期中英语测试题

1. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading. A) caught up B) put up C) come up D) kept up

2. Only when one is______ of one’s getting behind is one more likely to catch up. A) critical B) aware C) visual D) effective 3. The most important for us now is to _____what is to be done next. A) allow of B) reflect on C) feel like D) remind of

4. Unlike the problems I _____ in high school, I have few chances to speak English in class at college. A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came of

5. The team’s attempt to win the game was_____ by the opposing goalkeeper. A) shocked B) frustrated C) given up D) caught up

6. The police wanted the victim of the robbery to describe all the events of that morning in _____. A) process B) addition C) sequence D) place

7. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrow and happiness at each other’s home through the _____ of e-mail. A) role B) medium C) modem D) consequence

8. In their own eyes, it is rather _____ that the medical community as a whole still has little idea about the cause of SARS.

A) rewarding B) commanding C) embarrassing D) requiring

9. However, at times if this balance in nature is ____, that will result in a number of possible unforeseen effects. A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) disgusted

10. The news made many students ______ that many universities still bind the issue of diploma with their CET4 results.

A) awful B) upset C) tuneless D) lucky

11. It is not surprising that in modern times the _______ in this month may be out of date in next. A) fashion B) anchor C)section D) brow

12. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions and the pictures look promising . A) adapted B) adjusted C) adopted D) remedied 13. A dutiful official always ____ himself of his responsibility for his work. A) reminds B) quits C) disposes D) risks

14. Please tell him to wait here for me ____ he comes, otherwise I will leave immediately. A) since B) unless C) if D) in case 15. Let’s take ____ of this opportunity to work hard for our country. A) profit B) benefit C) interest D) advantage 16. It was under the desk ____ Mary found her pen.

A) which B) that C) on which D) where 17. What he said just now had little to do with the question ____ discussion. A) upon B) within C) under D) beyond 18. Along the northern coast, there are many deep _______.

A).divers B).harbors C).bats D).bars 19. Rock music usually _______ the young people in most countries.

A).applies to B).appeals to C).clings to D). complies with

20. As she matured as an artist, she _____ realize that “all artists are a product of their culture.” A) came to

B) kept to

C) took to

D) went to

II. Listen to the passage and finish the following two parts （twice）

art gallery city year opened admission fee annual number of visitors Tate Modern 2000 MoMA 2.5 million Guggenheim Bilbao

1. Modern art galleries__

(a) have become very popular in recent years (b) are very large

(c) are only visited by young people (d) are usually housed in amazing new buildings 2. Visitors to modern art galleries__

(a) can't afford the entrance fee (b) only want to see the free exhibitions (c) don't mind paying an entrance fee (d) don't want to pay an entrance fee 3. The Guggenheim in Bilbao__

(a) was recently renovated (b) has changed the map of the city (c) has few visitors (d) is a very popular tourist attraction 4. MoMA is located__

(a) beside a river (b) in an industrial area (c) downtown (d) in an old power station 5. The percentage of people under 35 visiting the Tate Modern is __ (a) 11 percent (b) 48 percent (c) 49 percent (d) 51 percent