21世纪报刊阅读月测试卷(2012.11).docVIP

《21世纪英文报》阅读月测试卷 2012-2013学年第一学期 （2012年11月） 课程 ________ 班级 __________ 学号 ________ 姓名 __________ ALL YOUR ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN ON THE ANSWER SHEET. I. Match the English words with their meanings.（Time: 10minutes） (15*1=15%) 1. gauge ________ 2. embody ________ 3. intricate ________ 4. propagate ________ 5. erroneous ________ 6. routine ________ 7. miserable ________ 8. lure ________ 9. aggregate ________ 10. discreet ________ 11. torture ________ 12. dub ________ 13. prestigious ________ 14. undermine ________ 15. legend ________ to represent unhappy or depressed; wretched to weaken a regular, fixed way of doing things a total mistaken; incorrect great suffering to tempt or attract a person whose fame or notoriety makes him a source of exaggerated or romanticized tales or exploits a standard or scale of measurement to invest with a title, name, or nickname to make widely known; publicize wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble having status or glamour; impressive or influential difficult to understand; obscure; complex; puzzling II. Translate the underlined expression into Chinese in the following sentences. (Time: 10 minutes)(10*1=10%) 1. All these metric units make my head spin - why couldnt we stick with feet and inches? ( ) 2. If youre going to the United States, youd better brush up on your English. ( ) 3. New York is a vast melting - pot of different nationalities. ( ) 4. The best cure for unhappiness is to throw yourself into your work. ( ) 5. The theory has come under fire from a variety of directions. ( ) 6. The soldiers began to lose ground when their leader was killed. ( ) 7. During the summer, kids get to goof around because there is no school. ( ) 8. I learned the lesson the hard way and never once again spent beyond the lim