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Module1 Europe—reading &vocabulary测试 I. Revision of the text: Read the following passage and fill in the blanks.(one or more words) France is Europe’s third largest country and 1. the United Kingdom 2 the English Channel. Paris is the capital and largest city of France, 3. The River Seine. It 4 by more than eight million tourists every year. The most popular place for tourists is the Eiffel Tower, 5 of Paris. The Louvre, one of the world’s largest art galleries, 6 in the city. Spain is 7 the south of France. Its capital, Madrid, is situated in the center of the country. Many people 8 to the city for its exciting night life. Madrid 9 to young people because it is 10 the Real Madrid soccer team and its star players. Barcelona is 11 city of Spain and is situated 12 the northeast coast. One of its famous 13 is the church of the Sagrada Familia. 14 we all know, the 1992 Olympic Games 15 here. Italy 16 the south of Europe. It 17 a boot. Between Italy and France 18 a mountain range called the Alps. Rome, Venice and Florence are its famous cities. Rome, the Italian capital, is one of the world’s richest historical cities. Venice is situated 19 a hundred small islands. Florence became famous 20 the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which 21 for three hundred years. During this period, some of the greatest painters 22 lived and worked here. Greece is in the southeast of Europe. Twenty percent of the country 23 by islands. Athens the capital of France, 24 the birthplace of western civilization. Greece’s best writers lived in ancient Athens. Their work 25 other writers ever since. II. Word spelling According to the first letters or Chinese meanings complete the following sentences. 1. The country (统治)by the present president develops very smoothly. 2. Many (代表)from different countries were present at the 6th Asia-Pacific Social Science and Medicine Conference in Kunming, China. 3. The (扩大)European Union has a population of more than half a billion people. 4. The window that (面向)east won’t open. 5. The United Kingdom is off the northwest coast of Europe. (欧洲大陆) 6. The meeting ended when we reached an a on the trade. 7. The two buses went in o directions — one went south and the other went north. 8. London is a most beautiful city in Britain, s on the River Thames. 9. It is generally accepted that the Chinese c is one of the oldest in the world. 10. Egypt is one of the four a countries in the world. III. Choose the best answers. 1. He suddenly saw Sue the room. He pushed his way the crowd of people to get her. (2005湖南) A. across, across B. over, through C. over, into D. across, through 2. Shenyang the northeast of China; it has . A. stands to; 1.6 million people B. lies in, a population of 1.6 million C. is to, 1.6 million population D. lies on, 1.6 million of people 3. the patient improved and at last the doctor told him that he was completely recovered. A. Little by little B. Little of little C. Step in step D. Bit in bit 4. The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a (an) of courage and power. (2000上海) A. example B. sign C. mark D. symbol 5. Americans eat vegetables per person today as they did in 1990. A. more than twice B. as twice as many C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many 6. —What happened to the priceless works of art? — (2003春招) A. They were destroying in the earthquake B. The earthquake destroyed then C. They were destroyed in the earthquake D. The earthquake was destroying them 7. No one in the department but Tom and I that the director is going to resign. (2004上海春) A. knows B. know C. have known D. am to know 8. —Why did you leave that position?(2005北京) —I a better position at IBM. A. offer B. offered C. am offered D. was offered 9. —You could have asked your teacher for help. He is kind-hearted. —Yes, a whole day . A. was wasted B. had wasted C. had been wasted D. would be wasted 10. in the regulations that you shouldn’t tell other people the password of your e-mail account. (2005上海) A. What is required B. What requires C. It is required D. It requires 11. In order to meet the deadline. Professor Smith along with his assistants the project day and night. A. work on B. works at C. is working on D. are working on 12. —Tom, you clean the yard this time, ? —But I did it last time. A. do you B. will you C. didn’t you D. don’t you 13. There are lots of islands the coast of Canada, and Shanghai is a famous harbor the east coast. A. off, on B. on, on C. on, off D. off, off 14. Janet as well as the other young people who sent abroad by the government brought up in a small town. A. was, was B. was, were C. were, were D. were, was 15. At a rough estimates Nigeria is Great Britain. (2005上海) A. three times the size of B. the size three times of C. three times as the size of D. three times the size as IV. Translate the following sentences: 1、就风景来说，九寨沟是最值得去的地方。(in terms of) 2、她这么激动以致于很难控制自己的感情。(have control over) 3、一方面他输了比赛，另一方面，他没有失去信心。(on the other hand) 4、他五年前来纽约，从那以后就生活在这儿。(ever since) 5、今年生产的照相机与去年相比增加了30%。(increase) Answers: I. 1. faces 2. across 3. situated (located) on 4. is visited 5. the (famous) symbol 6. is situated (located) 7. to 8. are attracted 9. is well- known 10. home to 11. the second largest (another) 12. on 13. landmarks 14. As 15. were held 16. is (lies) in 17. looks like 18. (there) is 19. on 20. for (because of) 21. lasted 22. of all time 23. is covered 24. is (famous as) 25. has influenced II. 1. governed 2. representatives 3. expended 4. faces 5. continental 6. agreement 7. opposite 8. situated 9. civilization 10. ancient III. 1—10 DBADD CACDC 11—15 BADDA IV. 1. In terms of the scenery, Jiu zhaigou is the best place to visit. 2. She was so excited that she could hardly have control over her feelings. 3. On one hand, he lost the game; on the other hand, he didn’t lose his confidence. 4. He came to New York five years ago and has lived there ever since. 5. The number of the cameras they produced this year has increased by 30%, compared with /to that of last year. (责任编辑：admin) |