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SHANDONG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJORS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION （本科第3册） I. Vocabulary and Structure (15%) There are 30 questions in this section. For each of the questions, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best answers the question. 1. Is the city noted its champagne? A. in B. about C. on D. for 2. Everyone blames you a certain mistake. A. on B. for C. in D. against 3. The Mississippi River carries great amounts of fine sand and silt into the Gulf of Mexico south of New Orleans. A. collections B. mounds C. reserves D. quantities 4. In arithmetic, a number stands for the size of a set of things. A. measures B. estimates C. cancels D. represents 5. The theory of plate tectonics provided scientists with a framework for understanding how and why the various features of the Earth constantly change. A. goal B. motive C. subject D. structure 6. Without exception, the earliest literate societies originated along the banks of great rivers. A. public libraries B. schools C. naval academies D. communities 7. An employment contract can be mutually beneficial to both employer and employee. A. obviously B. hardly C. frequently D. jointly 8. The school __________ is worn on the boys’ caps. A. stamp B. label C. figure D. badge 9. The committee was under _____________ to reach agreement before midnight. A. duty B. pressure C. control D. influence 10. If you ask me, she ___________ too high an opinion of herself. A. keeps B. takes C. has D. feels 11. His business is growing so fast that he has to ____________ more workers. A. take up B. take on C. take over D. take out 12. At that time they were poor and they went _____________ a difficult time. A. down B. along with C. in for D. through 13. New ways must be found to facilitate the ________ of the problem. A. revision B. solution C. decision D. conclusion 14. One’s mastery of a foreign language is largely determined by his _______ to the language. A. measure B. exposure C. pressure D. seizure 15. She couldn’t understand his _________ of country life to city life. A. liking B. reference C. preference D. loving 16. The rapid ________ of the country into a world power surprised the world. A. change B. shift C. growth D. break 17. The _______ of the various sciences are in some way more important than the sciences themselves. A. application B. use C. usage D. implication 18. In recent years, the _______ of a wide variety of electronic tools has greatly speeded up the chemists’ work. A. production B. research C. development D. making 19. City dwellers may not be conscious of their __________ of water because water supply is convenient in the city. A. carefulness B. hatefulness C. gratefulness D. wastefulness 20. Before 1949, many poor children in China died of _________. A. shortage B. starvation C. hunger D. anger 21. The use of wild animals in circuses was an innovation first introduced in the United States. A. a number B. a program C. a musical spectacle D. a new idea 22. In his The Old Man and The Sea, Ernest Hemingway celebrates the indomitable courage of an elderly fisherman. A. discusses B. investigates C. praises D. analyzes 23. People who live in cold climates eagerly look forward to warm, _________ summer holidays. A. airy B. stuffy C. sunny D. clean 24. Why do we have to put up with this __________? A. worry B. anxiety C. eagerness D. disturbance 25. A motor-car may be regarded as a __________ wealth. A. personnel B. personal C. individual D. single 26. His illness may result malnutrition. A. in B. to C. from D. for 27. The manager will have to hire two people to make up the lost time. A. in B. for C. on D. of 28. ____________ between them while they waited for the girl to come back. A. A word was hardly said B. A word was said hardly C. Hardly a word was said D. Hardly was said a word 29. They supposed he was _________ man to be allowed to miss his flight. A. a too important a B. a too important C. too important D. too important a 30. A motorway was ____ ___ through the garden of one house. A. building B. being built C. built D. gong to build II. Cloze (10%) There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passages. The great power of tornadoes is almost (31) . The speed of this whirling funnel-shaped (32) may be more than 500 (33) per hour. It can tear up trees, carry buildings away, and can even lift large trucks (34) the highway. The tornado is like a giant vacuum sweeper that (35) up anything in its (36) . Experts believe that the most violent force of a tornado is (37) inside the funnel, where a vacuum is created because of very low air pressure. When this vacuum moves (38) a building which is filled with air under (39) pressure, the difference between the air pressure inside the building and that outside causes the building to explode. The largest tornado (40) record had a funnel a mile wide. There are many interesting stories about the strange things that tornadoes have done in the U.S. Common wheat (41) has been driven several inches (42) posts and trees. Buildings have been (43) completely around on their foundations and have remained (44) . People and animals have been (45) hundreds of feet, often suffering no physical harm. Feathers have been (46) from chickens. Cars, trucks, and even whole freight-trains have been carried away. A few years ago in the (47) of Indiana, three people were walking into a church just as a tornado (48) . Two walked up the steps into the church building and the third person went (49) into the basement. In that moment, the church building was carried away and the two persons (50) were killed. The one in the basement was not hurt. 31. A. inbelievable B. unknowable C. unseeable D. unbelievable 32. A. storm B. wind C. rain D. breeze 33. A. miles B. meters C. inches D. feet 34. A. above B. over C. off D. up 35. A. sucks B. breathes C. stuck D. struck 36. A. passing B. path C. pass D. past 37. A. seen B. looked C. sought D. found 38. A. beyond B. into C. over D. off 39. A. normal B. ordinary C. common D. usual 40. A. in B. of C. off D. on 41. A. stick B. branch C. straw D. grass 42. A. inside B. into C. onto D. past 43. A. turned B. moved C. shifted D. switched 44. A. unchanged B. unwounded C. uninjured D. undamaged 45. A. brought B. taken C. carried D. fetched 46. A. removed B. broken C. infected D. split 47. A. county B. city C. state D. province 48. A. stub B. struck C. stuck D. stuff 49. A. over B. above C. down D. up 50. A. upward B. upstairs C. downstairs D. downward III. Reading Comprehension (40%) There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some True-False questions or Multiple-Choice questions. Choose among A, B, C, and D or between T and F to answer each question. Write the letter of your choice on your Answer Sheet. Passage 1 If we view a science as a body of systematized knowledge, then chemistry is usually called a natural science because it is concerned with knowledge of the natural world. At times we may wonder why there is no complete system into which all of chemistry fits perfectly. Gaps in the present system, however, show that chemistry is still a growing subject and that we haven’t yet discovered all of its facts, laws, and theories. In other words, chemistry as a science is very much with us today, and its future holds the bright promise of much more to come. Man’s knowledge about himself and nature has grown into a variety of sciences. The growth of the separate sciences has been more developmental than intentional. The separation of the natural sciences into physical and biological sciences, and physical sciences into physics and chemistry, happily breaks up a larger body of knowledge into more manageable parts. At the same time we should remember that the concepts, techniques, and applications of the various sciences are interdependent and not exclusively a part of one science or another. In this respect, chemistry is a key science among the natural sciences because everyone, regardless of the area of natural science he wishes to pursue, needs at least an introduction to the principles and simpler applications of chemistry as a foundation for his specialty. Chemistry deals with the properties of matter, changes in matter, the laws and principles describing these changes, and the concepts and theories that interpret them. Traditionally, chemistry has evolved into four provinces: organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry. The traditional area of organic chemistry is concerned primarily with compounds of carbon, and inorganic chemistry deals with non-carbon compounds. Physical chemistry, a productive marriage of physics with chemistry, includes the problems of chemical reactions, the energy associated with them, the structure of molecules, and the nature of various states of matter. Analytical chemistry emphasizes the development of precise methods of analyzing the chemical composition of substance. Analysis may be qualitative (what is in it?) or quantitative (how much of each component is in it?). In recent years, the development of a wide variety of electronic tools has greatly speeded up the chemist’s work and has made possible more accurate measurements as well as measurements of new factors. Chemistry has grown up as a discipline during the past 200 years. It is younger than astronomy but older than psychology. Today, when a student begins to study a discipline, such as chemistry, it may appear to him that the subject is completely “worked out,” that all the answers have been found, and that there is nothing new to discover. Because there is a huge body of knowledge — facts, theories, and applications—already worked out, this impression is understandable. However, more new chemistry than ever is now being discovered in these three areas. There are over tow million entries in the current index to the chemical literature each year, and at least 300,000 new compounds are made annually. An intellectual discipline must provide for freedom of exchange of ideas, discoveries, and applications. Consequently, an intellectual discipline thrives best in an academic atmosphere. 51. If we view a science as a body of …. A. examine B. look at C. consider D. watch 52. Gaps in the present system, however, show that …. A. distance B. an empty space between two objects C. difference D. a lack (of something) 53. Chemistry deals with the properties of matter, …. A. possession B. quality C. ownership D. fortune 54. Chemistry has grown up as a discipline…. A. obedience and self-control B. punishment C. a method of training D. a branch of learning 55. There are over two million entries in the current index to…. A. entrance B. a list C. a gate D. the right to enter Passage 2 For centuries town and country have been regarded as being in opposition to each other. It has been suggested that the superficial differences between the two—wide-open spaces contrasting with brick and concrete—are less important than the contrasting attitudes of town and country. I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren’t for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is this dream? Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population live in noisy massive tower blocks. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous, staying at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated form the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don’t even say hello to each other. Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There’s little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet. What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds neurosis and a feeling of isolation—constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things, and that life doesn’t come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bought) a compromise between the two; they have expressed their preference for the “quiet life” by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of the large cities. 56. In the author’s opinion, _________. A. city life is better than country life B. country li