CATTI三笔综合能力样题
Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (60 points)
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1.Don’t be ________ by his bad manners. He is merely trying to attract your attention. A. incurred B. inferred C. irritated D. intervened
2.Craig assured his boss that he would call ________ all his energies in doing this new job. A. forth B. at C. on D. off
3.Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. A. disclosure B. attachment C. contact D. exposure 4.When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
A. dim B. blank C. faint D. vain 5.As we know, knowledge is the ________ condition for expansion of the mind. A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable 6. Care should be taken to shorten the time that one is subjected ________ continuous loud
noise.
A. to B. with C. in D. on
7.Some of the most important concepts in physics ________ their success to these mathematical systems.
A. oblige B. owe C. contribute D. attribute 8.As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ________ researching into.
A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable
9.As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals ________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals.
A. relieve B. release C. dismiss D. discard
10.Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would in no ________ be able to walk.
A. time B. means C. way D. account
11.One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great ________ to educate their children.
A. means B. pains C. attempts D. hardships 12.I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ________ to it.
A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck
13.The English language contains a(n) ________ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.
A. altitude B. latitude C. multitude D. attitude
14.In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of this improvement through your active
participation.
A. scale B. volume C. magnitude D. scope
15.The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made on the ________. A. spot B. site C. location D. ground
16.The remarkable ________ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.
A. classification B. variety C. density D. diversion 17.The trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best ________.
A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit
18.Though the imitation jewelry can fool many people, they cannot ________ up to an expert’s close examination.
A. keep B. put C. stand D. pay 19.Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true intentions. A. rise B. reason C. suspicion D. impulse 20.Readers ________ to happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling.
A. likened B. preferred C. adapted D. accustomed
Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement
This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them one word or phrase is underlined, and below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is
only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
21.The frown on the man’s face showed that he was displeased.
A. look of fear B. look of anger C. look of delight D. look of surprise 22.There are swamps that will have to be cleared before construction can begin. A. forests B. groves C. puddles D. wetlands 23.Doctors prescribe massive doses of penicillin for patients with pneumonia. A. gross B. heavy C. excessive D. adequate
24.Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1,300 feet.
A. fierce B. immense C. rapid D. fearful 25.A sound system of quality control has been instituted in the company. A. constructed B. established C. confirmed D. erected
26.Of the many plans submitted, the committee selected the one that seemed most feasible. A. possible B. practicable C. probable D. permissible 27.What it amounts to is simply that he is unwilling to give us his support. A. means B. matters C. reaches D. signals
28.Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken.
A. additional B. unique C. special D. specific 29.He used the attic to store his elaborate equipment. A. precious B. complicated C. valuable D. colossal 30.Bill’s talk with the boss this morning left him in a thoughtful mood.