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综合英语精读（1）模拟题 I. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer which canexplain the underlined words in the following sentences. 1. A firm which is just starting up isgoing into business and a company which stops operating goes out ofbusiness. a. in action b. in time c. in place d. in order 2. If a company gets bigger, it expands. a. rises b. broadens c. grows d. extends 3. The expansion of a firm means it can producemore goods or sell more of its products. a. manufacture b. increase c. reduce d. manage 4. A company which sells goods in largequantities is called a wholesale distributor. a. wholesaler b. producer c. retailer d. shopkeeper 5. It is important to keep ahead of thecompetitors by selling at competitive prices. a. more expensive b. poorer c. cheaper d. higher 6. Lake Baykalis the deepest lake in the world. It is 6,365 feet deep. a. six thousand three hundred andsixty-five. b. sixty thousand three hundred andsixty-five c. six thousand and three hundred sixty-five d. six million and three hundred sixty-five 7. the computer we bought yesterday cost us$89.25. a. dollars eighty-nine point twenty-fivedollars b. eighty-nine and twenty-five dollars c. eighty-nine dollars and twenty-fivecents d. eight nine dollars and two five cents 8. In 1973, the United States had a population of 209,123,000 a. two hundred nine thousand million andone hundred twenty-three b. twenty million one hundred twenty-threethousand c. twenty-nine million one hundredtwenty-three thousand d. two hundred and nine million, onehundred and twenty-three thousand 9. The committee will hold its routinemeeting at 14:45. a. a quarter to fifteen b. forty-five past fourteen c. a quarter to fourteen d. a quarter after fifteen 10. She attended the technical school foronly one term and then dropped out to become a waitress. a. ended up b. ended up c. played truant d. turned out 11. The clever young man picked upelementary spoken English only in two months. a. learned b. collected c. selected d. mastered 12. He was furious with the landladyover the leaking pipes. a. complaining b. unsatisfied c. finding fault d. extremely angry 13. The old couple had a terrible rowabout their son’s marriage. a. booked two seats in a back row b. made a plan c. quarreled bitterly d.were very excited 14. The manager told his assistant to carryon working while he were to attend a meeting. a. take up b. stop c. put off d. continue 15. His reply took me so much abackthat for a while I was lost for words. a. shocked b. frightened c. pleased d. disappointed 16. The movie was so depressing thatI lost my appetite at dinner. a. making one feel sad b. annoying c. exciting d. impressive 17. The new secretary will take 3 weeksoff in September. a. take a 3-week business trip b. have a 3-week vacation c. be fired in three weeks d. set off in the third week 18. There should be better children’sprograms to fill in the time slots just before prime viewing time. a. narrow openings b. opportunities c. small holes d. places in a schedule 19. Faced with the recession and thefailure to open new markets the factory was forced to cut back onproduction. a. cut up b. cut in c. cut down d. cut off 20. After the conference, all the staffwill have to participate in the discussion about sales promotion. a. take part in b. take an active part in c. play a role in d. attend to 21. Valuable and huge deposits ofoil have been found by drilling. a. underground layers b. floors c. exploitation d. exports 22. The naughty boy’s black eye was evidencethat he had been in a fight. a. reason b. proof c. incident d. event 23. In the West, there are extensivefarms and prairies. a. large b. expanding c. long d. wide 24. The diamond set in her ring sparkledin the candle-light. a. trembled b. lit c. gave out dim light d. shonebrightly 25. I asked the carpenter to make a set of crudefurniture. a. simple b. uneducated c.ill-mannered d. uncultured 26. He sent his salesmen to an industrialarea to demonstrate some new machines. a. show and explain b. sell c. promote d. purchase 27. I asked her to measure off threemeters of silk. a. cut off b. mark out a length of c. findthe size of d. compare the width of 28. She put down her pen and flexedher stiff arm slowly. a. held out b. bent c. twisted d. raised 29. He raised his arm and describedan arc in the air. a. depicted b. painted c. drew d. moved 30. We had considerable difficultyin completing the big project on time. a. considerate b. little c. great d. complicated II. Put the following words or expressions from thetext in the blanks to complete the sentences. Make changes where necessary. | part time go through make a decision bring up take after make it up turn out at the time get on with for long |
1. As a post graduate, he supports himselfby working ______________ in a company. 2. The child _____________ his father onlywhen seen at a distance. 3. The secretary tells me that our newmanager is very kind and easy to _________________. 4. The company has been _____________considerable changes for the past three years. 5. When I first heard the proposal, Iagreed ____________, but later I changed my mind. 6. The company met with a serious financialproblem and had to ___________ as to what to do. 7. John had a quarrel with Mary last week.Has he ____________ with her yet? 8. The job ________________ to be harderthan we had expected. 9. As a good-hearted nanny, Mrs. Smith___________ five parentless children. 10. I haven’t seen her daughter___________, so that I’ve forgotten what she looks like. III. Cloze Wholesaling ispart 1 themarketing system 2 provides channels of distribution that areused to 3 goodsto market. Most manufactured consumer goods are marketed through 4 indirect channel. This might be from themanufacturer to the wholesaler to the retailer to the consumer, or through morecomplicated 5 .However, in general, wholesalers deal in products that are to be resold 6 retailers to consumers. A direct channel movesgoods from the manufacturer or producer 7 the consumer. Wholesaling ismostly a field of small business, 8 there is a growing chain movement in the United States.About a quarter of wholesaling units account 9 one-third of total sales. 10 of the wholesaling middlemen are merchantwholesalers who take title to the goods they deal in. There are 11 agent middlemen who negotiate purchases orsales or 12 , but they don’t take title to the goods theydeal in. They sometimes take possession, though, These agents don’t 13 salaries. They receive commissions; this is apercentage of the 14 of the goods they 15 . 1. a. of b. on c. in d. at 2. a. what b. when c. which d. where 3. a.bring b. bringing c. take d. taking 4. a. a b. the c. / d. an 5. a.markets b. channels c. shops d. stores 6. a. as b. in c. from d. by 7. a. at b. to c. between d. on 8. a. so b. such c. although d. in spite of 9. a. on b. onto c. for d. to 10. a.Twos-third b. Twos-thirds c. Two-thirds d. Two-third 11. a. too b. also c. again d. still 12. a. two b. all c. both d. each 13. a.require b. regain c. demand d. earn 14. a.price b. value c. prize d. award 15. a. buy b. bought c. sold d. sell 综合英语精读（1）模拟题 I. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer which canexplain the underlined words in the following sentences. 1. A firm which is just starting up isgoing into business and a company which stops operating goes out ofbusiness. a. in action b. in time c. in place d. in order 2. If a company gets bigger, it expands. a. rises b. broadens c. grows d. extends 3. The expansion of a firm means it can producemore goods or sell more of its products. a. manufacture b. increase c. reduce d. manage 4. A company which sells goods in largequantities is called a wholesale distributor. a. wholesaler b. producer c. retailer d. shopkeeper 5. It is important to keep ahead of thecompetitors by selling at competitive prices. a. more expensive b. poorer c. cheaper d. higher 6. Lake Baykalis the deepest lake in the world. It is 6,365 feet deep. a. six thousand three hundred andsixty-five. b. sixty thousand three hundred andsixty-five c. six thousand and three hundred sixty-five d. six million and three hundred sixty-five 7. the computer we bought yesterday cost us$89.25. a. dollars eighty-nine point twenty-fivedollars b. eighty-nine and twenty-five dollars c. eighty-nine dollars and twenty-fivecents d. eight nine dollars and two five cents 8. In 1973, the United States had a population of 209,123,000 a. two hundred nine thousand million andone hundred twenty-three b. twenty million one hundred twenty-threethousand c. twenty-nine million one hundredtwenty-three thousand d. two hundred and nine million, onehundred and twenty-three thousand 9. The committee will hold its routinemeeting at 14:45. a. a quarter to fifteen b. forty-five past fourteen c. a quarter to fourteen d. a quarter after fifteen 10. She attended the technical school foronly one term and then dropped out to become a waitress. a. ended up b. ended up c. played truant d. turned out 11. The clever young man picked upelementary spoken English only in two months. a. learned b. collected c. selected d. mastered 12. He was furious with the landladyover the leaking pipes. a. complaining b. unsatisfied c. finding fault d. extremely angry 13. The old couple had a terrible rowabout their son’s marriage. a. booked two seats in a back row b. made a plan c. quarreled bitterly d. were very excited 14. The manager told his assistant to carryon working while he were to attend a meeting. a. take up b. stop c. put off d. continue 15. His reply took me so much abackthat for a while I was lost for words. a. shocked b. frightened c. pleased d. disappointed 16. The movie was so depressing thatI lost my appetite at dinner. a. making one feel sad b. annoying c. exciting d. impressive 17. The new secretary will take 3 weeksoff in September. a. take a 3-week business trip b. have a 3-week vacation c. be fired in three weeks d. set off in the third week 18. There should be better children’sprograms to fill in the time slots just before prime viewing time. a. narrow openings b. opportunities c. small holes d. places in a schedule 19. Faced with the recession and thefailure to open new markets the factory was forced to cut back onproduction. a. cut up b. cut in c. cut down d. cut off 20. After the conference, all the staffwill have to participate in the discussion about sales promotion. a. take part in b. take an active part in c. play a role in d. attend to 21. Valuable and huge deposits ofoil have been found by drilling. a. underground layers b. floors c. exploitation d. exports 22. The naughty boy’s black eye was evidencethat he had been in a fight. a. reason b. proof c. incident d. event 23. In the West, there are extensivefarms and prairies. a. large b. expanding c. long d. wide 24. The diamond set in her ring sparkledin the candle-light. a. trembled b. lit c. gave out dim light d. shonebrightly 25. I asked the carpenter to make a set of crudefurniture. a. simple b. uneducated c.ill-mannered d. uncultured 26. He sent his salesmen to an industrialarea to demonstrate some new machines. a. show and explain b. sell c. promote d. purchase 27. I asked her to measure off threemeters of silk. a. cut off b. mark out a length of c. findthe size of d. compare the width of 28. She put down her pen and flexedher stiff arm slowly. a. held out b. bent c. twisted d. raised 29. He raised his arm and describedan arc in the air. a. depicted b. painted c. drew d. moved 30. We had considerable difficultyin completing the big project on time. a. considerate b. little c. great d. complicated II. Put the following words or expressions from thetext in the blanks to complete the sentences. Make changes where necessary. | better oneself lead to move upward get ahead on the basis of content with challenge deal with seniority do it yourself |
1. Between 1990 and 1992, there were morethan 1,000 mergers(两个以上的企业或公司合并) in that industry — all of which __________ job losses. 2. Friends eyed each other all the time,not exactly with envy, but with care to see who __________. 3. Overcoming a natural resistance tochange is __________faced by many companies that want to progress. 4. Wilson’sspeeches often praise the early immigrants who took risks an endured hardships__________ and their families. 5. Most employers require employees to havea high school diploma or equivalent even when they qualify __________experience. 6. Hard working and right training are thenecessary factors for clerks __________. 7. People should be promoted and rewardedon merit, not __________. 8. One should know the fact that noteveryone has real talent for __________. 9.The best way __________ problems such asthese is to respect the experience of the individuals and understand theirgoals. 10. Some white collars are not __________the way they spend their holiday time. III. Cloze I think I’vealways been interested in food. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when Iwas about 12. 1 the time I was 15, I had 2 the cooking at home for my parents’ dinnerparties, and I had started to make up my own recipes. I knew my parents wouldnot approve 3 cooking as a 4 , so I decided to introduce them slowly to theidea. I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course 5 fun,and I went for a month to a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it 6 much that I knew I couldn’t 7 tellingmy parents any longer, so I brought the subject up one night over dinner. 8 there was silence, and then my fatherasked me 9 . I explained that cooking was likepainting a picture or 10 a book. Every meal was an actof creation. I could see that my father was not convinced, 11 he didn’t get angry. He just patted me 12 the shoulder and smiled. My mother kissed me.And now that I have opened my own 13 ,I think they are very proud 14 me. However, my grandfather (on myfather’s side) is not so kind. He thinks I’m mad to have given up 15 . 1. a. Before b. On c. By d. After 2. a. taken over b. taken away c. taken off d. taken down 3. a. on b. in c. at d. of 4. a. career b. tool c. means d. fun 5. a. for b. as c. of d. to 6. a. too b. quite c. so d. pretty 7. a. put up b. put out c. put on d.put off 8. a. Firstly b. First c.At first d. First of all 9. a. why b.how c. when d. whether 10. a. write b. to write c.writing d. having written 11. a. so b.but c. or d. though 12. a. by b.on c. at d. over 13. a. enterprise b. firm c.bar d. restaurant 14. a. of b.in c. at d. for 15. a. farm b.farming c. to farm d. a farm I. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer which canexplain the underlined words in the following sentences. 1. A firm which is just starting up isgoing into business and a company which stops operating goes out ofbusiness. a. in action b. in time c. in place d. in order 2. If a company gets bigger, it expands. a. rises b. broadens c. grows d. extends 3. The expansion of a firm means it can producemore goods or sell more of its products. a. manufacture b. increase c. reduce d. manage 4. A company which sells goods in largequantities is called a wholesale distributor. a. wholesaler b. producer c. retailer d. shopkeeper 5. It is important to keep ahead of thecompetitors by selling at competitive prices. a. more expensive b. poorer c. cheaper d. higher 6. Lake Baykalis the deepest lake in the world. It is 6,365 feet deep. a. six thousand three hundred andsixty-five. b. sixty thousand three hundred andsixty-five c. six thousand and three hundred sixty-five d. six million and three hundred sixty-five 7. the computer we bought yesterday cost us$89.25. a. dollars eighty-nine point twenty-fivedollars b. eighty-nine and twenty-five dollars c. eighty-nine dollars and twenty-fivecents d. eight nine dollars and two five cents 8. In 1973, the United States had a population of 209,123,000 a. two hundred nine thousand million andone hundred twenty-three b. twenty million one hundred twenty-threethousand c. twenty-nine million one hundredtwenty-three thousand d. two hundred and nine million, onehundred and twenty-three thousand 9. The committee will hold its routinemeeting at 14:45. a. a quarter to fifteen b. forty-five past fourteen c. a quarter to fourteen d. a quarter after fifteen 10. She attended the technical school foronly one term and then dropped out to become a waitress. a. ended up b. ended up c. played truant d. turned out 11. The clever young man picked upelementary spoken English only in two months. a. learned b. collected c. selected d. mastered 12. He was furious with the landladyover the leaking pipes. a. complaining b. unsatisfied c. finding fault d. extremely angry 13. The old couple had a terrible rowabout their son’s marriage. a. booked two seats in a back row b. made a plan c. quarreled bitterly d. were very excited 14. The manager told his assistant to carryon working while he were to attend a meeting. a. take up b. stop c. put off d. continue 15. His reply took me so much abackthat for a while I was lost for words. a. shocked b. frightened c. pleased d. disappointed 16. The movie was so depressing thatI lost my appetite at dinner. a. making one feel sad b. annoying c. exciting d. impressive 17. The new secretary will take 3 weeksoff in September. a. take a 3-week business trip b. have a 3-week vacation c. be fired in three weeks d. set off in the third week 18. There should be better children’sprograms to fill in the time slots just before prime viewing time. a. narrow openings b. opportunities c. small holes d. places in a schedule 19. Faced with the recession and thefailure to open new markets the factory was forced to cut back onproduction. a. cut up b. cut in c. cut down d. cut off 20. After the conference, all the staffwill have to participate in the discussion about sales promotion. a. take part in b. take an active part in c. play a role in d. attend to 21. Valuable and huge deposits ofoil have been found by drilling. a. underground layers b. floors c. exploitation d. exports 22. The naughty boy’s black eye was evidencethat he had been in a fight. a. reason b. proof c. incident d. event 23. In the West, there are extensivefarms and prairies. a. large b. expanding c. long d. wide 24. The diamond set in her ring sparkledin the candle-light. a. trembled b. lit c. gave out dim light d. shonebrightly 25. I asked the carpenter to make a set of crudefurniture. a. simple b. uneducated c.ill-mannered d. uncultured 26. He sent his salesmen to an industrialarea to demonstrate some new machines. a. show and explain b. sell c. promote d. purchase 27. I asked her to measure off threemeters of silk. a. cut off b. mark out a length of c. findthe size of d. compare the width of 28. She put down her pen and flexedher stiff arm slowly. a. held out b. bent c. twisted d. raised 29. He raised his arm and describedan arc in the air. a. depicted b. painted c. drew d. moved 30. We had considerable difficultyin completing the big project on time. a. considerate b. little c. great d. complicated II. Put the following words or expressions from thetext in the blanks to complete the sentences. Make changes where necessary. | joke about be to be destined be cut out of in one’s stead take one’s time infect do with fall apart edge to/on one’s voice |
1. The book may __________ you with apassion for mountain climbing. 2. Coming from a theatrical family, I__________ for a career on the stage. 3. The situation is much more serious thanyou think, so please don’t __________ it. 4. We have got a lot to talk about, sinceher job is __________ my business. 5. The woman behind the bar __________opening the fruit juice, as if trying to needle us. 6. We __________ have gone away last week,but I was ill. 7. While the chairman is away, anotherdirector will act __________. 8. She was trying to be calm, but there wasa distinct __________. 9 Their marriage __________ when she foundout her husband was having an affair with another woman. 10. Having lived in the village all hislife, he __________ the life in a large city. III. Cloze Most of theworld’s diamonds come 1 Africa, 2 there is one place in the United States 3 they are found. It is near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Diamonds were 4 found near Murfreesboro in 1906. About fifty thousanddiamonds have come from this field. One 5 diamond was the largest ever 6 in North America. But most of the stones were 7 small to make mining 8 . Soon all mining stopped there. Today, avisitor 9 Murfreesboro can hunt fordiamonds 10 . 11 diamonds have been found insand and grave 12 the Great Lakes,too. But 13 of these were in their original blue ground. Theymay 14 far to the north and carried south 15 thelast great glaciers. 1. a. of b. through c. from d. except 2. a. so b. but c.therefore d. while 3. a. where b. whereas c.on which d. at which 4. a. second b. above all c. firstly d. first 5. a. forty-carats b. fourteen-carats c. forty carats d. forty carat 6. a. found b. found out c. looked for d. noticed 7. a. so b. too c.rather d. very 8. a. worth b.worthless c. worthwhile d. worthy 9. a. to b. for c. of d. towards 10. a. themselves b. herself c.itself d. himself 11. a. A little b. Fewer c.A few d. A great deal of 12. a. in b.along c. below d. above 13. a. not b.no c. none d. nothing 14. a. have formed b. have been formed c. beformed d. form 15. a. by b. through c.from d. on
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