課程名稱︰英文二
課程性質︰大一必修
課程教師︰簡瑞碧
開課學院：文學院
開課系所︰外文系
考試日期（年月日）︰2008-05-08
考試時限（分鐘）：120min
是否需發放獎勵金：yes
試題 :
Ⅰ.vocabulary(48%)
1.The impact theory has been on the headlines ever since...
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The theory that advocates[(A)shifting of lands (B)plant growth (C)asteroids
(D)alien species] as the prime cause of the extinction of species on the earth.
2.Alvarez' most important piece of evidence was a global layer of iridium...
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[(A)Red (B)Green (C)Black (D)Silver-white] metallic element, hard and heavy.
3. ...in the number of dino before their final coup de grace.
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[(A)Fatal (B)Enlivening (C)Trivial (D)Happy] event.
4.However, both schools have to rely on the fossil record as main evidence.
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[(A)Living (B)Large (C)Dead (D)Small] bodies of animal or plant species which
have been formed as part of earth.
5. ..., actually took a nose-dive more than a miliion years before ...
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A sudden [(A)increase (B)decrease] in amount or condition.
6. ..., but it appears that the gradulist alternative to the impact theory...
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[(A)The same (B)A different (C)A convincing (D)A sensational]opinion or theory.
7. ..., dust from the cloud would accumulate in the atmosphere of the Earth,..
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To (A)slow down (B)gather and increase (C)spread (D)decrease.
8.The hydrogen would mop up about a third of oxygen in the atmosphere.
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To (A)add (B)give rise to (C)combine (D)remove.
9. ...,where the Sun sublimates it over many millennua,...
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To (A)shorten (B)cut (C)refine (D)pollute.
10. ..., Mac Leod points out that there is no evidence of glaciation ...
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The process or result of land being covered by (A)forests (B)living species
(C)asteroids (D)ice.
11.By focusing on impacts, everyone has overlookd a much more serious threat..
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To (A)pay attention to (B)ignore (C)concentrate (D)promote.
12.An outburst of supervolcanism,...
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A [(A)large (B)small] scale of volcanic activities.
13. ..., the process of diverting blood away from the oviducts and...
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The [(A)organs (B)tubes (C)muscles (D)blood] that carry eggs from the ovaries
in women and female animals.
14.One of the fallacies of impact theory is that...
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[(A)Misleading (B)Correct (C)Well-received (D)Influential] notions.
15....,while others might have coincided.
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(A)disagreed (B)split (C)extended (D)overlapped
16....,which leaves the gradualists with an uphill struggle...
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[(A)Easy and a piece of cake (B)Difficult and time-consuming (C)Wild and
uncontrolled (D)Skillful and well-prepared] to win over.
Ⅱ.Grammer(52%)
A. Please complete the sentences with some of the nouns with definite article
from the box.
the aeroplane / the ballpoint pen / the Bible / the camera / the computer
the dog / the fax machine / the novel / the personal stereo / the typewriter
the violin / the whale / the wheel / the X-ray machine
1.Before people invented __, they couldn't transport heavy loads easily.
2.In its early years, __ wasn't thought to be good reading for young ladies.
3.Scientific calculations were much slower before the invention of __.
4. __ is one of the hardest instruments to play.
5.What did people write with before __?
6. __ is a much faster way of sending letters than the post.
7.What can we do to save __ from dying out?
8. __ is a valuable tool for doctors, but it has its danger as well.
B. Please fill in the blanks with indefinite article "a" or "one".
__ day last year--it was __ very hot afternoon in June--I was hurrying to home.
I was about __ hour late--well, to be precise, exactly __ hour and 10 minutes:
I had taken the train that arrived at 6.15. Anyway, there was __ woman standing
under the trees, and there were several children with her. I saw __ child
clearly--she was __ lovely dark-haired girl--but I only heard the others.
Suddenly, something strange happened. The girl took some stones and leaves out
of her pocket, and threw __ stone after another into air.
C. Please complete the following sentences correctly.
1. It's the first time all the family [be together] since Sue's wedding.
2. These are the first clothes I [buy] myself since Xmax.
3. It was the first time he [be away] from home.
4.He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he [do] in
his life.
5.Halfway to the office Paul [turn] around and [go] back home because he
[forget] to turn the gas off.
6.One afternoon a big wolf [wait] in dark forest for a little girl to come
along.
7.'How many times [you see] the film?''This is the first time I [see] it.'
Ⅲ.Composition: The following is a paragraph revealing one's fantasy about
the lack of gravity on Earth. Please read through it and come up with a
paragraph(no more than 500 words) on your fantasy about the comeback of
DINOSAURS on our planet. (100%)
What would happen if dinosaurs come back to the Earth?
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