英语专业高级英语考试题型.doc

1. Were 25 feet above the sea level.2. Our house was built in 1915 and has not been damaged by a hurricane.3. We can strengthen the house and remain inside during the storm, and survive. 4. Water had caused the generator to stop, and that had made the lights go out.5. Everyone should run out through the back door as quickly as possible and get into the car. 6. Water had gotten into the electrical system, and it was no longer working.7. As he watched the water hit against the steps of the house, John felt guilty for his decision.8. Please God, save us from this awful storm.9. She sang by herself for a short while and then gradually stopped.10. Janis had only one reaction to the storm after it was over. Conversation is an activity which is found only among human beings. 2. Conversation is not for persuading others to accept ones own idea or point of view. 3. In fact, those who really enjoy and skilled at conversation will not argue to win or force other to accept their point of view. 4. People who meet each other for a drink in a bar are not close friends for they are not deeply absorbed or engrossed on each others lives. 5. The conversation went on without knowing who was right or wrong. 6. These animals are called cattle when they are alive and feeding in the field, but when we sit down at the table to eat, we call their meat beef. 7. The new ruling class by using French instead of English made it difficult for the English to accept or absorb the culture of the rulers. 8. The English language received proper recognition and became an official language. 9. The phrase the Kings English has always been used disparagingly or jokingly by the lower classes. 10. There still exists in the working people a spirit of opposition to the cultural control of the ruling class. 11. There is always a great danger that we might forget that words are only symbols and take them for things they are supposed to represent. 12. Even the most educated and literate people do not u