一九九九年十月贵州自考英语试卷5

6、完形填空。（10分）
In some areas of world the weather is very changeable and this plays an
important part in the daily lives of the people, 1 eariest time, men have
observed the sky , the wind, and the atmosphere, 2 a variety of other weather
signs, so as to make weather 3 which have not been accurate. Now there are
government bureaus(局机关) in many places 4 study weather conditions very
carefully. They can use a lot of scientific equipment to help them make their
forecast. They have special balloons, ships and airplanes to help them increase
their accuracy, and they make 5 of radar, satellites and computers to gather
necessary 6 .
Today, accurate weather forecasts are helping millions of people everywhere
to save their 7 and their property. When a pilot(飞行员) takes 8 from
an airport, he can know what kind of weather expect when he reaches his destination.
When a storm is moving at a certain direction, the people in that area can learn
of it in 9 and prepare for it. Maybe 10 it will be possible to change
the path of a storm.
1)A.In B.After C.By D.Since
2)A.as well as B.as good as C.as long as D.as for as
3)A.statements B.conclusion C.prediction D.description
4)A.where B.in which C.this D.that
5)A.use B.usage C.useful D.usefullness
6)A.informations B.news C.information D.materials
7)A.lifetime B.life C.live D.lives
8)A.off B.up C.over D.down
9)A.advance B.before C.ahead D.beforehand
10)A.other day B.some day C.next day D.another day
7、将下面的短文译成汉语。
Why is a space between the rails of a railaway line where one piece joints
the next? The space is left to let the rail expand when it gets hot. On a hot
day, the metal expands and if it were not allowed to do this, the rails would
bend out of shape. This has caused railway accidents in the past.
Although solids expand much less than liquid or gases, the small increase
can add up to a lot, when there are long lengths of rail. For example, the
difference in length of rail, in summer and winter, over the distance between
London and Edinburgh, is about 1/4 mile.
We have to keep in our minds and not forget the expansion of metal when we
build a very long metal bridge too. So spaces are left in the places where the
metal is joined.
When a solid gets colder, it decreases in volume. We can make use of the fact
that solids expand when they are heated, and decrease in volume when they get
colder; and that they do it at different speeds.
8、汉翻英。
1）实验证明，比例随着年龄的增长而有规律地增加。
2）在解放军战士的帮助下，火势很快就被控制住了。
3）正是因为改变生物生存的自然环境，人类才毁灭了一些动物的物种。
4）大量热带雨林植物的毁灭必然破坏生态平衡。
5）史密斯回故乡，除了做其他事以外，是为了看看他的母亲。