蚌埠医学院《大学英语》2018-2019学年第一学期期末试卷.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 蚌埠医学院《大学英语》2018-2019学年第一学期期末试卷 专业： 姓名： 学号： I. Fill in each of the blanks with a word or a phrase in its appropriate form. (30%) ? persecute figure out????????? potent????? sturdy????? intoxicated reticence???????? intimidate??? iniquitous avaricious???????? funk?? look upon???? lie in part with blurt ?conviction? 1.???Reluctant as they were, the newly-wedded couple had to ________ each other. 2.???Have the historians ________ why the Mongolians withdrew their troops from the besieged town? 3.???Clint has been in a real ________ since he lost the chance to improve his position. 4.???She was stunned by the confession he ________. 5.???Researchers warn that the drug may cause unpleasant side effects although it is extremely _________. 6.???They offered a ________ resistance when the opposition charged. 7.?? ________ by the honours lavished upon him, he soon lost his orientation. 8.???Sofia does not mind his ________; she is quite reserved, too. 9.???It is our firm ________ that a step forward should be taken. 10.?? Atomic energy may ________ the human race into bringing order into its international affairs, which, without the pressure of fear, it would not do, as Albert Einstein predicted. 11.?The employees of the ________ tycoon have long been over-worked and under-paid. 12.?It is a most _______ system to allow a person to die because he or she does not have medical insurance. 13.?They indignantly recalled their experience of being ________ for being Jewish. 14.??I doubt they’ll ever make it up. They used to ________ each other as close friends, but in that quarrel they really hurt each other’s feelings. 15.?The causes of the war ________ the greed and incompetence of politicians on both sides. II. Reading comprehension. (20%) Text A Hostility to Gypsies has existed almost from the time they first appeared in Europe in the 14th century. The origins of the Gypsies, with little written history,