2006英语实践基础.doc

学科专业：英语语言文学、外国语言学及应用语言学、课程与教学论 考试科目：英语实践基础 考试时间：2006年1月15日上午 Declaration: Icywarmtea is in no way in affiliation with Northeast Normal University. The copyright of this note goes to NENU. Any copy of the work must be authorized. No commercial use of this note is allowed. If you don’t have the original version of this paper, you must delete it within 24 hours after it is downloaded. Part I Vocabulary I. Choose from a, b, c or d, which is closest to the meaning of the underlined word or phrase and write your choices in your answer sheet. (20 points) 1. The girl’s early home was a goat-hair tent pitched now in the sands, now beside some oasis in the showdown of the palms. a. threw b. aimed at c. loaded d. set up 2. The rule states that if a boxer is knocked down, he must stay down for a mandatory eight seconds. a. long b. delayed c. obligatory d. crucial 3. How ludicrous to think that Mary would ever consent to be his bride. a. excessive b. logical c. fanatical d. ridiculous 4. Agatha thwarted her sister’s every effort to sell the old house. a. assisted b. blocked c. reported d. hoped 5. The team’s morale was at its lowest point of the season. a. ability to read b. spirit c. talent d. lesson 6. The dogs in Apartment 8E should ferocious. a. gentle b. funny c. mean d. stupid 7. He reciprocated by sending the general a silver tray. a. received b. gave c. responded d. opened 8. Our itinerary took us through Philadelphia and Baltimore. a. tour guide b. road map c. route d. ideas 9. She rescinded her offer to take pictures at the graduation dance. a. reinforced b. renewed c. fired up d. withdrew 10. And that was his last recollection of his descent – inverted in space, the stars below his flying boots, and a sensation, which persisted to the end, that he was stationary. a. instant attack b. sudden fall c. ancestry d. descendant 11. A nationwide depression brought lowered salaries and unemployment,