高级英语期末考试试卷及答案__1_.docVIP

第1学期 高级英语（第一册）B卷 ? Directions: 1. Write all your answers on the Answer Sheet. 2. You must hand in both your test book and your Answer Sheet. ? I. Fill in the blank in the following items with the correct form of the word given in the brackets. Make sure the word you fill in is appropriate both syntactically and semantically. (10%) ? Example: We are determined that the law shall be enforced. (determination) ? 1. The aircraft came down next to a river in a __________ setting, with farmers plowing fields against snow-capped mountains in the background. (picture) 2. The condo high-rise at the top of Little Sugar Mountain _________ over the northwestern N.C. ski country, a slab of concrete planted among the ridges like a huge headstone. (tower) 3. They said Sharon’s ___________ with trying to halt attacks by Palestinians before agreeing to peace talks is at best misguided. (preoccupied) 4. As the ________ of Michael Jackson’s arrest was beamed to viewers around the world, fans rallied to the pop icon’s defense while his entertainment industry peers mostly kept a cautious silence. (spectacular) 5. Jason Isaacs, who plays the _________ Captain Hook and Wendy’s father, said people who know the story only from Disney’s spry animated version will be surprised at the movie’s dark depths. (villain) 6. In order to understand Dutch drugs policy, it is necessary to understand something of the Netherlands itself. Dutch policy does not _________, but is based on the assumption that drug use is a fact and must be dealt with. (morals) 7. Rodriguez did not give a reason for her departure but insisted that her decision was “__________,” according to the president’s office. (revocable) 8. UNICEF, the global agency dedicated to improving the welfare of children worldwide, says the situation facing AIDS orphans in Africa is becoming ever more desperate and should provoke both ________ and action by the international community. (outrageous) 9. The party, known locally as the HDZ, suffered a