英语阅读（二）模拟试题1
SECTION 1 VOCABULARY （30 points）
I．Directions：Match the words in Column A with their definitions in Column B by blackening the letter of the answer you choose on your ANSWER SHEET．（10 points，1 point for each）
 1．dam               A．the act of selling sth．
 2．accelerate      B．help in bringing about
 3．benefit           C．a wall or bank built to keep back water
 4．sale                D．fixed limit of time for finishing a piece of work
 5．available         E．resist：hold out against
 6．contribute       F．（cause to）move faster
 7．withstand       G．do good to
 8．transportation H．dying out；no longer existing
 9．deadline          I．carrying goods or persons from one place to another
 10．extinction      J．capable of being got，obtained，used，etc．

Ⅱ．Directions：Read each of the following sentences carefully，and choose A，B，C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase by blackening the letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET．（10 points，1 point for each）
11．There are many other exchange expressions，but those who are not well versed in exchange terminology would do well．
A．presented   
B．arranged   
C．experienced   
D．written

12．Ever since the first farmers arrived in the Midwest almost 200 years ago，cultivation and, consequently，erosion have been depleting the supply of topsoil．
A．lessening greatly  B．depriving   C．exhausting   D．robbing

13．Pictures are not just scientifically significant but breathtakingly beautiful as well．
A．powerful    
B．confusing in mind   
C．valuable     
D．meaningful

14．They are usually more gentle and sympathetic，and people are less likely to tell them to jump in the lake
A．go away     
B．commit suicide     
C．go swimming    
D．go to hell

15．We can easily get the feeling that we are part of a giant give-and-take plan．
A．well elaborate      
B．equally changing
C．thoroughly         
D．well balanced

16．Growth of trade will depend greatly on availability on energy resources．
A．constant supply      
B．considerable amount
C．capacity            
D．obtaining

17．Regardless of their direction or form，computer developments and uses of the future will depend on the cleverness and skill of men．
A．without respect for     
B．without what happens to
C．without worrying about  
D．without being trouble by

18．Business and government take their cues from consumers，adjusting  plans to meet their wants and needs．
A．ask for advice         
B．listen to their advice
C．ask for permission      
D．get their indirect suggestion

19．In one factual incident involving data storage，the complete set of 6.000 patient records of a       medical practice wa‘wiped off’ by a combination of system／operator error and poor security．
A．erased completely       
B．damaged completely
C．filled completely        
D．put in order

20．I worked summers as a common construction laborer in New York City for ＄ 85 a week，＄ 83 after deductions for income tax and social security．
A．amounts added       
B．amounts taken away
C．deductings          
D．reductions

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