适用专业2010本函所有专业层次本科函授考试时间90分钟考试形式开卷I.Vocabulary and Structure（20points）1)—Would you like to have dinner with me this Saturday,Mr.Wang?—_____.A)Oh,no.Let’s not B)I’d rather stay at homeC)I’d love to,but I have a meeting that day D)Thank you2)—Excuse me,is there a park here？—_____.—Thank you all the same.A)I don’t want to tell you B)Yes,there isC)No,there isn’t D)Sorry,I don’t know3)—Mike,I am going to skate in the mountains tomorrow.—Oh,really？_____.A)Good luck B)Thank youC)Have a good time D)Congratulations4)—I am sorry for what I have said to you.—_____.A)It’s just too bad B)No problemC)Don’t think any more about it D)I’m sure about that5)—I wonder if I could use your dictionary？—Sure._____.A)Go on B)Here you areC)Go up D)Here are you6)Having no money but to know,the girl simply said she would go without dinner.A)not to want anyone B)wanted no oneC)not wanting anyone D)to want no one7)I didn’t know the idiom.I had to a dictionary.A)look out B)make out C)refer to D)go over8)We agreed to accept they thought was the best babysitter.A)whatever B)whomever C)whichever D)whoever9)Only through sheer luck,____to get the signature of the pop singer.A)did he manage B)managed he C)he has managed D)he managed10)It is a___in the United States to have turkey on Thanksgiving.A)custom B)habit C)reality D)rule11)Education must be___with productive labor.A)associated B)related C)combined D)represented12)Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores,and this is especially true______itcomes to classroom tests.A)before B)as C)since D)when13)He can only have picked_____such excellent English by living in the foreign country.A)up B)with C)out D)at14)People in other parts of the world have been ____Christmas for many centuries.A)observing B)attending C)engaging D)enjoying15)She tried to carry out her New Year ________,but she couldn’t.A)resolution B)solution C)dissolution D)involvement16)Is it possible to __________when one will die?A)indicate B)foreshadow C)reveal D)predict17)The young candidate had little confidence _________his success in the election.A)of B)about C)for D)in18)The road is full of ____turns.A)urgent B)abrupt C)accidental D)swift19)He _____me that Dr.Black would come.A)ensured B)assured C)insured D)secured20)Our manager often acts ____the consequences.A)regarding B)regardless of C)as regards D)with regard toII.Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from ten box .Change the form if necessary （10points ）21)If the service was so bad,why didn’t you to the manager?22)I am sorry to you,but could you direct me to the station?23)She all her energies taking care of her children.24)The capacity to think humans animals.25)In some cultures,a man is ___________to speak to his mother-in-law.He must not look at her either.26)Small cars use less gas than large cars.The amount of gas that a car uses is __________to its size.27)He ’s my sister ’s friend really,___________mine.28)I ____________to him that this was a trouble he had brought upon himself.29)She walks fast for a child of three.30)His dairies are a source for the history of the period.III.Reading Comprehension （30points ）There are 3reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions.For each question there are 4choices marked A,B,C,and D.Chooses the one that best answers the question.Passage 1We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers.Our car was full of flowers inside!On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights,and there my wife saw the bookshelf.It stood outside a furniture （家具）shop.“Buy it,”she said at once.“We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack （车顶架）.I’ve always wanted one like that.”What could I do?Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer,and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack.It was tall and narrow,quite heavy too.complain relate bother separates …from …rather than point out relative forbidprimary channeled …into …Passage2December25is Christmas Day.Christmas is an important holiday in many countries.On Christmas Day,most families get together for a big dinner.They give presents to each other and visit friends.The Christmas tree is an important part of the Christmas holiday.Most families buy trees.The families decorate(装饰)the tree together.Parents usually tell their children that Father Christmas comes during theNo one knows how man learned to make words.Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals.Perhaps he grunted（发出呼噜声）like a pig when he lifted something heavy.Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him----water splashing（飞溅）,bees humming（嗡嗡作响声）,a stone falling to the ground.Somehow he learned to make words.As the centuries went by,he made more and more new words.This is what we mean by language.People living in different countries made different kinds of words.Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world.Each contains four or five hundred thousand words.But we do not need all these.Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.The words you know are called your vocabulary.You should try to make your vocabulary bigger.Read as many books as you can.There are plenty of books written in easy language.Your dictionary is your most useful book.41)What do we mean by language?A)Sounds made by man B)All the words made by man.C)Different kinds of sound D)The way man learns.42)From the passage we know that long long ago______.A)no one learned how to make sounds or wordsB)animals taught to learn the languageC)Man learned the language by lifting heavy things,falling to the ground,and so onD)Man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and wordsIV.Translation(40points)1)He went to work sick,and despite nasty weather.He almost never missed a day,and would make it to theoffice even if others could not.It was a matter of pride for him.2)He never talked about himself as an object of pity,nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate orable.3)You see,the Martian and Venusian languages had the same words but different meanings depending onthe way they were used.4)Each person is born with what he needs to win at life.5)We all have ideas about what kinds of foods are good to eat.We also have ideas about what kinds offoods are bad to eat.6)Some people in Africa think African termites make a delicious meal.7)Then finally,listening to others,I began to pick up the phrases that eased relations and sent people offwith a feeling of mission not only accomplished but surpassed.8)On the list of items people worry about,money is almost always at the top.9)Most marriages that fail list financial problems as a contributing factor.10)As a member of a highly consumption-oriented society,teenagers have become increasingly aware ofnew products and brands.11)他走得慢是因为腿有毛病。