英语泛读试题A
一．单项选择：从所给的四个选项A.B.C.D. 中，选出一个正确的。
语法与词汇（20%）
1. How long ____ English when you ____ to London?
A. have         B. had you went
C. did have gone..    D. had
2. Tony ____ who I was, for he didn’t say hello to me when we met last night.
A. must have forgotten      B. cannot have forgotten
C. must forget            D. cannot forget
3. The real sadness of fifty is not that you change so much ______ you change so little.
A. that    B. but that    C. than that    D. but
4. We promise to help you ____ getting “butterflies” in your stomach whenever you speak in front of a group, and have you ____ your self-confidence.
A.       B.  
C.     D.
5. She ___ onions very much when she was a child, but now she even hates them.
A. used to love      B. would love    C. was used to love    D. used to loving
6. ______, they lost no time in training themselves.
A. Ropes in their hands              B. Ropes in hand 
C. Take ropes in hand            D. Taken ropes in their hands
7. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ______ on benches, chairs or boxes.
A. having seated    B. seating    C. seated    D. having been seated
8. ______ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.
A. To be given    B. Having been given  C. Having given  D. Giving
9. Having no money but ______ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
A. not wanting anyone    B. not to want anyone
C. wanted no one        D. to want no one
10. A dream of the Red Chamber is said _______into dozens of languages in the last decade.
A. to have been translated    B. to translate
C. to be translated          D. to have translated
21. ____ our satisfaction, the motion was eventually ____ at the Senate.
A. past      B. To...passed
C. In...passed      D. At...past
22. The professor leaned towards him and ____.
A. patted his shoulder        B. patted him on his shoulder
time is money
C. patted him on shoulder    D. patted him on the shoulder
23. If you ____ a crime you can never escape being punished.
A. do      B. perform    C. act    D. commit
24. I am ____ that Congress has passed the legislation.
A. aware    B. conscious    C. alert    D. awake
25. We’ll have to find someone to ____ Francis tonight as he’s ill.
A. fill out for    B. fill in for    C. fill up    D. fill with
26. He ____ art while at school.
A. took up    B. took on    C. took in  D. took off
27. The speech the president made yesterday is really ____.
A. impressive    B. impressed    C. depressed    D. depress
28. Large amount of money has been ____ to that project.
A. used    B. committed    C. spent  D. disposed
29. Before you learn how to drive, you must learn to ____ the fear of driving.
A. win    B. conquer    C. go against    D. oppose
30. It was unsafe to walk on the floor, as some of the floor-boards had ____ away.
A. wasted    B. broken    C. destroyed    D. rotten
二．英汉互译（30%）
1.Not only has finger-feeding withstood the passage of time, but some scholars believe that it may be enjoying a comeback.
 
2.       If one needs a lift over some obstacles that seems impossible to get beyond, the other won’t leave until the obstacle is conquered.
3..      There are over 100 brands of pain relievers, and most come in various forms and various strengths.
 
4.        坦率地说，这是我第一次违心地做事。（against）
5.        他不厌其烦地汇报了这次商务谈判的所有细节。（go to the trouble of doing something）
6..      Most people have found themselves daydreaming about winning a million dollars.
许多人都发现自己做过中一百万元的美梦。
7.When we’re in love, it takes less stimulation for us to get pleasure.
当人身处于爱情之中时，只需要很少一点的刺激就足以让人快乐。
8.      The brain has to experience a change, or there will be no excitement.
大脑必须经历变化，否则就不会有任何兴奋激动的时刻。
9.        他在暑假里打零工挣点钱。（take odd jobs）
He took odd jobs to earn a bit of money.
10.        许多漂亮的货品陈列在橱窗里。（on display）
A lot of beautiful goods are on display in the store window.
三．完型填空（20%）
5. Wise buying
Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The   1  buying an article or a service can actually save you money or can add    2  the cost.
Take the   3  example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think you are making the best buy if you choose one   4  look you like and which is also the cheapest in price. But when you get it home you may find that it   5  twice as long as a more expensive mode to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well make your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.