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湖南科技学院二○一〇年 下 学期期末考试 英语 专业 2009 年级 英语阅读 试题 考试类型：闭卷 试卷类型：A卷 考试时量：120 分钟 出卷人：唐建福 I. Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined word or phrase in the following sentences. (1%*15=15%) 1. Sean Redden, 12, got off the school bus and lugged his book bag to his family’s small bungalow in Denton, Texas. A. brought; B. took; C. fetched; D. carried 2. Mom, renowned for her talents in the kitchen, had taken it upon herself to prepare a simple, but delicious meal for no less than 150 guests. A. infamous; B. good; C. well-known; D. pleasant 3. She thought she didn’t deserve to land such a big fish. A. fall; B. catch; C. buy; D. obtain 4. It has become a modern fable, a cautionary tale that flashes a warning beacon throughout a whole upper echelon of tough young men pushing their way to the top, at the expense of their families. A. warning; B. careful; C. serious D. still 5. When gilded young husbands work all the hours under the sun, who takes the strain? A. torn; B. wealthy; C. attracting; D. dirty 6. “I don’t move seniors,” she said. “I flunk them.” A. fly; B. flee; C. make; D. fail 7. But there is a querulous minority that asks why we are discriminating against smokers. A. complaining; B. competing; C. sick; D. cruel 8. The costs related to it are also sapping our economy. A. damaging; B. ruining; C. weakening; D. strengthening 9. Technology intersects democracy when technology changes the way we communicate. A. changes; B. transforms; C. interacts; D. crosses 10. That is bunk, but people keep forwarding it because they like the idea of it, getting back at the big companies. A. huge; B. false; C. nonsense; D. steady 11. Now we can do what we wanted to do when we were little. A. anybody; B. everybody; C. nobody; D. somebody 12. She was imploring people to visit