英语阅读试题.doc

英语阅读试题 I. Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase (10 points, 1 point for each) 1.In addition, five probes were sent to rendezvous with Halleys comet.  A. space centers B. meeting places C. repair shops D. airports 2.He quickly discovered that several species of birds searched the tree trunk of moths and other insects and that these birds more readily found the one that contrasted with its background than the one that blended with the bark.  A. covered by B. mixed up with C. moved side by side with D. went along with 3.We do not realize how much we depend on the earths gravity until we are deprived of it. A. it is taken away from us B. we are given of it  C. we really understand the importance of it D. we can really see the effect of it 4.Other firms may be attracted by the prospects of good profits to produce the scarce item, thus adding new competition.  A. popular B. best C. special D. rare 5.Research in industrialized countries has shown the subtle methods used to encourage young girls to smoke. A. useful methods B. powerful ways C. delicate ways D. useless ways 6.Projects of this kind, harnessing the flow of rivers, are in process of construction in Egypt, Australia, and many other countries.  A. changing B. stopping C. preventing D. controlling 7.The machine is activated by a small set of words (some of them English-like)with very accurately defined meanings.  A. designed B. explained C. generated D. described 8.The result is that the Mediterranean, which nurtured so many civilizations, is gravely ill-the first of the seas to fall victim to the abilities and attitudes that evolved around it.  A. caused B. brought up C. protected D. backed up 9. ....and that serious accidents were often partly caused by defective instruments, which had sometimes not been maintained or tested.