After seeing all the candidates we've _____ this one.
A. turned in B. selected on C. decided on D. chose to
3. Here is the mail. I've _____ and did not find any letter for you.
A. looked into it B. looked for it C. looked it over D. looked over it
4. The earnings are _____ to their needs.
A. adequate B. more C. small D. exact
5. He's always _____ to his colleagues.
A. of helps B. very helpful C. to help D. ready helping
6. He was brutally _____ but he revealed nothing and betrayed no one.
A. couraged B. tortured C. touched D. conquered
7. We should _____ our human and material resources if we are to succeed in the joint venture.
A. pool B. pour C. plunge D. picked
8. He had a(an) _____ faith in the triumph of right over wrong.
A. favorite B. active C. abiding D. gentle
9. China is a(an) _____ great power though she is still backward in many respects.
A. remote B. curious C. efficient D. potential
10.He was _____ with a technical problem.
A. struggling B. wrestling C. fighting D. identifying
11.We fail one student per year _____.
A. as a whole B. in particular C. in the case D. on average
12. This pass _____ me to travel half-price on trains.
A. makes B. lets C. enables D. gives
13.It's good to _____ before you read a passage.
A. skip B. skim C. study D. scan
14.The prices of houses _____ over the past few years. .
A. has doubled B. rose twice C. has added up D. has raised
15.they _____ me by asking so many questions.
A. mistook B. amused C. confused D. stirred
16._____! There is a car in front.
A. Look over B. Look at C. Look out D. look up
17.Mitty began to _____ what other thing his wife had told him to buy.
A. wonder B. wander C. want D. warn
18.“Get up!” the policeman _____ at the beggar who was failing asleep on the road.
A. thundered B. muttered C. hummed D. whined
19.She has _____ the idea.
A. given off B. given out C. given away D. given up
20.She _____ a coat on and rushed to open the door.
A. snapped B. slipped C. sprang D. struggled
II. Choose the word or phrase which keeps the closest meaning of the underlined one. 20%
1. She is never tensed up before a big event.
A. nervous B. excited C. calm D. relaxed
2. there is something wrong with the television. Who can fix it?
A. make B. repair C. get D. return
3. We will pretend to be the police. That will get the wind up them.
A. make the wind blowing B. surprise
C. enrage D. frighten
4. In a way Mitty hated the weekly trips to town for shopping.
A. One any way B. By the way C. In any way D. To some extent
5. She whispered a few words weakly before she fell unconscious.
A. whistled B. spoke softly C. spoke loudly D. spoke angrily
6. How did the priest acquire the medical knowledge? However, it is unknown.
A. want B. gain C. have D. give
7. These bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crime.
A. caused B. made C. done D. done away with
8. Life is full of ups and downs .
A. expectation and despair B. happiness and fortune
C. good and bad periods D. good and bad friends
9. At that time the craft of medicine was of a high order .
A. importance B. a good time C. an inferior kind D. a superior kind
10.It is difficult for the doctor to heal the man of his disease.
A. injure B. hurt C. cure D. treat
11.Sorry to interrupt but I have an urgent message for you.
A. cut in B. influence C. bother D. interfere
12.Cruelty was quite alien to his nature.
A. different from B. similar to C. contrary to D. up to
13.He simulates to know what he doesn't.
A. tries B. intends C. pretends D. hates
14.You can resort to different kinds of people, dictionaries, or maps to find out what you wish to know.
A. contact B. contain C. convert D. consult
15.He is a good runner. I don't think I can match him in the race.
A. compare with B. compete with C. beat D. excel
16.The black won't be surprised by the contemptuous attitudes of the white. They have been through the mill.
A have passed the mill
B have been driven out of the mill
C have undergone hard experience
D have undergone different experience
17. Can you spell out your request to me?
A. explain in detail B. simply explain
C. write in detail D. tell
18.The ship was wrecked during the storm.
A. hurt B. attacked C. destroyed D. smashed
19.There is a wide gap between the views of the two men.
A. same B. error C. opening D. difference
20.When people are insane , they are put away in mental hospitals to be cured.
A. mad B. angry C. unhappy D. upset
III. Paraphrase the following sentences 10 %
1. The flag to which you have pledged allegiance has not pledged allegiance to you.
2. She had a hawk's eye for our mistakes.
3. The priests claimed that they could interpret the will of gods.
4. I am wrestling an intransigent sentence.
5. The healing art has made marvelous strides within the last hundred days.
IV Cloze 20%
Rumor is the most 1 way of spreading stories by passing them from mouth 2 mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better 3 of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In time of stress and 4 , 5 ,rumor 6 and becomes wide spread. At such 7 the different kinds of news are in 8 , the press, television, and radio versus the grapevine. Especially 9 rumors spread when war requires censorship on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer 10 enough information. Since the people cannot learn 11 legitimate channels all 12 they are anxious to learn, they pick up “news” 13 they can and when this 14 rumor thrives.
Rumors are often repeated 15 by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is 16 the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims—the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to
17 directly. Pessimistic rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are 18 and anxious. 19 rumors about record production or peace soon coming point to complacency or confidence —and often to 20 .
1. (A) primitive (B) important (C) impossible (D) outstanding
2. (A) till (B) to (C) for (D) by
3. (A) means (B) ways (C) sources (D) resource
4. (A) confusion (B) peace (C) prosperity (D) worried
5. (A) and (B) however (C) so (D) therefore
6. (A) emerges (B) immerge (C) immerse (D) immense
7. (A) time (B) the times (C) times (D) the time
8. (A) compete (B) competition (C) common (D) harmony
9. (A) do (B) did (C) are (D)were
10. (A) give up (B) give off (C) give out (D) send out
11. (A) through (B) by (C) in (D) across
12. (A) what (B) why (C) which (D) that
13. (A) wherever (B) where (C) whatever (D) what
14. (A) happened (B) would happen (C) happens (D) happen
15. (A) ever (B) even (C) forever (D) much
16. (A) that (B) what (C) why (D) how
17. (A) act (B) voice (C) behave (D) do
18. (A) happy (B) relieved (C) crazy (D) worried
19. (A) bad (B) pessimistic (C) optimistic (D) good
20. (A) overconfidence (B) overweight (C) overconsiderate (D) overproduce
V. Reading Comprehension 20%
Passage One
Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He's an older man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.
Who is this strange-looking man? Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the U.S. government? But why do we call the U.S. government Uncle Sam?
During the war of 1812, the U.S. government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson. Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Every one liked him and called him Uncle Sam.
Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large U.S.—for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sam's company. They asked a worker what the U.S. on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letters stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.
The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called all things that came from the government “Uncle Sam.” “Uncle Sam” became a nickname for the U.S. government.
Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers. In these early pictures, Uncle Sam was a young man. He wrote stars and stripes, but his hair was dark and he had no beard. The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was president. President Lincoln had a beard.
The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on poster from World War I. The government needed men to fight in the war. In the poster, a very serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says, “I want you for the U.S. army.”
1. Uncle Sam stands for _____.
A. the government meat packer
B. the U.S government
C. a government inspector
D. a joke on the U.S. army
2. Uncle Sam often wears a tall hat, _____ and the stars and stripes of the American flag..
A. dark hair B. a meat box
C. a dark beard D. a bow tie
3. Everyone called Samuel Wilson _____.
A. Meat packer U.S.
B. The united states
C. Uncle Sam
D. A joke on their boss
4. The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is _____.
A. on a poster from World War I
B. in a newspaper from World War I
C. his photo taken when he was in the army
D. his image on all meat boxes
5. In the drawings and cartoons of uncle Sam_____.
A. he never has beard
B. he wears the stars and the stripes
C. he has no hair
D. he looks quite young
Passage Two
The hamburger has no connection to ham. It got its name from the German town of Hamburg, which was famous for its ground steak. German immigrants to the United States introduced the “hamburger steak.”
At the St. Louis world's fair in 1904, hamburger steaks were served on buns for the first time. Hamburgers on buns were convenient and tasted good. This became the usual way of eating hamburgers.
How did the hamburger become the most popular, most typical American food? The introduction of the bun is an important part of the answer. Another important part is McDonald's, the fast-food restaurant.
The first McDonald's was opened in San Bernardino, California, in 1949. Hamburgers were the main items on its' menu. People liked the restaurant's fast service. By the 1960s there were many McDonald's restaurants. McDonald's was a part of nearly every community in the United States. There were also other fast food that sold hamburgers. Mcdonald's alone sold millions of hamburgers a year.
Today, of course, there are McDonald's restaurants around the world. The food they serve is considered typically American. And, although mcdonald's has expanded its menu, the main item on that menu is —as always—the hamburger.
6. The hamburger was_____.
A Steak imported from Hamburg of Germany.
B A ground steak introduced by immigrants
C A convention bun with German ham
D A piece of bread with hot dog
7. The American hamburger was different because _____.
A It had nothing to do with ham
B It was fast and convenient.
C It was served on a bun
D It was sold only in restaurant
8. In this passage, the word “connection” means _____.
A. Relation B. community
C. introduction D. resaurant
9. MacDonald's restaurant were mainly responsible for _____.
A Every community in the united states
B The introduction of the bun
C The selling of all kinds of fast food
D The hamburger's popularity
10. Why is the hamburger considered a typical American food?
A Because McDonald's has expanded its menu all the while.
B Because it is one of the most popular foods in the U.S.
C Because there are so many German- American today.
D Because people like the ground steak very much now.
V. Writing 10 %
Directions: write a composition on the topic “Internet in my Life” within 150 words and your writing should include the following information given in Chinese.
(1)网络的流行及广泛应用；
(2)网络对你的生活的帮助以及它所带来的问题
(3)网络在未来社会的 发展趋势