综合英语精读(1)B

综合英语精读（1）模拟题

I. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer which can explain the underlined words in the following sentences.

1. A firm which is just starting up is going into business and a company which stops operating goes out of business.

a. in action

b. in time

c. in place

d. in order

2. If a company gets bigger, it expands.

a. rises

b. broadens

c. grows

d. extends

3. The expansion of a firm means it can produce more goods or sell more of its products.

a. manufacture

b. increase

c. reduce

d. manage

4. A company which sells goods in large quantities is called a wholesale distributor.

a. wholesaler

b. producer

c. retailer

d. shopkeeper

5. It is important to keep ahead of the competitors by selling at competitive prices.

a. more expensive

b. poorer

c. cheaper

d. higher

6. Lake Baykal is the deepest lake in the world. It is 6,365 feet deep.

a. six thousand three hundred and sixty-five.

b. sixty thousand three hundred and sixty-five

c. six thousand and three hundred sixty-five

d. six million and three hundred sixty-five

7. the computer we bought yesterday cost us $89.25.

a. dollars eighty-nine point twenty-five dollars

b. eighty-nine and twenty-five dollars

c. eighty-nine dollars and twenty-five cents

d. eight nine dollars and two five cents

8. In 1973, the United States had a population of 209,123,000

a. two hundred nine thousand million and one hundred twenty-three

b. twenty million one hundred twenty-three thousand

c. twenty-nine million one hundred twenty-three thousand

d. two hundred and nine million, one hundred and twenty-three thousand

9. The committee will hold its routine meeting at 14:45.

a. a quarter to fifteen

b. forty-five past fourteen

c. a quarter to fourteen

d. a quarter after fifteen

10. She attended the technical school for only one term and then dropped out to

become a waitress.

a. ended up

b. ended up

c. played truant

d. turned out

11. The clever young man picked up elementary spoken English only in two months.

a. learned

b. collected

c. selected

d. mastered

12. He was furious with the landlady over the leaking pipes.

a. complaining

b. unsatisfied

c. finding fault

d. extremely angry

13. The old couple had a terrible row about their son’s marriage.

a. booked two seats in a back row

b. made a plan

c. quarreled bitterly

d. were very excited

14. The manager told his assistant to carry on working while he were to attend

a meeting.

a. take up

b. stop

c. put off

d. continue

15. His reply took me so much aback that for a while I was lost for words.

a. shocked

b. frightened

c. pleased

d. disappointed

16. The movie was so depressing that I lost my appetite at dinner.

a. making one feel sad

b. annoying

c. exciting

d. impressive

17. The new secretary will take 3 weeks off in September.

a. take a 3-week business trip

b. have a 3-week vacation

c. be fired in three weeks

d. set off in the third week

18. There should be better children’s programs to fill in the time slots just before prime viewing time.

a. narrow openings

b. opportunities

c. small holes

d. places in a schedule

19. Faced with the recession and the failure to open new markets the factory was forced to cut back on production.

a. cut up

b. cut in

c. cut down

d. cut off

20. After the conference, all the staff will have to participate in the discussion about sales promotion.

a. take part in

b. take an active part in

c. play a role in

d. attend to

21. Valuable and huge deposits of oil have been found by drilling.

a. underground layers

b. floors

c. exploitation

d. exports

22. The naughty boy’s black eye was evidence that he had been in a fight.

a. reason

b. proof

c. incident

d. event

23. In the West, there are extensive farms and prairies.

a. large

b. expanding

c. long

d. wide

24. The diamond set in her ring sparkled in the candle-light.

a. trembled

b. lit

c. gave out dim light

d. shone brightly

25. I asked the carpenter to make a set of crude furniture.

a. simple

b. uneducated

c. ill-mannered

d. uncultured

26. He sent his salesmen to an industrial area to demonstrate some new machines.

a. show and explain

b. sell

c. promote

d. purchase

27. I asked her to measure off three meters of silk.

a. cut off

b. mark out a length of

c. find the size of

d. compare the width of

28. She put down her pen and flexed her stiff arm slowly.

a. held out

b. bent

c. twisted

d. raised

29. He raised his arm and described an arc in the air.

a. depicted

b. painted

c. drew

d. moved

30. We had considerable difficulty in completing the big project on time.

a. considerate

b. little

c. great

d. complicated

II. Put the following words or expressions from the text in the blanks to complete the sentences. Make changes where necessary.

1. Between 1990 and 1992, there were more than 1,000 mergers(两个以上的企业或公司合并) in that industry —all of which __________ job losses.

2. Friends eyed each other all the time, not exactly with envy, but with care to see who __________.

3. Overcoming a natural resistance to change is __________faced by many companies that want to progress.

4. Wilson’s speeches often praise the early immigrants who took risks an endured hardships __________ and their families.

5. Most employers require employees to have a high school diploma or equivalent even when they qualify __________ experience.

6. Hard working and right training are the necessary factors for clerks __________.

7. People should be promoted and rewarded on merit, not __________.

8. One should know the fact that not everyone has real talent for __________.

9.The best way __________ problems such as these is to respect the experience

of the individuals and understand their goals.

10. Some white collars are not __________ the way they spend their holiday time.

III. Cloze

I think I’ve always been interested in food. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. 1 the time I was 15, I had 2 the cooking at home for my parents’ dinner parties, and I had started to make up my own recipes. I knew my parents would not approve 3 cooking as a 4 , so I decided to introduce them slowly to the idea. I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course 5 fun, and I went for a month to a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it 6 much that I knew I couldn’t 7 telling my parents any longer, so I brought the subject up one night over dinner. 8 there was silence, and then my father asked me 9 . I explained that cooking was like painting a picture or 10 a book. Every meal was an act of creation. I could see that my father was not convinced, 11 he didn’t get angry. He just patted me 12 the shoulder and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now that I have opened my own 13 , I think they are very proud 14 me. However, my grandfather (on my father’s side) is not so kind. He thinks I’m mad to have given up 15 .

1. a. Before b. On c. By d. After

2. a. taken over b. taken away c. taken off d. taken down

3. a. on b. in c. at d. of

4. a. career b. tool c. means d. fun

5. a. for b. as c. of d. to

6. a. too b. quite c. so d. pretty

7. a. put up b. put out c. put on d. put off

8. a. Firstly b. First c. At first d. First of all

9. a. why b. how c. when d. whether

10. a. write b. to write c. writing d. having written

11. a. so b. but c. or d. though

12. a. by b. on c. at d. over

13. a. enterprise b. firm c. bar d. restaurant

14. a. of b. in c. at d. for

15. a. farm b. farming c. to farm d. a farm

他们继续往前走。走到了沃野，他们决定停下。

被打巴掌的那位差点淹死，幸好被朋友救过来了。

被救起后，他拿了一把小剑在石头上刻了：“今天我的好朋友救了我一命。”

一旁好奇的朋友问到：

“为什么我打了你以后你要写在沙子上，而现在要刻在石头上呢？”

另一个笑笑回答说：“当被一个朋友伤害时，要写在易忘的地方，风会负责抹去它；

相反的如果被帮助，我们要把它刻在心灵的深处，任何风都抹不去的。”

朋友之间相处，伤害往往是无心的，帮助却是真心的。

在日常生活中，就算最要好的朋友也会有摩擦，也会因为这些摩擦产生误会，以至于成为陌路。

友情的深浅，不仅在于朋友对你的才能钦佩到什么程度，更在于他对你的弱点容忍到什么程度。

学会将伤害丢在风里，将感动铭记心底，才可以让我们的友谊历久弥新！

友谊是我们哀伤时的缓和剂，激情时的舒解剂；

是我们压力时的流泻口，是我们灾难时的庇护所；

是我们犹豫时的商议者，是我们脑子的清新剂。

但最重要的一点是，我们大家都要牢记的：

“切不可苛求朋友给你同样的回报，宽容一点，对自己也是对朋友。”

爱因斯坦说：“世间最美好的东西，莫过于有几个头脑和心地都很正直的朋友。”

他们继续往前走。走到了沃野，他们决定停下。

被打巴掌的那位差点淹死，幸好被朋友救过来了。

被救起后，他拿了一把小剑在石头上刻了：“今天我的好朋友救了我一命。”

一旁好奇的朋友问到：

“为什么我打了你以后你要写在沙子上，而现在要刻在石头上呢？”

另一个笑笑回答说：“当被一个朋友伤害时，要写在易忘的地方，风会负责抹去它；

相反的如果被帮助，我们要把它刻在心灵的深处，任何风都抹不去的。”

朋友之间相处，伤害往往是无心的，帮助却是真心的。

在日常生活中，就算最要好的朋友也会有摩擦，也会因为这些摩擦产生误会，以至于成为陌路。友情的深浅，不仅在于朋友对你的才能钦佩到什么程度，更在于他对你的弱点容忍到什么程度。学会将伤害丢在风里，将感动铭记心底，才可以让我们的友谊历久弥新！

友谊是我们哀伤时的缓和剂，激情时的舒解剂；

是我们压力时的流泻口，是我们灾难时的庇护所；

是我们犹豫时的商议者，是我们脑子的清新剂。

但最重要的一点是，我们大家都要牢记的：

“切不可苛求朋友给你同样的回报，宽容一点，对自己也是对朋友。”

爱因斯坦说：“世间最美好的东西，莫过于有几个头脑和心地都很正直的朋友。”