16. Upon their clients'request, banks can funds from one account to another within the same bank A transfer B transform C transfuse D transport 17. The requirements and methods of modern warfare have made swords as combat weapons A dispensable B. obsolete C. unnecessary D. useless 1 8. Plants draw minerals and other from the soil A. food B. nutrients C. nutrition D. materials 19. Each Egyptian ruler was with the construction of a tomb for himself more impressive and longer lasting than that of his B. de serve D. anxious 20. In 1698, the English engineer Thomas Savery built a steam engine that used two metal containers alternately filled a boiler Which of the follow ing can replace the italicized word? A by turns every othei C one by one D. sequentially 21. In contemporary society, dances often provide important occasions for young people to A. entertain B. blend C. socialize D. talk 22. It is generally believed that coffee after being ground loses its flavor within about a week unless it is specially package A. individual C unequaled 23. A consumer who has been cheated or who has bought a product or been offered a service that does not perform properly has a right to seek a refund, replacement of the product, or other
6 16. Upon their clients’ request, banks can ______funds from one account to another within the same bank. A. transfer B. transform C. transfuse D. transport 17. The requirements and methods of modern warfare have made swords ______as combat weapons. A. dispensable B. obsolete C. unnecessary D. useless 18. Plants draw minerals and other from the soil. A. food B. nutrients C. nutrition D. materials 19. Each Egyptian ruler was with the construction of a tomb for himself more impressive and longer lasting than that of his predecessors. A. obsessed B. desirous C. observed D. anxious 20. In 1698, the English engineer Thomas Savery built a steam engine that used two metal containers alternately filled a boiler. Which of the following can replace the italicized word? A. by turns B. every other C. one by one D. sequentially 21. In contemporary society, dances often provide important occasions for young people to ______. A. entertain B. blend C. socialize D. talk 22. It is generally believed that coffee after being ground loses its ______flavor within about a week unless it is specially packaged. A. individual B. only C. unequaled D. unique 23. A consumer who has been cheated or who has bought a product or been offered a service that does not perform properly has a right to seek a refund, replacement of the product, or other_____
A remed B resolution C. settlement D. treatment 24. Taoism attempts to bring the individual into perfect harmony with nature through a(n) union with the tao Inexplicable D. strans 25. Humans dream to have natural resources to ensure the continuous development of the civilized society A. illegible B. irresistible C. inexhaustible D. impracticable Ill. Cloze(1* 10=10 points) Directions: The passage has 10 blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, c and d on the right side of the paper. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Painting, the execution(hi]) of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment(B*), has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. Together with other activities music or dance, painting was one of the earliest ways in which man 2) to express his own personality and his understanding of an existence beyond the material world. 3) music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day. The modern eye can derive artistic satisfaction 4 thel5,000year- old cave murals(壁画)of Lascaux-some examples testify to the considerable powers of draftsmanship(绘图术) of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that 5) easy for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciat The examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the soviet Union. But some 5,000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were 7) to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions. Therefore, Western shared a European cultural trad ition the middle east and mediterranean basin and later. the countries of the new World Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration
7 A. remedy B. resolution C. settlement D. treatment 24. Taoism attempts to bring the individual into perfect harmony with nature through a(n) ______union with the Tao. A. inexplicable B. mystical C. puzzling D. strange 25. Humans dream to have natural resources to ensure the continuous development of the civilized society. A. illegible B. irresistible C. inexhaustible D. impracticable III. Cloze (1*10=10 points) Directions: The passage has 10 blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Painting, the execution（执行） of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment(颜料), has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. Together with other activities 1)_____ music or dance, painting was one of the earliest ways in which man 2)_____ to express his own personality and his understanding of an existence beyond the material world.3)_____ music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day. The modern eye can derive artistic satisfaction 4)_____ the 15,000-year-old cave murals(壁画 ) of Lascaux—some examples testify to the considerable powers of draftsmanship(绘图术) of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that 5)_____ easy for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate. The major 6)_____ examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. But some 5,000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed 7)_____ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions. Therefore, Western shared a European cultural tradition— the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World. Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration