湖南科技学院二一年 上 学期期末考试 英语 专业 2008 年级 英语阅读 试题考试类型：闭卷 试卷类型：A卷 考试时量：120 分钟 出卷人：唐建福题号IIIIIIIVV总分统分人得分阅卷人复查人 I. Choose the word or phrase which has the similar meaning with the underlined word or phrase in the following sentences. (1%*15=15%)1. Interestingly enough, many children at first refuse to eat animal flesh, and only become accustomed to it after strenuous efforts by their parents, who mistakenly believe that it is necessary for good health.A. hard; B. hardly; C. effortful; D. many2. Yet it should be possible to avoid the more gruesome details, and still give children picture books and stories that encourage respect for animals as independent beings.A. unpleasant; B. gluesome; C. pleasant; D. groomy3. A characteristic happy ending would leave the wolf drowning in a pond, weighed down by stones which the ingenious hero had sewn in its belly while it was asleep.A. clever; B. not genious; C. bright; D. talented4. The fast changes in the world around us are likely to disturb our inner equilibrium.A. equal; B. balance; C. equivalence D. stillness5. The gentleman was wearing a filthy shirt.A. torn; B. tore; C. attracting; D. dirty6. The police found that Harold had a long record of previous convictions.A. distinctions; B. creations; C. crimes; D. bad-behaviors7. In 1977, when he was 17 years old, James Terry Roach and two friends brutally murdered three people. A. wildly; B. badly; C. sickly; D. cruelly 8. These proponents of capital punishment believe that fear of the death penalty deters crime. A. proprietors; B. proposals; C. proponents; D. proportions 9. Maybe the benefit we got from killing Harding is less tangible. A. unclear; B. clear; C. unnecessary; D. necessary 10. On the television screen, a middle-aged woman is telling a reporter about the death of her daughter; her voice and facial expression oscillate between tremulous grief and controlled rage. A. huge; B. tremor; C. unsteady; D. steady 11. .Back in 201, I perched myself on the radiator by the window. A. seated; B. sat; C. stood; D. clutched 12. When I got to work that evening, the ward was empty except for old Tony, who hadnt spoken an intelligible word for 21 years. A. fantastic; B. intelligent; C. clear; D. imaginary 13. I discreetly checked Tonys bed to see if he had messed it. A. indifferently; B. successfully; C. carefully; D. cautiously 14. A pistol is not the only way to avoid being raped or murdered in todays world, but, intelligently wielded, it can shift the balance of power and provide a measure of safety. A. waved; B. used; C. chopped; D. killed 15. I kept one finger on the button, without pressing it, as a waxen pallor slowly transformed his face from person to empty shell. A. pale; B. wax; C. black; D. blue II. In the right column, find the word or phrase that best fits the meaning of the word or phrase in the left column, and put the letter in the blanks. (1%*15=15%) 1. severe A. combat 2. controversy B. desolate 3. infirm C. slash 4. deem D. concealed 5. envisage E. weak 6. fighting F. macho 7. hostile G. cradle 8. isolated H. consider 9. cut I. band 10. warning J. imagine 11. hidden K. transformation 12. masculine L. precaution 13. change M. argument 14. constrict N. belligerent 15. hug O. harsh III. Paraphrase. (1%*10=10%)1. He refused and predicted that someday I would appreciate the unwisdom of my request.The doctor my request of discontinuing the life-supporting services and said that someday I would the request was .2. It was revealed in court testimony that my stalker was a schizophrenic who had fallen through the cracks of the mental-health system.At the , I learned that the person who threatened to rape and kill me was , but somehow was neglected and not placed in a .IV. Close test. (1%*12=12%) My computer has a folder of Temporary Items. Its full of files that were once needed, but isnt necessary. I dont intentionally create those files; they seem to appear out of thin air, sp