公共英语试题：PETS四级完型填空模拟试题十一

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-14 13:22:22

　　Although many people speak English,they don't pronounce it or spell the word they use the  same way.The United States, in __1_ ,has its own special way of pronouncing and spelling the English language.They speak American English ,and they __2_ a lot of its special character to one man:Noah Webster.
　　Noah Webster was born in Connecticut in 1758.He _3__during a period of great American patriotism.He gratuated from Yale University when he was 20. The __4_ of the American Revolution brought independence to the United States,but political _5__ didn't satisfy Webster.He wanted to _6__ "the King's English" and replace it __7_ a special American Language.
　　In 1783,Webster published a textbook called The American spelling Book.It was used by generation after __8_ of American school children .Because the book had a blue back,it become famous __9_ "the blue-backed speller".
　　Webster also _10__ a dictionary.It too,became very __11_ and was updated and reprinted many times.__12_ are,when you go to look up a word,you'll _13__ the word in a new edition of Noah Webster's book.
　　In his books,Webster made many changes in the English used in the United States.He suggested new ways to __14_ and spell English words.He also added new American __15_ to the language.
　　Webster made many other changes,most of  _16__ American use today.However,Webster did not go __17_ his friend Benjamin Franklin wanted him to.Franklin wanted to __18_ all the silent letters from words;he also wanted to change the spelling of many words.Had Franklin written the dictionary __19_ Webster,he would spell give[giv],and wrong[rong].Franklin really wanted to give us our own mother tongue－but we would have _20__ it tong!
　　1) A  particular    B special       C ordinary       D extraordinary
　　2) A  owing       B own          C owning       D owe
　　3) A  grows up    B has been grown up  C grew up    D has grown up
　　4) A  final       B end          C finish       D terminal
　　5) A  independence  B dependence    C independent    D dependent
　　6) A doing away with B doing with    C do away with D do with
　　7) A  using       B by          C under          D with
　　8) A a generation B generation    C many years       D generations
　　9) A  for       B by             C with          D as
　　10) A  compiled B has compiled    C was compiling D compiles
　　11) A  popularity B population    C popular          D pollution
　　12) A  opportunities  B chances       C opportunity    D chance
　　13) A  look up    B look after    C look for       D look to

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-14 13:22:23

　　14) A  write    B learn       C have pronounced    D pronounce
　　15) A  sentences B words       C ways          D means
　　16) A  that          B them       C which       D the
　　17) A  as far as    B as quick as    C as long as    D as good as
　　18) A  do away with B keep       C get rid of    D drop
　　19) A  instead of    B instead       C in the stead of D replace
　　20) A  been spelling B read          C spelled       D been reading
　　参考答案:
　　1--5ADCBA
　　6--10CDBAA
　　11--15 CBADB
　　16--20 CADAC </p>

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[考试试题] 公共英语试题：PETS四级完型填空模拟试题十一

公共英语试题：PETS四级完型填空模拟试题十一