护理专业学生阶段性英语水平测试考试卷A考试时间：2011 年1 月日时分所需时间：90 分钟考试形式: 闭卷身份证号_______________ 学号_________ 姓名___________Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure (60 points, 2 points each)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Thenmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. We should ______ primary importance to the psychological health of the students.A)pay B)place C)attach D)provide2. He thinks we shouldn’t go ahead with this plan because of the ______ of failure.A)future B)pressure C)worry D)risk3. Yesterday the parties concerned sat together _____ several solutions to the problem.A)exposing B)exploring C)expressing D)exploding4. If you fail three times, you are not ________ to try any more.A)voted B)insured C)entitled D)equipped5. The application of the new technology enables the factory to _____ twice as many machines as itdid last year.A)turn down B)turn off C)turn to D)turn out6. My aunt is rich and owns a lot of ________ in the middle of our town.A)preparation B)prospect C)property D)prosperity7. They had a(n)______ argument for several hours without reaching an agreementA)bored B)excited C)heated D)interested8. If you continue, you will surely ________ in prison.A)grow up B)end up C)put up D)bring up9. The students are eager to know what the weather will be like tomorrow because it will _______their picnic directly.A)effect B)affect C)infect D)influence10.I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and _________ in a quiet neighborhood.A)in all B)above all C)after all D)at all11.The teacher was very strict and requested that we _________ TV on weekends.A) not to watch B) did not watch C) not watch D) most not watch12. He was very busy yesterday, otherwise he to the meeting.A)had come B)came C)would come D)would have come13. Mr. Smith __________ be in the bookstore because I saw him in his office a moment ago.A) must not B) can not C) may not D) need not 14. _______ from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface ,appears as a "blue planet”.A)Seen B)Seeing C)Having seen D)To see15. All instruments _________before the experiment began.A) prepared B) were prepared C) had been prepared D) have been prepared16. Would you mind quiet for a moment, I'm trying my composition in time.A) keeping; finishing B) to keep; to finish C)keeping ;to finish D)to keep ;finishing17. It is necessary ________ the book to the library immediately.A) for him to return B) that he returns C) his returning D) to him return18. This is the very topic at the meeting tomorrow .A)discussed B)having discussed C)to be discussed D)discussing19. Do you remember ________ to Mr. Smith during your last visit?A) to introduce B) having introduced C) being introduced D) to have introduced20. difficulties we might meet with ,we will carry out our plan.A)WhateverB)Whichever C)Whenever D)Wherever 21.He won the ____ by killing the old king in the battle. A) titleB) queen C) war D) crown 22. I don’t think the snow will _____ our plans for a picnic. A) affect B) effect C) inferD) differ 23. He has already _____ a passport and a visa for going to the United States.A) caughtB) obtained C) reached D) required 24. Pupils who pass the test will be _____ to the next grade. A) promoted B) proceeded C) progressed D) proposed 25. As neither of us would give ____, the bargain fell through.A) away B) in C) off D) out 26. Some animals can _____ in the desert on very little water.赢得皇位升学A) survive B ) starve C) relieve D) behave27. He had waited so long that he became ________.A) impatientB ) patient C) quiet D) reserved 28. Rebuilding the canal have already brought many ______ to our national economy. A) interestsB ) developments C) advances D) benefits 29. They all laugh at the _______ of old Green dancing with a girl of sixteen.A) look B ) sight C) scenery D) watch 30. She gazed at the ________ of the candle.A) flame B) fire C) burn D) lightnessPart Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points, 2 points each)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Youshould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the centre.Passage ONEQuestions 31 to 36 are based on the following passage.Except for the Indians, the earliest backpackers in America were frontiersmen, who roamed （游走） the wilderness （荒原） looking either for necessities such as food and water or for sources of wealth such as fur and gold. For them backpacking was a way of survival or a means of achieving what one day would be called the “American Dream ”. Today, however, many people enjoy backpacking as a recreational activity. Shouldering a pack and leaving behind the world of telephone, television and traffic promise an exciting experience. Testing one ’s stamina (耐力) and skills are challenging a sense of one ’s place in the natural world can be rewarding .Moreover, backpacking is an activity that can last any length for time and can be enjoyed alone or with friends. Then too, a backpacking trip may be organized within a day or two.The backpacker and his friends have only to decide on their destination and then organize the all-important kit, whose contents they must depend on throughout their trip. A map, a compass, a flashlight, along with first equipment, food, and extra clothing can be rounded up without much difficulty. Once the backpackers have left word about where they go in a note on the refrigerator door or in a message on an answering machine, they can look forward to an adventure that will lift the spirit and nourish the soul. Their outing will enable them to return in a short time to the age of technology with the courage and independence of Natty Bumppo, who did indeed belong to the ageof the frontier. 31. The passage mainly discusses___A) the early backpackersB) backpacking as a perfect form of recreation对国家经济的益处蜡烛的火焰C) how backpacking startedD) why people of today are interested in backpacking32. The earliest backpackers were ____.A) frontiersmen B) Indians C)fur traders D)gold miners33. Early backpackers who roamed about in wilderness were interested in finding____.A)means to realize the American dream B)recreation in lifeC)relief from the stress of everyday life D)daily necessities34. One of the advantages of backpacking is that ____.A) it can help people to establish a link with natureB) it is a group activity and can cure a person’s lonelinessC) it is not so challenging as other activitiesD) it does not require people to decide on a destination35. According to the passage, Natty Bumppo was____.A) an American national hero B)a character in a Hemingway novelC) a man of valor D)an Indian warriorPassage FOURQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The manner in which desert locust（蝗虫）plagues（瘟疫）develop is very complex. The two most important factors in that development are meteorology （气象学）and the gregariousness （集群性）of the insect. Since locusts breed most successfully in wet weather, rain in the semiarid（半干旱）regions inhabited by the desert locust provides ideal breeding conditions for a large increase in population. This increase must be repeated several times in neighboring breeding areas before enough locusts crowd together to form a swarm. As the supply of green, palatable （可口的）food plants decreases toward the end of the rainy season, the locusts become even more concentrated. They move on to other warm, damp, verdant（嫩绿的）places where they settle, feed, and reproduce. As this process is repeated a swarm eventually develops. Plagues are unpredictable and irregular becausethe meteorological patterns favorable to crowding are themselves irregular.36. The passage deals primarily with desert locust swarms and their____.A) plagues B) reproduction C) formation D) unpredictability37. According to the author, which of the following is NOT an important factor in the growth of desertlocust swarms?A) An abundant food supply.B) Large population increases.C) Rain in the semiarid regions.D) The gregarious nature of locusts.38. According to the passage, a decrease in the number of palatable food plants causes ____ .A) a decrease in the number of locustsB) death to the local locust populationC) a heavier concentration of locustsD) increased breeding of locusts39. It can be inferred from the passage that in periods of little or no rain the locust populationbecomes___A) smaller B) denser C) more active D) more unpredictable40. The next paragraph would most probably deal with ____.A) the gregarious nature of locustsB) rain patterns in the desertC) the type of food plants preferred by locustsD) the control of locust plaguesPassage FIVEQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.It is in the joints of human body that movements of the bones take place. The movement itself is caused by the pull of sheets and cords of very tough tissue (组织) called muscle. Muscle tissue has the special ability to shorten itself so that the bone on which it pulls has to move. When muscle tissue shortens, it also bunches up (凸起). Muscle tissue covers the body in sheets, and bands that lie between the skin and the skeleton（骨骼）. The bones are the framework of the body, but the muscles fill out the body shape. Most muscles extend from one bone to another. When the muscle between the bones shortens, one bone has to move. The point where the muscle is fastened to the unmoving bone is called the origin of the muscle, whereas the point where the muscle is fastened to the bone that is to be moved is called the insertion. Sometimes the muscle is not attached directly to the bonebut to a tough, nonstretchable cord, or tendon that is attached to the bone.Muscles do not push; they can only pull. To bend the arm at the elbow, the muscle at the front of the upper arm has to shorten and bunch up. To unbend the arm, other muscles in the back of the arm have to shorten. These two sets of muscles —the front and back—are said to act in opposition to each other. When one set is working, the other set is usually relaxed. But there are times when both of them work. Sometimes muscles are called upon to do more than simply pull in one direction. They may have to perform a turning motion. To be able to do this, the muscle must be attached to the bone at an angle. By pulling, the muscle can cause the bone to pivot（转动）.41. According to the passage, movement occurs when a muscle____.A) grows B) shortensC) relaxes D) pushes42. The point at which a muscle is attached to the bone that moves is called the ____.A) source B) insertionC) tendon D) diaphragm43. The phrase ”called upon” in line 12 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A) Required. B) Visited.C) Permitted. D) Subjected.44. The passage implies that reversing the muscle-bone movement used to bend an arm requires____.A) the relaxation of two sets of musclesB) the use of different musclesC) a different kind of tissueD) the enlargement of the muscle45. Why are some muscles attached to bones at an angle?A) To cause the muscles to push.B) To strengthen the muscles.C) To shorten tissues.D) To perform a turning action.Passage SIXQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Of the tens of thousands of ships on the ocean bottom, only a handful, less than 1 percent, contain negotiable treasure, such as gold and jewels. Most give us a different, priceless treasure—history. A sunken ship lies in trust, preserved in the airless environment of the sea, and those in deep water are especially well protected. No dry land sites anywhere—except perhaps Egyptian tombs—are in a better state of preservation than a vessel deep in the ocean. A sunken ship, therefore, can be a rare window through which a moment in time is glimpsed.This is not to imply that sunken ships are always found intact. Most ships break up on the way down, hit the bottom at about 100 miles per hour, and become a chaotic, confusing jumble(混乱的一堆). I recall the chagrin (懊恼) of a novice diver who ,after surfacing from an underwater tour of a 400-foot ship, asked his diving buddy.”Where was the wreck?” It takes experience to actually know sunken ship when one sees it.But no matter what its condition on the way down, a ship deteriorates much more slowly as it sinks deeper into protective layer of sand and mud. Ancient vessels have been found in remarkably good condition. In 1997 a group of marine archaeologists excavating (发掘) a 900-year-old wreck recovered engraved glassware, Greek coins, bronze kettles, and amazingly, Greek jars containing seeds, almonds, and lentil（小扁豆）—even a plate with chicken bones.46. Which of the following is meant by the ”priceless treasure” mentioned in line 2?A) Valuable information. B) Ancient coins. C) Precious stones. D) Old books.47. The author compares a sunken ship preserved in the deep sea to which of the following?A) A tomb in Egypt. B) A Greek jar.C) A vacuum. D) A bronze chest.48. According to the passage, which of the following usually happens to a ship as it sinks?A) It remains in an upright position.B) It gets transported by the currents.C) It breaks into pieces.D) It attracts marine life.49. Which of the following objects found on the 900-year-old wreck most surprised the author?A) Money. B) Jars.C) Chicken bones. D) Glassware.50. Which of the following features of an ancient ship is of most interest to the author?A) Speed. B) Contents.C) Location. D) Design.。