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Test 1

1、【单选题】Nowadays many of the Chinese words are used in English language such as kung fu, tycoon, and wonton. Which of the following word formation process does this indicate?

A、Clipping

B、Borrowing

C、Acronym

D、Affixation

2、【单选题】The following words share the same __________ “phobia” which means fear: zoophobia, photophobia, neophobia, and aquaphobia.

A、prefix

B、suffix

C、root

D、affix

3、【单选题】Which of the following changes part of speech of a word?

A、Root

B、Prefix

C、Suffix

D、Affix

4、【单选题】The root in the word “uncivilized” is __________.

A、uncivil

B、civil

C、civ

D、ize

5、【单选题】“Deforestation” means __________.

A、purposeful removal of forested land

B、planting trees

C、transforming forested land to farmland

D、transforming farmland to forested land

6、【单选题】If a company maltreats its workers, they may __________.

A、work harder

B、rebel by going on strike

C、get highly motivated

D、develop their team work skill

7、【单选题】“Resistible” means “that can be resisted.” If something is __________, it is so attractive that you cannot stop yourself from liking them.

A、inresistible

B、unresistible

C、imresistible

D、irresistible

8、【单选题】“Treacherous” means __________.

A、lacking treachery

B、capable of treachery

C、having the quality of treachery

D、full of treachery

9、【单选题】Which of the following words could refer to a person?

A、pedestrian

B、lucrative

C、vaccinate

D、tyrannical

10、【多选题】Which of the following words are formed by compounding?

A、zigzag

B、typhoon

C、barbecue

D、walkie-talkie

E、UNESCO

F、babysitter

G、parachute

11、【多选题】Which of the following words are formed by analogy?

A、smog

B、scuba

C、Twittizen

D、shopaholic

E、telethon

F、disrespectful

12、【多选题】The word meaning can be changed by a __________.

A、root

B、prefix

C、suffix

D、root word

13、【多选题】The following suffixes form nouns except __________.

A、-al

B、-ize

C、-sion

D、-ent

E、-ical

14、【判断题】We put the initial letters of several words together to form an acronym.

A、正确

B、错误

15、【判断题】An affix only changes the meaning of a word.

A、正确

B、错误

16、【判断题】A root word can stand alone as a complete word or as part of other common words.

A、正确

B、错误

17、【判断题】All the Latin and Greek root words can’t make up complete words on their own.

A、正确

B、错误

18、【填空题】Gym is formed by c__________ the back part of gymnasium.

A、

19、【填空题】The word “carelessness” has two __________.

A、

20、【填空题】If a root is the basic part of a word, an affix is the __________ part of a word.

A、

Test 2

1、【单选题】Who was cursed to only be able to repeat the last words that another person just said?

A、Hera.

B、Echo.

C、Pan

D、Pandora.

2、【单选题】__________ was punished to go hungry and thirsty for all time.

A、Tantalus

B、Sisyphus

C、Augeas

D、Hercules

3、【单选题】If you agree with someone, you might __________ his or her statement.

A、echo

B、reflect

C、confirm

D、restate

4、【单选题】His findings offer __________ clues that might someday be applied to human bodies as medical treatments for cancers.

A、tantalizing

B、frustrating

C、lethargic

D、panic

5、【单选题】The opposite of lethargy is __________.

A、embarrassment

B、energy

C、awkwardness

D、aimlessness

6、【单选题】I’m trying to lose weight, but ice cream is my __________.

A、Achilles' toe

B、Achilles' heel

C、Achilles' arm

D、Achilles' ankle

7、【单选题】A person who involves in the scientific study of people, society and culture is called __________.

A、anthropologist

B、antagonist

C、socialist

D、feminist

8、【单选题】Catharine found corruption and bribery everywhere in the government, and she engaged in the work of reform in cleansing the Augean stables. What did Catharine do?

A、She was trying to remove the corruption.

B、She was responsible for cleaning up the dirty places.

C、She wanted to clean the stables in Augean.

D、She reformed the political system in the government.

9、【单选题】Any job that is a piece of cake — an easy job that anyone could do — is totally __________.

A、heroic

B、non-herculean.

C、laborious

D、challenging

10、【单选题】Which of the following is a narcissist most likely to admire?

A、A classic painting.

B、His own image.

C、His family members.

D、A powerful government ruler.

11、【单选题】Does it ever frustrate you that you’ve spent most of your career being engaged in a Sisyphean battle? The underlined word can be replaced by __________.

A、futile

B、demanding

C、deceitful

D、frustrating

12、【单选题】When you have a jeweler __________ your initials inside your new ring, he/she writes them into your ring by using a machine.

A、inscribe

B、bibliophile

C、novice

D、optical

13、【多选题】Muses in Greek mythology were a group of patron goddesses of __________.

A、poets

B、warriors

C、artists

D、musicians

E、dancers

14、【多选题】Which of the following statements are true about Pandora in Greek mythology?

A、She sole fire from the gods and gave it to the humans.

B、She was endowed with numerous gifts which would plague humanity.

C、She was a creature created by the gods for men as the price of fire.

D、She lifted the lid of the jar, thus releasing all evils and diseases into the world.

E、She was given in marriage to Prometheus’ brother, with a box as her supposed dowry (嫁妆) packed neatly with kinds of jewelry.

15、【多选题】Which of the following statements are true about Narcissus?

A、He fell in love with his own reflection.

B、He became a flower growing near water.

C、He was killed by the Goddess of Revenge for his arrogance.

D、He was not fully human with his legs being that of a goat and horns sprouting from his head.

E、He was famous for his cunning.

16、【多选题】A Trojan Horse was __________.

A、a trophy of the Greeks from the Trojan War.

B、a huge, hollow wooden horse in which Greek soldiers concealed themselves in order to enter Troy.

C、a trap intended to bring about the downfall of an enemy or opponent.

D、a computer program planted illegally to do damage locally.

17、【判断题】In Greek mythology, if people drank the water from the river Lethe, they would get invulnerable.

A、正确

B、错误

18、【判断题】Achilles was vulnerable to any kind of weapon except his heels.

A、正确

B、错误

19、【判断题】One of Hercules' 12 enormously difficult tasks was to clean up King Augeas’ stables.

A、正确

B、错误

20、【判断题】For his offenses to both Zeus and Hades, Sisyphus was punished to eternally push a boulder uphill.

A、正确

B、错误

Test 3

1、【单选题】What is true about shadowing?

A、Students listen and repeat what they hear by seeing the script.

B、Shadowing can enlarge your capacity of long term memory.

C、Students are required to echo word by word as precisely and quickly as possible.

D、While shadowing, students are allowed to repeat only the general idea of the recording.

2、【单选题】Which type of shadowing is suitable for beginners?

A、Phonemic shadowing.

B、Phrase shadowing.

C、Phonetic shadowing

D、Alphabet shadowing

3、【单选题】“A major reason for the rapid development ” can be represented by:

A、 * ∵↑

B、++ ∴

C、// →£

D、≈ ⏉ ↓

4、【单选题】Which of the following expressions is used to show emphasis?

A、in other words.

B、on the contrary.

C、a top priority.

D、for example.

5、【单选题】Which of the following expressions is used to show contrast?

A、in shor.

B、in contrast to.

C、although.

D、for instance.

6、【单选题】“Let’s wrap it up” is used to make ________.

A、a comparison

B、a new topic

C、a list

D、a summary

7、【单选题】If you hear the words like “scientists”, “ocean”, “warming”, “sea creatures”, “temperature change”, and “die” in a passage, you might know that the passage is most probably about __________.

A、The reasons for the extinction of some species.

B、The reasons for the changes of ocean climates.

C、The effects of warming oceans on the sea life.

D、The relationship between global warming and ocean temperature.

8、【单选题】All news reports attempt to answer __________.

A、five “W”s and one “H” questions

B、four “W”s and two “H” questions

C、five “W”s and two “H” questions

D、five “H”s and one “W” questions

9、【单选题】In the inverted pyramid structure for news reports, the information is arranged __________.

A、in ascending order of importance

B、in descending order of importance

C、in chronological order

D、in spatial order

10、【多选题】While note-taking, what kinds of words should be taken?

A、Signpost words.

B、Conjunction words.

C、Function words.

D、Content words.

11、【多选题】What kinds of tools are most frequently used for note-taking?

A、Pictures.

B、Symbols.

C、Abbreviations.

D、Maps.

12、【多选题】Signposts function as ____________ between the preceding and following parts of speech.

A、connecting links.

B、logic threads.

C、dividing line.

D、examples.

13、【多选题】Which of the following expressions are used to show cause and effect?

A、consequently.

B、to sum up.

C、in a word.

D、thanks to.

14、【多选题】RP has equivalent names of _______.

A、BBC English

B、VOA English

C、Queen’s English

D、Royal English

15、【多选题】Which of the following questions are about the gist of the listening text?

A、What’s the subject of the passage?

B、What’s the man possibly going to do tomorrow morning?

C、What are the speakers mainly talking about?

D、What is the most difficult task according to the speaker?

E、What’s the purpose of the passage?

F、What advice does the speaker give about energy security?

16、【多选题】Why do many English learners find it difficult to understand English news?

A、They are unfamiliar with the western culture and the local happenings.

B、They try to understand every detail in the news.

C、News reporters tend to speak too fast.

D、They are unfamiliar with news reporters’ particular accents.

17、【判断题】Tomato is pronounced /təˈmɑ:təʊ/ in GA and /təˈmeɪtoʊ/ in RP.

A、正确

B、错误

18、【判断题】Answer is articulated /ˈænsər/ in RP and /ˈɑːnsə(r)/ in GA.

A、正确

B、错误

19、【判断题】British pronunciation for vaccine is /ˈvæksiːn/.

A、正确

B、错误

20、【判断题】The word fighting sounds like /ˈfaɪdɪŋ/ in American English.

A、正确

B、错误

Test 4

1、【单选题】What’s the main purpose of our independent reading after class according to the video?

A、For learning grammar.

B、For improving reading speed.

C、For developing vocabulary.

D、For comprehension.

2、【单选题】When deciding on which book to read, we need to consider _______.① Popularity of the book.② Our English proficiency.③ Our reading purpose.④ The writing style of the book.⑤ Our interest.

A、②⑤

B、①③

C、④⑤

D、①④

3、【单选题】Which chunk division is proper?

A、Her decision to become a jeweler /came after stints /in journalism and music management/ in her 20s and 30.

B、Her decision /to become a jeweler /came after stints in journalism/ and music management in her 20s and 30.

C、Her decision to become /a jeweler came after stints /in journalism and music management /in her 20s and 30.

D、Her decision to become a jeweler /came after stints in journalism /and music management in her 20s and 30.

4、【单选题】In conclusion, I say that we should not pick one (science) or the other (literature), but continue to let them complement each other. There is a time for hard facts and evidence, and there is a time for poems and soliloquies. There is a time for Einstein and Pasteur as there is a time for Shakespeare and Tolkien. Human beings are a composite of their primal emotions, and their need for structure and organization. Thus, without one or the other, we would not be humans anymore. Read the paragraph above and answer the following question:What’s possibly a soliloquy?

A、A book name.

B、A literature genre.

C、A poem.

D、A historical event.

5、【单选题】And what was left over, we couldn’t spend all at once, because we had to keep some savings “for a rainy day”, those time when he didn’t have any work. In this sentence, what does a rainy day mean?

A、A day when it rains.

B、A lucky day.

C、The time when people are unhappy.

D、The time when people are poor.

6、【单选题】And then some bright spark calls me out of the blue, asking if I’m interested in buying a pension. What does a “bright spark” mean?

A、A brilliant idea.

B、An unexpected visitor.

C、An unpleasant memory.

D、Somebody who thinks himself smart.

7、【单选题】We learn to look beyond our immediate surroundings to the horizon and a landscape far away from home.What are “immediate surroundings”?

A、Surroundings close to us.

B、Surroundings we enjoy.

C、Surroundings we are not familiar with.

D、Surroundings with beautiful views.

8、【单选题】If the word “vi·cis·si·tude” appears at the end of a line and we have to break it, where can’t we break it?

A、vi-cissitude

B、vici-ssitude

C、vicis-situde

D、vicissi-tude

9、【单选题】The third syllable of the word “precarious” is ________.

A、 e

B、ri

C、ious

D、rious

10、【单选题】“Life is so precarious that when we know something truly satisfies us, we hold on to it tight, as a mother hugs her baby close to her breast in a dark, stormy night.” How is life according to the sentence?

A、Life is so uncertain that we often feel insecure.

B、Life is full of miseries and never satisfies us.

C、Life is filled with opportunities and we must grab them.

D、Life always brings us surprises which we should hold on to.

11、【单选题】“Some really industrious men affect to do only what they like, never working save when the spirit moves them.” What does the word “save” mean?

A、rescue

B、spare

C、except

D、keep

12、【单选题】“Alice affected ignorance though she had already heard of the whole story.” What does the word “affect” mean?

A、pretend

B、change

C、attack

D、generate

13、【判断题】When we get lost in a long sentence, there is no need to read back from thebeginning again.

A、正确

B、错误

14、【判断题】As an independent reader, we should understand every word in the text we are reading.

A、正确

B、错误

15、【判断题】In reading, there are words which can be ignored without losing important message.

A、正确

B、错误

16、【判断题】[F] means predicative, which means the adjective can only be used before the noun that it is describing.

A、正确

B、错误

17、【填空题】When reading, we read and understand in __________.

A、

18、【填空题】_______ words are those we don’t know but won’t block our comprehension in reading.

A、

19、【填空题】When we try to guess the meaning of an idiomatic expression, we need to consider the _________.

A、

20、【填空题】In dictionaries, dots are used to divide a word into ___________.

A、

Test 5

1、【单选题】If a complex sentence is like a tree, its bare structure is the _______.

A、tree trunk

B、root

C、leaves

D、branches

2、【单选题】“Today, as always, science stands on the verge of an enormous divide: whether to see its role as an agent for the material betterment of society or for the far-reaching betterment of humanity and all nature, inner and outer.”In this sentence, what’s the subject of the infinitive “to see”?

A、Divide.

B、Science.

C、Today.

D、Humans.

3、【单选题】“According to the UNDP Human Development Report published in 1999, two-thirds of the world’s population are unable to benefit from global economic growth, based on international trade and developing technologies, and do not have the opportunity to become part of an informed society.”In this sentence, what is based on international trade and developing technologies?

A、The UNDP Human Development Report.

B、Two-thirds of the world’s population.

C、Global economic growth.

D、Not given.

4、【单选题】“Contrast this scientific/technological worldview with the wisdom tradition, where all beings are sparks of the One continuously unfolding their infinite capacity in a purposeful universe, subject to causes and effects over countless lifetimes.”In this sentence, what is the subject of the word “unfolding”?

A、Worldview.

B、Tradition wisdom.

C、The One.

D、All beings.

5、【单选题】“It’s difficult because when you have a degree, it opens new doors for you, or you’d like to think that it does.” What does “does” refer to?

A、Opens new doors for you.

B、Gives you a degree.

C、Becomes difficult.

D、Not mentioned.

6、【单选题】“Voices came to be raised against the globalization process, which comes from the fear that such a process might erode national cultures and individual identities.” What does “which” refer to?

A、Voices.

B、The globalization process.

C、Voices came to be raised against the globalization process.

D、Not mentioned.

7、【单选题】 “We even understand, however fleetingly, that we have more in common with other readers of books in other cultures than we might do with the first person we meet when we step out of our front doors.” What does “do” refer to?

A、Understand.

B、Have something in common.

C、Read.

D、Meet.

8、【单选题】“That the transcendental experience, well-documented through the ages, is not within the purview of modern science does not mean that it does not exist.” What does “it” refer to?

A、The transcendental experience.

B、That the transcendental experience, well-documented through the ages.

C、Modern science.

D、The purview of modern science.

9、【单选题】“Danger! Books may change your life. Such is the power of reading.” What does “such” refer to?

A、Danger.

B、Books.

C、Books may change your life.

D、Not mentioned.

10、【单选题】 “I passed the exam, but at the interviews they accused me of being “too detached” and talking in language that was “too technocratic”, which I didn’t think possible, but obviously it is.” What does “which” refer to?

A、At the interviews they accused me of being “too detached” and talking in language that was “too technocratic”.

B、(My) being “too detached” and talking in language that was “too technocratic”.

C、(My) “too technocratic” language.

D、Not mentioned.

11、【单选题】How to interpret ellipsis? Order the following steps: ① Rewrite the sentence, changing as little as possible. ② Identify the location of the ellipsis ③ Recover the omitted expressions

A、①②③

B、③②①

C、②③①

D、②①③

12、【单选题】 “I didn’t really want to go out to work just yet. I mean I wasn’t a dropout and I knew I’d have to some day.” What is omitted following “I’d have to” in this sentence?

A、Be a dropout.

B、Want to go out to work.

C、Go out to work.

D、Know this.

13、【单选题】“…in a broad sense the humanities mean literature primarily, and in a still broader sense, the study of masterpieces in almost any filed of human endeavor.” Which is right if the omission is recovered in the underlined part?

A、and literature means in a still broader sense, the study of masterpieces in almost any filed of human endeavor.

B、and in a still broader sense, literature means the study of masterpieces in almost any filed of human endeavor.

C、and in a still broader sense, the humanities mean the study of masterpieces in almost any filed of human endeavor.

D、and in a still broader sense, the study of masterpieces in almost any filed of human endeavor means humanities.

14、【判断题】Non-finite clause is an independent clause whose verb is non-finite.

A、正确

B、错误

15、【判断题】SQ3R is not just a reading technique but a self-study strategy as well, which is useful to study in any subject.

A、正确

B、错误

16、【判断题】Instead of decoding the text word by word, readers adopting the top-down reading approach the text as a whole.

A、正确

B、错误

17、【判断题】Bottom-up reading model works as well as top-down reading model when we are doing academic reading.

A、正确

B、错误

18、【判断题】Skimming and scanning are two reading techniques that are often used in bottom-up reading.

A、正确

B、错误

19、【填空题】Ellipsis is a grammatical form of __________.

A、

20、【填空题】The last R in SQ3R is __________, and in this step we organize information we’ve learnt from the article.

A、

Test 6

1、【单选题】_________ involves telling a story with characters and actions.

A、Description

B、Narration

C、Exposition

D、Argumentation

2、【单选题】If we want to describe a place in our writing, _____ is a better choice in terms of logic.

A、Chronological order

B、Climatic order

C、Spatial order

D、Ascending order

3、【单选题】Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of an effective sentence?

A、Unity

B、Variety

C、Coherence

D、Vividness

4、【单选题】Read the following sentences and decide what the problem of these sentences is?One reason why people are well informed of local news and global news is because of the fact that there are many TV stations or radio broadcastings which can be easily available or subscribed to.

A、A lack of unity.

B、A lack of conciseness.

C、A lack of variety in lexical words.

D、A lack of coherence in parts of this sentence.

5、【单选题】Read the following two sentences and decide the way the second sentence uses to revise the first sentence?When they were confronted with problems in study or life, some students behave bravely, while other students act timidly. Confronted with problems in study or life, some students behaved heroically, others selfishly

A、It revises the unnecessary passive construction.

B、It revises the unnecessary expletive construction.

C、It revises the focus of the sentence.

D、It reduces clauses to phrases, and phrases to words.

6、【单选题】If a word or phrase is used in its exact or original meaning without any additional meaning, then we can say we only use __________ of it.

A、figurative meaning

B、literary meaning

C、connotative meaning

D、denotative meaning

7、【单选题】Which of the following can be regarded as a figure of resemblance in image?

A、Alliteration

B、Overstatement

C、Metaphor

D、Paradox

8、【单选题】What do these phrases like “a kind of” and “something” function in a sentence?

A、Overstatement

B、Understatement

C、Simile

D、Exaggeration

9、【单选题】Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor of writing rubrics?

A、Ideas should be sufficiently supported by evidence.

B、Topics need to be effectively addressed.

C、Vocabulary should be colorful and variable.

D、Ideas and evidence need to be arranged coherently.

10、【单选题】Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to support one’s idea?

A、Providing an analogy.

B、Comparing and contrasting.

C、Simile and metaphor.

D、Examples and reasons.

11、【填空题】An argument is based on a belief or an opinion that the writer holds as true. The statement of this opinion is called a “______.”

A、

12、【填空题】Read the following sentence and write down the problem of it:To control the divorce rate in the world, scientists are seeking new sources of energy. This sentence lacks ____.

A、

13、【填空题】Read the following sentence and write down the problem of it:It is obvious that the professor was far away from being satisfied with his term paper.This sentence structure is ____.

A、

14、【填空题】Read the following sentence and write down the figure of speech it uses:You need to return safe and sound.

A、

15、【填空题】Apart from a debatable point and sufficient evidence, a piece of argumentation also needs _____.

A、

Test 7

1、【单选题】Read the following sentence and decide the function of this sentence：Computer games are becoming more popular on a global scale.

A、A qualified issue.

B、One’s personal preference.

C、A factual statement.

D、A debatable point.

2、【单选题】Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to support one’s idea?

A、Providing an analogy.

B、Comparing and contrasting.

C、Simile and metaphor.

D、Examples and reasons.

3、【单选题】Which of the following statement is NOT true about inductive reasoning?

A、Personal examples or observations are more likely to be presented before the writer’s point of argumentation.

B、Personal examples or observations are more likely to follow the writer’s point of argumentation.

C、A paragraph with inductive reasoning often moves from something specific to something general.

D、A paragraph with inductive reasoning often moves from evidence to a general conclusion.

4、【单选题】Which of the following is NOT a function of a beginning in a piece of argumentation?

A、Introduce the topic of the essay.

B、Give a general background of the topic.

C、Indicate the overall plan of the essay.

D、Summarize main ideas and evidence.

5、【单选题】What should a qualified ending fulfill?

A、Providing new ideas not mentioned in previous paragraphs.

B、Providing a counterargument against previous paragraphs.

C、Paraphrasing the thesis statement in a new way.

D、Providing a prediction about what may happen in the future.

6、【单选题】Read the following two sentences. The first sentence is a controlling idea, and the second sentence is an example. What is the problem of the example?I had a terrible working day today.Yesterday, I spent a whole evening checking my little girl’s homework.

A、Lacking relevance.

B、Lacking details.

C、Not sufficient.

D、Not vivid.

7、【单选题】Which of the following statement is correct about using a long and detailed example in our writing?

A、Providing a long and detailed example is much easier than using several short examples.

B、It is not necessary to cover all the key words in a long and detailed example.

C、A long and detailed example is not compatible with several short examples.

D、A concluding sentence is often necessary to end a long and detailed example.

8、【单选题】Which of the following is least used in a composition developed by cause and effect?

A、One single cause leads to multiple effects.

B、One single effect is caused by multiple reasons.

C、One single cause leads to one single effect.

D、A causal chain.

9、【单选题】Read the following short paragraphs and decide the way this paragraph uses to develop its controlling idea. Last year many of the village people in this area had to leave home to find jobs in neighboring towns and cities after the area was hit by a severe drought which led to a considerable drop in the production of crops.

A、One single cause leads to multiple effects.

B、One single effect is caused by multiple reasons.

C、One single cause leads to one single effect.

D、A causal chain.

10、【单选题】What’s wrong with the following sentence?Elle failed in his final exams because he had been to parties too frequently this semester.

A、Oversimplifying causes.

B、Oversimplifying reasons.

C、Lacking appropriate signal words.

D、Dislocated causes.

11、【单选题】Which one can introduce a cause?

A、Therefore.

B、Thus.

C、Consequently.

D、For.

12、【单选题】Which of the following transitional words can indicate contrast?

A、Likewise.

B、Nevertheless.

C、Similarly.

D、Furthermore.

13、【单选题】When we are planning to write an essay developed by comparison or contrast, what should we consider as the first step?

A、Organizational pattern to be used in our essay.

B、Our point of view.

C、Points of comparison.

D、Necessary details to support our points.

14、【单选题】By comparison writers link one thing to another by pointing out their ____ while in contrast they emphasize the _____ between the two.

A、differences / similarities

B、similarities / differences

C、similarities / differences and similarities

D、differences / differences and similarities

15、【单选题】Read the following sentences and decide what kind of organizational pattern these sentences follow? Games are of limited duration, take place on or in fixed and finite sites and are governed by openly promulgated rules that are enforced on the spot by neutral professionals. Moreover, they are performed by relatively evenly matched teams that are counseled and led through every move by seasoned hands. Business is usually a little different. In fact, if there is anyone out there who can say that the business is of limited duration, takes place on a fixed site, is governed by openly promulgated rules that are enforced on the spot by neutral professionals, competes only on relatively even terms.

A、Point-by-point pattern.

B、Giving examples.

C、Subject-by-subject pattern.

D、Causal analysis.

Test 8

1、【单选题】The translation of “面带笑容” is “_____”

A、keep a smile

B、strike a smile

C、wear a smile

D、take on a smile

2、【单选题】“农” in “农林牧副渔” should be translated into “_____”.

A、agricultural

B、farmer

C、agriculture

D、farming

3、【单选题】In the expression “开瓶子”, “开” should be translated into “_____”.

A、hold

B、open

C、make out

D、turn on

4、【单选题】“开” in “开饭” should be translated into “_____”.

A、turn on

B、make out

C、open

D、serve up

5、【判断题】 Chinese is a paratactic language while English a hypotactic one.

A、正确

B、错误

6、【判断题】Hypotaxis is the arranging of clauses one after another without connectives showing the relation between them.

A、正确

B、错误

7、【判断题】English is a language that features formal logical links, grammatical markers, a rigid syntactic structure and order.

A、正确

B、错误

8、【判断题】The sentence “In July 1956, Egypt seized the Suez Canal.” is usually translated into “在1956年7月，埃及占领了苏伊士运河。”.

A、正确

B、错误

9、【判断题】There are far more passive sentences in English than in Chinese.

A、正确

B、错误

10、【判断题】In the sentence “庄稼让大水冲跑了。”, the Chinese character “让” is a passive voice marker.

A、正确

B、错误

11、【判断题】The sentence “They were seen repairing the machine.” is best translated into “他们被看见在修理机器。”.

A、正确

B、错误

12、【判断题】The sentence “他青年时期形成的自卑感从未完全消除。” is active in form and passive in meaning.

A、正确

B、错误

13、【填空题】A big difference between Chinese and English is that __________ changes only occur to English words.

A、

14、【填空题】The Chinese expression “翻译” can refer to a __________, a translation or the act of translating in different contexts.

A、

15、【填空题】In the translation of the sentence “I’m not a good swimmer.”, the noun “swimmer” should be translated into a __________.

A、

Test 9

1、【单选题】Which of the following statements is TRUE about the sentence “When deeply absorbed in work, which he often was, he would forget all about eating and sleeping.”?

A、The part “which he often was” is a restrictive attributive clause.

B、The part “which he often was” is a non-restrictive attributive clause.

C、It is best translated into “当聚精会神工作的时候（他常常这样），他会忘了吃饭和睡觉。”.

D、It is best translated into “当他经常聚精会神工作的时候，他会废寝忘食。”.

2、【单选题】Which of the following statements is TRUE about the sentence “Perhaps this is the ‘death ray’, which we often read about in science fiction.”?

A、The part “which we often read about in science fiction” is a restrictive attributive clause.

B、The sentence is best translated into “也许这就是‘死光’，这个我们常在科幻小说中读到。”.

C、The sentence is best translated into “也许这就是‘死光’，我们常在科幻小说中读到。”.

D、The word “which” refers to “Perhaps this is the ‘death ray’”.

3、【单选题】Which of the following statements is TRUE about the sentence “The oil tanker carries oil to a refinery where the oil is processed.”?

A、The word “where” refers to “The oil tanker”.

B、The sentence is best translated into “油罐把原油带到炼油厂，在那里原油会被加工。”.

C、The sentence is best translated into “油罐把原油带到炼油厂，人们在那里加工原油。”.

D、The sentence is best translated into “原油由油罐带到炼油厂进行加工。”.

4、【单选题】Which of the following statements is FALSE about the sentence “There were men in that crowd who had stood there every day for a month.”?

A、Synthesization can be used when it is translated into Chinese.

B、The sentence is best translated into “人群中有些人每天站在那里，站了一个月。”.

C、The word “who” refers to the “crowd”.

D、The part “who had stood there every day for a month” is a non-restrictive attributive clause.

5、【判断题】Substitution is more widely used in English than in Chinese.

A、正确

B、错误

6、【判断题】“I don’t want any more coffee. I’ve had enough.” is best translated into “我不想再要咖啡了，我有足够的了。”.

A、正确

B、错误

7、【判断题】The two scholars Halliday and Hasan examined substitution as one of the methods of cohesion in 1976.

A、正确

B、错误

8、【判断题】COCA, Corpus of Contemporary American English, was created by Prof. Davies with Brigham Young University in 2000.

A、正确

B、错误

9、【判断题】Approximately 20 million words are added into COCA per year.

A、正确

B、错误

10、【判断题】Some words like “selfie” can be found in dictionaries but not in COCA.

A、正确

B、错误

11、【判断题】If we are uncertain about an expression, we can make a query under “Chart” for its frequency.

A、正确

B、错误

12、【填空题】In the sentence “看到这些照片，他想起了童年的情景。”, the category noun is “__________”.

A、

13、【填空题】“计划生育工作” is translated into “__________ planning”.

A、

14、【填空题】According to Joan Pinkham, the category noun is generally useless in English. It only adds __________ to the sentence.

A、

15、【填空题】In the sentence “朋友们听到玛丽家的困难情况之后，都主动向她伸出援手。”, the category noun is “__________”.

A、

Test 10

1、【单选题】Which word is different from the other words according to the tongue position?

A、pat

B、park

C、pour

D、moon

2、【单选题】Which group of vowels is different from the other groups?

A、wait, height, annoy

B、lack, pepper, butter

C、coast, thousand, year

D、beer, chair, tour

3、【单选题】Which group of consonants is different from the other groups?

A、view, bear, rider

B、 guard, breathe, zebra

C、price, cheap, shoulder

D、treasure, judge, yellow

4、【单选题】What is the letter that can be pronounced as /æ/ in English words?

A、o

B、i

C、a

D、e

5、【单选题】Which of the underlined parts in the following words doesn’t share the same vowel sound?

A、troop

B、wood

C、shampoo

D、loom

6、【单选题】Which of the underlined vowel sound is different from the others?

A、wear

B、hearth

C、pear

D、bear

7、【单选题】“Changes, myths, knives” should be pronounced as

A、/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ / 'mɪθs / /naɪvz/

B、/ˈtʃeɪndʒz/ / 'mɪθiz / /naɪvs/

C、/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪs/ / 'mɪθis / /naɪvz/

D、/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ / 'mɪθz / /naɪvs/

8、【单选题】Which of the following examples doesn’t contain the liaison?

A、in the middle

B、more over

C、 try again

D、as a matter of fact

9、【单选题】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A、The word “scream” should be pronounced like/sgri:m/ while “cream” is still articulated as /kri:m/.

B、The word “train” is articulated as /trein/ while “strain” should be pronounced like / sdreɪn/.

C、The word “spark” should be pronounced like/sbɑːk/ while “park” are still articulated as /pɑːk/.

D、We can insert a schwa /ə/ between cluster sounds, such as “please”/pəli:z/, splendid /ˈspəlendɪd/.

10、【单选题】Which of the following examples of liaison is incorrect?

A、read ͜ it ͜ again

B、black ͜ coffee

C、 two /w/ hours ͜ ago

D、half͜ an͜ hour͜ ago

11、【单选题】Which of the following examples of word stress is correct?

A、The population continues to 'increase. The tourist number is on the in'crease.

B、She speaks per'fect English. She has spent years 'perfecting her technique.

C、She had been a re'bel at school. The child who 'rebels is unlikely to be overlooked.

D、There is a ban on the 'import of hazardous waste. Goods are im'ported from Japan into the US.

12、【单选题】In the following pairs of the words that share the same root, which pair is marked correctly on the primary stress?

A、'photo, photo'grapher

B、'celebrate, cele'brity

C、de'mocracy, demo'cratic

D、po'litical, 'politician

13、【单选题】Stressed words carry the main idea and information of the sentence, which of the following sentences is marked correctly with sentence stress?

A、They were 'called re'silient; we’re called 'lazy.

B、I’m 'writing to a friend of 'mine.

C、His first 'daughter is fifteen.

D、Such a 'terrible 'thing 'should never have 'happened!

14、【单选题】Which of the following features is NOT true of IP (intonation phrases) or sense groups?

A、Words in an IP are linked together with no pauses between the words.

B、IPs within a sentence are usually characterized by a short pause, the end of a sentence is recognized by a long pause.

C、Content words in an IP are generally unstressed, while function words are stressed.

D、At least one prominent word is stressed in an IP.

15、【单选题】According to the logical sentence stress, which of the following examples implies that the speaker is wondering if someone else is going to the cinema that night?

A、'Are you going to the cinema tonight?

B、Are 'you going to the cinema tonight?

C、Are you going to the 'cinema tonight?

D、Are you going to the cinema 'tonight?

16、【单选题】W: Mary says she likes playing tennis.M: But she doesn’t play tennis often, does she?↘Q: What does the man imply of Mary?

A、She plays a lot of other sports.

B、She has a lot of things to do.

C、She only likes watching tennis.

D、She doesn’t really like tennis.

17、【多选题】What are the key elements of smooth communication?

A、Clear articulation.

B、Good pronunciation.

C、Correct sentence stress.

D、Appropriate intonation.

18、【多选题】The correct articulation of vowels involves:

A、 the tongue position

B、the tongue height

C、the lip posture

D、the teeth position

19、【多选题】What are the main problems caused by the use of syllable-timed rhythm in speaking English?

A、Make a pause between every two syllables.

B、Articulate each syllable fully and clearly.

C、Speak without any pitch change.

D、Stress every content word.

20、【判断题】The underlined “ed” in “started, laughed, breathed” are pronounced the same.

A、正确

B、错误