Integrated Skills of English
TEST THREE
I. Matching: 10%
1. go to great length a. rock from side to side
2. be tossed about b. devote the whole energy to
3. leap to fame c. walk back and forth
4. give oneself up to d. spend time idly
5. be far from e. limp, walk unsteadily
6. pace up and down f. spend a great deal of time and effort
7. mushroom v. g. not … at all
8. while away h. become famous overnight
9. put aside i. grow and spread fast
10. hobble j. turn away temporarily
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets: (10%)
1. The love of money produces an endless _____ of misery. (vary)
2. Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ______. (ridiculous)
3. The mother moved back and forth behind us, raising and lowering her hands in an agony of ______. (apprehend)
4. There are notices showing arrivals and ______of the trains near the booking-office. (depart)
5. The _____ of the dormitory will take about two months. (alter)
6. In all _____ , we shall be away for a week. (likely)
7. The doctor asked us not to call him during the night except in the case of _____. (necessary)
8. Some of the readers don’t like the short-story writer solely because of the pessimistic ideas ______ of her stories. (character)
9. The barber cut the girl's hair to the _____ length. (desire)
10. He is _____ at what his wife has done. (fury)
III. Choose the best answer: (10%)
1. There is not the _____ of a doubt about her innocence.
A. shade B. shadow C. reflection D .trace
2. They reviewed the work done so far and agreed ______ the program for the immediate future.
A. to B. with C. in D. on
3. She______ her hand over the material, enjoying the smooth silky feeling of its surface.
A. slid B. glided C. slipped D. skidded
4. Swarms of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough______
A. nuisance B. disturbance C. trouble D. annoyance
5. He was _______ a warm-hearted man, in spite of his stern look.
A. literally B. really C. exactly D. strictly speaking
6. Many difficulties have ______as a result of the changeover to a new type of fuel.
A. raised B. aroused C. risen D. arisen
7. You should iron out the ______in that dress.
A. creases B. crumples C. folds D. pleats
8. Spies may have a number of ____names and papers.
A. artificial B. synthetic C. false D. imitation
9. Polar explorers have to be extremely ______ to endure the climate and other hardships.
A. rough B. tough C. brave D. hard
10. Literary critics have highly praised the newly staged opera, but it ______to be utterly boring.
A. turned out B. turned up C. turned round D. turned off
11. It was ______ that he bought a camera of high quality at a very cheap price.
A. credulous B. incredible C. incredulous D. credible
12. Surely they can’t ______ a loss of $1000.
A. laugh at B. laugh out of C. laugh off D. laugh
13. None of you can complain, Charles ______.
A. at least B. at the least C. in the least D. least of all
14. The responsibility ______ the driver in this accident.
A. lies behind B. lies back C. lies with D. lies down
15. They hope he will ______ their expectations.
A. live through B. live for C. live up to D. live with
16. I have known John so well that I can ______.
A. know his mind B. read his mind C. tell his mind D. be his mind
17. ______ she hated cruelty, she couldn’t help watching the fight.
A. As much B. This much C. Much so D. Much as
18. The odds are he won’t come back.
A. It is probable B. It is strange that
C. It is rumored that D. It is obvious
19. He _______ the knowledge of radio just by staying around the radio.
A. picked on B. picked over C. picked out D. picked up
20. I only caught a ______ of the parcel, so I can’t guess what was inside it.
A. glance B. glimpse C. view D. look
IV. Rewrite the following sentences: (20%)
1. The children listened attentively to the storyteller. Their heads were thrust forward so as not to miss a single word. (Use the absolute construction)
2. The CEO’s son uttered an excuse in a haughty way. Only his father would have done it that way. (Use the as + adverb + as structure)
3. He did not go to bed until he had finished reading the novel.
(Not until...)
4. If there had not been so many mosquitoes, it would have been a perfect evening.
(Had there...)
5. There is likelihood that he will be able to out-perform the great star of the band.
(He is likely…)
6. There are some fools in the world who lift a rock to hit others, but beyond expectation it lands on their own feet.
(..., only to...)
7. His desire for being a scientist was so great that he became more and more interested in laboratory experiments. (So great...)
8. The honking of the ambulance which would take Mary away came from the distance.(From the distance …)
9. He died in the same room where he was born. (emphatic sentence: It was just in the room …)
10. The experiment will be of enormous value when we talk about planning for the next century. (When it comes to …)
V. Cloze: (10%)
Today vegetables, fish, fruit, meat, and beer are canned in enormous quantities. Within three generations the __(1)___ habits of millions have been revolutionized. Foods that were previously __(2)__ may now be eaten at any time, and strange foods are __(3)__ far from the countries where they are __(4)__. The crops many farmers now produce often depend on the nearness of a canning factory.
The first stage in the canning __(5)__ is the preparation of the raw food. Diseased and waste portions are thrown __(6)__; meat and fish are cleaned and trimmed; fruit and vegetables washed and graded for __(7)__. The jobs are principally __(8)__ by machine.
The next stage, for vegetables only, is soak in very __(9)__ or boiling water for a short time to remove air and __(10)__ the vegetable. This makes __(11)__ easier to pack into cans for sterilization (free from living germs). Some packing machines fill __(12)__ to 400 cans a minute. Fruit, fish and meat are packed raw and cold into cans, and then all the air is removed. __(13)__ the cans are sealed, the pressure inside each can is only about half the pressure of the outside air.
During the sterilization process which follows the cans are subjected __(14)__ steam of boiling water, with the temperature and time __(15)__ according to the type of food. Cans of fruit, for example, __(16)__ only 5-10 minutes in boiling water, __(17)__ meat and fish are cooked at higher temperatures for __(18)__ period. After sterilization, the cans are cooled quickly to 32℃ to prevent the contents __(19)__ becoming too soft.
The final stage before sending off to the grocer is labeling, and packing the tins into boxes. Nowadays, however, labeling is often printed on in __(20)__ by the can-maker and no paper labels are then required.
| 1. A. eat |
B. eating |
C. eaten |
D. eatable |
| 2. A. monthly |
B. year-round |
C. quarterly |
D. seasonal |
| 3. A. available |
B. obtainable |
C. accessible |
D. usable |
| 4. A. planting |
B. growing |
C. grown |
D. producing |
| 5. A. process |
B. reaction |
C. procession |
D. programme |
| 6. A. about |
B. away |
C. down |
D. up |
| 7. A. size |
B. length |
C. height |
D. breadth |
| 8. A. had |
B. done |
C. picked |
D. fulfilled |
| 9. A. hot |
B. cold |
C. chilly |
D. freezing |
| 10. A. steam |
B. cook |
C. soften |
D. harden |
| 11. A. them |
B. it |
C. us |
D. that |
| 12. A. up |
B. down |
C. in |
D. on |
| 13. A. Before |
B. If |
C. Although |
D. When |
| 14. A. on |
B. to |
C. in |
D. at |
| 15. A. varying |
B. vary |
C. varied |
D. varies |
| 16. A. take |
B. spend |
C. cost |
D. consume |
| 17. A. as |
B. while |
C. because |
D. for |
| 18. A. less |
B. shorter |
C. longer |
D. more |
| 19. A. from |
B. through |
C. by |
D. off |
| 20. A. fashion |
B. before-hand |
C. practice |
D. advance |
VI. Reading Comprehension: (20%)
(I)
It is said that the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus started because Senator Hart discovered that the boxes of cereals consumed by him, Mrs. Hart, and their children were becoming higher and narrower, with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10.5 ounces, without any reduction in price. There were still twelve biscuits, but they had been reduced in size. Later, the Senator rightly complained of a store-bought pie in a handsomely illustrated box that pictured, in a single slice, almost as many cherries as there were in the whole pie.
The manufacturer who increases the unit price of his product by changing his package size to lower the quantity delivered can, without undue hardship, put his product into boxes, bags, and tins that will contain even 4-ounce, 8-ounce, one-pound, two-pound quantities of breakfast foods, cake mixes, etc. A study of drugstore and supermarket shelves will convince any observer that all possible size and shapes of boxes, jars, bottles, and tins are in use at the same time and, as the package journals show, week by week, there is never any hesitation in introducing a new size. and shape of box or bottle when it aids in product differentiation. The producers of packaged products argue strongly against changing sizes of packages to contain even weights and volumes, but no one in the trade comments unfavorably on the huge costs incurred by endless changes of package sizes, materials, shape, art work, and net weights that are used for improving a product's market position.
When a packaging expert explained that he was able to multiply the price of hard sweets by 2.5, from 1 dollar to 2.50 dollars by changing to a fancy jar, or that he had made a 5-ounce bottle look as though it held 8 ounces, he was in effect telling the public that packaging can be a very expensive luxury. It evidently does come high, when an average family pays about 200 dollars a year for bottles, cans, boxes, jars and other containers, most of which can' t be used anything but stuffing the garbage can.
1. What started the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus?
A) Consumers' complaints about the changes in the package size.
B) Expensive packaging for poor quality products.
C) A senator's discovery of the tricks in packaging.
D) The rise in the unit price for many products.
2. The word “undue” (Line 2, Para. 2) means __________.
A) improper B)adequate C)unexpected D)excessive
3. Consumers are concerned about the changes in the package size, mainly because __________.
A) they hate to see any changes in things they are familiar with
B) the unit price for a product often rises as a result
C) they have to pay for the cost of changing package sizes
D) this entails an increase in the cost of packaging
4. According to this passage, various types of packaging come into existence to __________.
A) meet the needs of consumers
B) suit all kinds of products
C) enhance the market position of products
D) introduce new products
5. The author is critical mainly of _________.
A) dishonest packaging
B) inferior packaging
C) the changes in package size
D) exaggerated illustrations on packages
II
If sustainable competitive advantage depends on work-force skills, American firms have a problem. Human-resource management is not traditionally seen as central to the competitive survival of the firm in United States. Skill acquisition is considered an individual responsibility. Labour is simply another factor of production to be hired-rented at the lowest possible cost-much as one buys raw materials or equipment.
The lack of importance attached to human-resource management can be seen in the corporate hierarchy. In an American firm the chief financial officer is almost always second in command. The post of head of human-resource management is usually a specialized job, off at the edge of the corporate hierarchy. The executive who holds it is never consulted on major strategic decisions and has no chance to move up to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). By way of contrast, in Japan the head of human-resource management is central-usually the second most important executive, after the CEO, in the firm's hierarchy.
While American firms often talk about the vast amounts spent on training their work forces, in fact they invest less in the skills of their employees than do either Japanese or German firms. The money they do invest is also more highly concentrated on professional and managerial employees. And the limited investments that are made in training workers are also much more narrowly focused on the specific skills necessary to do the next job rather than on the basic background skills that make it possible to absorb new technologies.
As a result, problems emerge when new breakthrough technologies arrive. If American workers, for example, take much longer to learn how to operate new flexible manufacturing stations than workers in Germany (as they do), the effective cost of those stations is lower in Germany than it is in the United States. More time is required before equipment is up and running at capacity, and the need for extensive retraining generates costs and creates bottlenecks that limit the speed with which new equipment can be employed. The result is as lower pace of technological change. And in the end the skills of the population affect the wages of the top half. If the bottom half can't effectively staff the processes that have to be operated, the management and professional jobs that to with these processes will disappear.
6. Which of the following applies to the management of human resources in American companies?
A) They hire people at the lowest cost regardless of their skills.
B) They see the gaining of skills as their employees' own business.
C) They attach more importance to workers than equipment.
D) They only hire skilled workers because of keen competition.
7. What is the position of the head of human-resource management in an American firm?
A) He is one of the most important executives in firms.
B) His post is likely to disappear when new technologies are introduced.
C) He is directly under the chief financial executives in the firms.
D) He has no say in making important decisions in the firm.
8. The money most American firms put in training mainly goes to ______.
A) workers who can operate new equipment
B) technological and managerial staff
C) workers who lack basic background skills
D) top executives
9. According to the passages, the decisive factor in maintaining a firm's competitive advantage is _________.
A) the introduction of new technologies
B) the improvement of worker's basic skills .
C) the rational composition of professional and managerial employees
D) the attachment of importance to the bottom half of the employees
10. What is the main idea of the passage?
A) American firms are different from Japanese and German firms in human-resource management.
B) Extensive retraining is indispensable to effective human-resource management.
C) The head of human-resource management must be in the central position in a firm's hierarchy.
D) The human-resource management strategies of American firms affect their competitive capacity.
VII. Translate the following sentences into English: 20%
1. 为了满足老龄社会的需要，将有更多的有关体育锻炼的书籍出版。(meet the need of)
2. 在我们国家，任何一种新药上市，都要经过一系列严格的测试。(subject to)
3. 你一旦养成了坏习惯，就很难改掉。(get rid of)
4. 村庄间修了公路、通了车，徒步跋涉已经成为过去。（a thing of the past）
1. 起初他拒绝承担任何责任，但最后他终于道歉了。(end up)
2. 如果敲前门没人答应，可以试一试敲后门。(try + v-ing)
3. 他们经常为小事争吵，一吵就是几个小时 （on end）
4. 朱迪来也好，去也好，一切随她便。（as somebody please）
5. 约翰不可能在教室里，我们刚才还在那儿呢。 (could)
6. 我的英语还不够好，翻译这首诗歌还不行。 (be up to)
ANSWER SHEET
I. Matching 10%
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given: (10%)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. Choose the best answer: 10%
1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20
IV. Sentence recasting: 20%
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V. Cloze: 10%
1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20
V. Reading Comprehension: 20%
Passage I: 1-5 Passage II: 1-5
VII. Translate the following sentences into English: 20%
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Key to Test Three
II. Spelling: (10%) (每小题1分)
1-10 fahbg cidje
II Word formation: (10%) （每小题1分）
1. variety 2. ridicule 3.apprehension 4. departures 5. alteration
6. likelihood 7. necessity 8. characteristic 9. desired 10. furious
III Choose the best answer: (10%) （每小题0.5分）
1-5 BDAAB 6-10 DACBA
11-15 BCDCC 16-20 BDADB
IV. Rewrite the following sentences (20%) （每小题2分）
VI. Cloze: (10%) （每小题0.5分）
1-5 B D A B A 6-10 B A B A C
11-15 B A D B A 16-20 A B C A D
VII. Reading Comprehension: (20%) （每小题2分）
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. D
VIII. Translate the following sentences into English: (20%) （每小题2分）
