大学英语12级读写2期中试卷A.doc

2013-2014上学年第一次阶段性测试 专 业：临床英文班 适用年级： 12级 I. Choose the most appropriate answer. (30*1’=30’) 1. As the rock rolled down the mountainside, it gathered _______. A. millennia B. power C. momentum D. energy 2. Sailors have relied on the earth’s magnetic field to ________ for thousands of years. A. boost B. guide C. indicate D. navigate 3. Preliminary exercise is necessary to _______ the muscles before the game. A. haul B. strengthen C. stiffen D. stretch 4. Changes in the stock market are, of course, highly ________. A. unpredictable B. ultimate C.unconscious D. unnecessary 5. In sports what really _______ is not the winning but the playing. A. plays B. plough C. counts D.loses 6. The _______ of language is communication. A. essence B. vaccum C. seriousness D. milestone 7. He is a _______ person who can learn from his mistakes. A. hollow B. humble C. hard-time D. high-profile 8. He floats in space and look at the _______ of the Earth. A. buildings B. mountains C. plateau D. landscape 9. His desire to _______ out to young people stems directly from his own experience. A. stretch B. reach C. extend D. pull 10. Cameras are tools designed to _______ images. A. overcomes B. embraces C. captures D. Dampen 11. Trauma, fear, and mistrust are _______ after-effects.. A. psychological B. preferential C. philosophical D. passive 12. He feels a sense of _______ because of the subsequent failure. A. setbacks B. frustration C. pessimism D. sanguine 13. The best way to explain something is to _______ it with statistics. A. illuminate B. validate C. illustrate D. venture 14. She’s high up in the management _______ . A. ratio B. interchange C. rate D. hierarchy