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1、.Test 9 Confessions of a Miseducated ManVocabulary&Grammar (1x30)1. Nola put herself in a _position by swimming in the pool during the thunderstorm.A. precarious B. supremeC. comparativeD.gruesome 2. His appreciation of Dickens,Heine, and other Europeans was pushed firmly into a subordinate place in
2、 his new_.A.prosperityB.perspectiveC.permissiveD.prospective3. An earlier era saw a surge in office_because of such revolutionary innovations as typewriters, carbon paper, and vertical file cabinets.A. technology B. productivityC. conductivity D. manufacture4.When leaving the comfortably_environment
3、 of home, a person will naturally experience some stress and anxiety.A beautiful B. fix C. secure D. artificial5.The conflict between the two political groups that arose during the meeting was not _; these groups have often opposed each other on these key issues.A. similar B.unusualC.uniqueD.singula
4、r6.One individual does not_much in the situation. We have to rely on the collective.A. relyB.countC.accountD.depend7.Environmentalists and philosophers point out that GNP is not an_ measure of the quality of life in a nation-it only measures the market value of the goods and services.精品.A. accurate
5、B.urgentC.adequateD. excessive8.His _of the basic structures is good but his vocabulary is limited.A. holdB.gripC.graspD.seizure9.Before the train had come to a sandstill under the arched roof of the Bonneville depot, it was _taken by assault.A.anything butB.all rightC.nothing butD.all but10.To call
6、 the music of another culture “primitive” is _ones own standards on a group that does not recognize them.A. PuttingB. emphasizingC.forcingD.imposing11. Features such as height, weight, and skin color_from individual to individual and from face to face.A.changeB.varyC.alterD.convert 12. A regard for
7、the requester would often make one_yield to a request, without waiting for arguments to reason one into it.A. readily B. reluctantlyC.unwillinglyD.reasonably13._I saw him stagger on his legs like a drunken man, and then fall like a block to the ground.A. All along B. All in allC. All at onceD.All ov
8、er14. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her_ attitude toward customers.A. ImpartialB. mildC.opposingD. hostile 15. Becoming aware of our mothers age, not just in numbers of years but _her psychological精品. and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.A. in spi
9、te of B. by means of C. in favor of D. in terms of 16. Many people are stunned at how_the personalities of twins can be, even of those who look alike.A. identical B. dissimilarC. contradictory D.interchangeable 17. In the_of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualiti
10、es in action.A. ring B. terrace C. arena D. ground18. A few of the critics_the play, but in general they either disregarded or ridiculed it.A. mocked B. appreciatedC. criticized D. discredited19. The benefits of the exchange program are_,with both countries acquiring new technical insights and manuf
11、acturing techniques.A. MutualB.applicableC. promising D.inclusive 20. Business executives believe that holidays are vital to their_, according to a survey commissioned by a major hotel group.A. capacity B.welfareC.appearanceD.appreciation21. College students should often listen to English broadcasts
12、_their ears. A. trainingB. train C. to train D. trained22. All these worries made it impossible for her_her work. A.concentrate onB. to concentrate onC. concentrating on D. that she concentrates on精品.23. Grace advised us to withdraw_.A. so as to get not involved B. as not to get involvedC. so as not
13、 to get involved D. as to get not involved y24._yesterday afternoon, a small flower pot fell from the balcony of a house, and knocked him unconscious.A. When he was walking B. WalkingC. His walking D. While walking25. The pressure_causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a const
14、ant emotional strain. A.to competeB. to be competedC.competingD.having competed26. One of the main problems in the city is_pollution.A. how can we do away with B. how to do away withC. that to do away with D. that how to do away with27._that he doesn t want to go to the party with us, _ that he has
15、to work on his paper for graduation. A. Not only but alsoB. Neither.norC.Either.orD.Not.but28._ in Taiwan but also in Hong Kong. A. He is famous not only B Not only he is famousC. Not is he famous orD. He is not only famous 29. _, they always seem anxious to make more money. A. However people are ri
16、ch B. However rich are peopleC. However rich people are D. However are rich people精品.30. It wasnt so much that I disliked her_ that I just wasnt interested in the whole business.A. RatherB.so C. thanD.asTranslation (2x10)1. 这孩子差点儿没淹死，碰巧一个过路人把他救了起来。（all but）2. 煤很脏，它将被天然气或其他清洁能源所代替。（to give way to）3.
17、杰克不知道事情该如何了结，但他认为采取一些预防措施总归是好的。（to turn out）4. 这位讲师感觉到，他所讲的很多内容都有被学生理解。（to take in）5. 政府对房价上升的关注促成了这项新法案的产生。(out of）6. 如果因为气候、病害或者市场情况等不利因素造成减收,小农场主们的微薄利润就会毁得一干二净。( to wipe out)7. 他没有想到，一个烟头会酿成如此大的火灾。（to occur to sb.）8. 社会学家不仅研究复杂的城市社会,而且研究我们大多数人不熟悉的其他多种社会。（not only but also.）精品.9. 我不是反对这项计划,而是认为我们应
18、对此进行讨论。( not that. but that)10. 在1938年,赛珍珠(Pearl S. Buck)成为获得诺贝尔文学奖的第一位美国妇女。Cloze（1x10）in fact differ missadmitwhileconsiderloseexistimaginativewhetherreliable thereforecombineimaginaryhoweverIs there something as truth? For a good many centuriesthe search for truthhas been 1 the noblest activity of
19、 the human mind, but the seekers after truth have come to such2 conclusions that it often seems that very little progress has been made. 3 , there are many people who feel that we are actually going backward. They4 often contemptuously, that we have accumulated moreknowledgethan our ancestors, but t
20、hey think we are farther from the truth than ever, or even that we have5 the truth that we once possessed.If people look for anything long enough without finding it, the question naturally arises 6 the thing is really there to find. You have seen a picture of an animal with a lions head, a goats bod
21、y, and a serpents tail-and maybe an eagles wings for good measure. There is plenty of evidence that each part of this animal7 - there is no 8 精品.evidence that the parts ever occur in this 9 . It is at least conceivable that the seekers aftertruthhave made a similar mistake and invented an10 combinat
22、ion.Reading Comprehension(2x10)Passage 1The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go to college, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, becomebetterpeople, and lea
23、rn to be more responsible citizens than those who dont.But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. While close to half of our high school graduates are attending college, those who dont fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling sh
24、oes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each others experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out-often encouraged by college administrators. Some observers s
25、ay the fault is with the young people themselves-they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But thats a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesnt explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. Weve been told that young people have to
26、go to college because our economy cant absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either. 精品.Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college m
27、ay not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesnt make people intel
28、ligent, ambitious, happy, liberal or quick to learn things-maybe its just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have b
29、een successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.1. The author argues in this passage that_ . A. intelligent people
30、may learn faster if they dont go to college B. more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school studentsC. college education is not enough if one wants to be successful D. college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people 2.
31、 According to the passage, the author believes that_ . A. very few high school graduates chose to go to collegeB.people used to question the value of college educationC.people used to have full confidence in higher educationD. all high school graduates went to college精品.3.In the second paragraph, th
32、ose who dont fit the patternrefers to_ . A .high school graduates who should not go to collegeB. college graduates who are selling shoes or driving taxisC. college students who are not suitable for college educationD. high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college4. According to the pass
33、age, the drop-out rate of college students seems to have gone up because_ . A. young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education B. many young people have to join the armyC. young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at collegeD. young people dont like fierc
34、e competition for admission to graduate school5. According to the passage, the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that_ . A. society is not able to provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduatesB. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college educationC.to
35、o many students have to make their own livingD. college administrators encourage students to drop outPassage 2East Goes West, published in 1937, is one of the two important books written by Younghill Kang over a period of seven years. It has been described as a travelogue, a record of an Asian immig
36、rants experiences in America during the early decades of this century. But it is much more than a mere catalogue of experiences. It chronicles a journey of disillusionment and despair, for Kang discovered that the utopian image of America which he had constructed in his own mi精品.nd before departing
37、his native Korea bore little resemblance to the actual conditions he found upon arriving at Americas shores.East Goes West is written in the form of an autobiographical novel. It is the enthusiastic personal expression of an immigrant who longed to be accepted into American society. The protagonist
38、Chungpa Han, a slightly fictionalized representation of Kang, comes to America from Korea not for a temporary stay but to establish new life. Hans attempts to find a doorway into American society prove to be largely futile, however. Searching for the Western civilization to which he has been introdu
39、ced in his reading of Shakespeare, he receives an education of another sort altogether as he is ridiculed and exploited by employers and rejected by those he would befriend. Hans hopes and expectations clash continually with the loneliness and alienation with which he must contend. He is gradually f
40、orced to give up his dream of finding the place for himself in America that he had expected.No doubt because it painted a less than flattering picture of life in America for Asian immigrants, East Goes West was not well received by contemporary literary critics. According to them, the novel displaye
41、d a curious lack of insight regarding the American effort to accommodate those who had come over from Korea. The facet of the novel the reviewers did find praiseworthy was Hans perseverance and sustained optimism in the face of troubles. This was, in their opinion, a model that Asian Americans shoul
42、d use in overcoming the obstacles of racism and discrimination.精品.East Goes West is a precious part of Americas cultural heritage. It has given subsequent generations of Asian Americans a rare glimpse into the irritations and troubles undergone by their immigrant ancestors, Although Kang cannot be c
43、onsidered representative of the Korean American community of his time, whose members generally were not concerned with immersing themselves in American life, his novel contains many bits and pieces of their collective experience. Furthermore, East Goes West was an important literary event because Ka
44、ng broke new ground in his description of his experiences in America. One finds neither the superficial commentary of the casual tourist nor the polite observations of the visiting dignitary, both of which were characteristic of the works of Asian authors prior to Kang. Kang differed from those who
45、had come to America before him in that he did not consider himself to be a guest in someone elses country; he wanted to forge an American identity for himself.1. The primary focus of the passage is on the_ . A. failure of Chungpa Han to become part of American society B. significance that East Goes
46、West had as an innovative literary form C. literary expression of an Asian immigrants effort to create an American identity D. response of the critics to Younghill Kangs depiction of America in East Goes West 2. In the second paragraph, contendmost likely means_ . A.argueB. struggleC.discussD.accept3.Paragraph 3 indicates that the response of critics to the publication of East Goes West was one of _ . 精品.A.outright rejection of the novel as a one-sided account of historical events B.admiration of the courage and creativity Kang showed in breaking from literary tradi