第三部分 综合练习

　　(一)

　　I. Phonetics (5 points)

　　1. A. water B. porter C. daughter D. laughter

　　2. A. naked B. addicted C. smelled D. rested

　　3. A. structure B. mixture C. gesture D. mature

　　4. A. honest B. chest C. harvest D. forest

　　5. A. feather B. leather C. strengthen D. southern

　　II. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)

　　6. -Bradford graduated from college with honors at a very young age.

　　-He have been an outstanding student.

　　A. must B. could C. should D. might

　　7. None of us called the police when the two cars collided, ?

　　A. didn't we B. don't we C. did we D. do we

　　8. Not only I but also Douglas and Miranda fond of watching television.

　　A. am B. is C. are D. be

　　9. -May I have the of dancing with you, Madame?

　　-Yes, of course.

　　A. pleasure B. joy C. right D. desire

　　10. Our president made a(n) speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.

　　A. indifferent B. inspiring C. flat D. dry

　　11. Diana was reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, completely in the mysterious work

　　A. being lost B. having lost C. losing D. lost

　　12. If I had known you weren't coming, I a cake.

　　A. would not bake B. did not bake

　　C. will not have baked D. would not have baked

　　13. Staying in a four-star hotel for a night costs renting a house in the suburb for a month.

　　A. twice as much as B. twice more C. as much as twice D. as much twice as

　　14. In winter, traffic accidents occur on the highway.

　　A. frequently B. suddenly C. usually D. rapidly

　　15. Only when I began to do it that I had made a mistake.

　　A. I realized B. I had realized C. did I realize D. would I realize

　　16. It was three weeks later he heard the news.

　　A. which B. that C. after D. when

　　17. He live in a remote and underdeveloped country than in this modem but noisy city.

　　A. prefers to B. likes to C. had better D. would rather

　　18. __ , Sam knows lots of things about philosophy.

　　A. As he is young B. As young he is

　　C. Young as is he D. Young as he is

　　19. Today the energy problem becomes critical. It ______ an immediate solution.

　　A. calls on B. calls for C. calls up D. calls at

　　20. Dr. Zhang was always __ the poor and the sick, his private clinic often providing them with free medical care.

　　A. tended by B. absorbed in C. concerned about D. reminded of

　　III. Cloze (30 points)

　　The first snowboards were made in the 1960s. However, it was in the late 70s that they became more 21 . Throughout the 80s, more and more people began taking up the sport, even though snowboards were not allowed on most ski hills. 22 its earlier problems, snowboarding is now the world's 23 growing winter sport and most resorts (度假地) welcome snowboards.

　　In 1963, a Grade 8 student named Tom Sims 24 a ski-board for a school project in New Jersey. Then, in 1966, a man named Sherman Poppen 25 two skis together for his kids on Christmas day. He called his invention ”the Snurfer,“ which 26 the words ”snow“ and ”surf.“ In 1969, Jake Burton Carpenter received a 27 for Christmas. He soon began designing boards, and today ”Burton“ is a popular 28 of snowboard.

　　By the 1980s, snowboarding had become very popular. 29 , most ski resorts did not allow snowboarding because they thought it was too 30 . Since many snowboarders were young, many older skiers did not want them on the ski hills. The snowboarders had to go to the backcountry; 31 patrolled (有巡逻的) resorts.来源：北京安通学校

　　Rejection at the resorts did not 32 snowboarding from growing in popularity. Eventually, the owners of ski resorts changed their views. They 33 that they could make more money by allowing snowboarding. One by one, the resorts 34 to welcome snowboards. Today, many resorts even set 35 special areas where snowboarders can practice their creative tricks.

　　21. A. spreading B. popular C. ordinary D. interesting

　　22. A. Besides B. Instead of C. Despite D. Because of

　　23. A. fastest B. best C. most slowly D. most efficiently

　　24. A. discovered B. found C. planned D. designed

　　25. A. bought B. made C. attached D. mended

　　26. A. combines B. mixes C. unites D. associates

　　27. A. tool B. snurfer C. board D. ski

　　28. A. brand B. game C. resort D. person

　　29. A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. Meanwhile D. However

　　30. A. showy B. dangerous C. exciting D. harmful

　　31. A. nearby B. across C. away from D. close to

　　32. A. fail B. involve C. stop D. drop

　　33. A. rejected B. realized C. fulfilled D. denied

　　34. A. wanted B. hurried C. refused D. began

　　35. A. aside B. back C. out D. down

　　IV. Reading Comprehension (60 points)

　　Passage One

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