综合英语第一册期末试题附参考答案

The Final Examination Paper for the Comprehensive English
Course for English Majors Grade 2008 ( 2009.1）
（英语专业2008级综合英语第一学期期末试题）
Part I. Dictation (15分)
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning? For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. Part II. Cloze (20分)
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
In Japan, most people still feel that a woman‟s place is in the home; and mo st women willingly accept their___1____role as a house wife, leaving the business of making a living ____2____their husbands. For those who do want a ____3___of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to___4___for lower wages, fewer promotions(提升), less responsible____5.____.
In America, on the other hand, most women, ___6___wives and mothers, work most of their lives. But____7___, few have had real careers. As in Japan most fields are ___8____by men and opportunities foe women have been ____9___, salaries low, chances for advancement ____10. American women work mainly because they___11____; in these days of inflation(经济萧条)and luxury living, ___12___income per family is simply not enough to ____13__. So American women actually have two jobs: one is nine-to-five position outside the home, and ____14___is round-the-clock in-the-home job____15__wife, housemaid, cook and nurse.
One of the main goals of the modern women‟s liberation movement, which started ____16__, was to eliminate sex discrimination in the work force, and to ___17___careers for women that were previously ___18___for men. And though there is a long way to____19____, a lot of progress has been___20____.
1. A. conservative B. usual C. traditional D. unhappy
2. A. for B. on C. up to D. away with
3. A. job B. career C. work D. post
4. A. settle B. make C. search D. give
5. A. titles B. status C. assignments D. positions
6. A concerning B. including C. containing D. involving
7. A at present B. until recently C. lastly D. not until recently
8. A. owned B. kept C. led D. dominated
9. A. restricted B. bounded C. stopped D. prevented 10. A. small B. inadequate C. rare D. hard 11. A. should B. like C. ought D. have to 12. A. one B single C. only D. the only 13. A. live B. live on C. support D. stay 14. A another B. one C. other D. the other 15. A. such B. like C. as D. acting 16. A. in the early 1960s B. in early the 1960s
C. early in the 1960
D. in the early 1960
17. A. lead to B. open up C cause D. set 18. A. preserved B. observed C. concerned D. reserved 19. A. go B. travel C. trip D. pull
20. A. made B. taken C. covered D. completed
Part III. Vocabulary (20分)
There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
21. He was put into prison, but he never_____, and continued his fight.
A. gave up
B. gave in
C. stopped
D. retreated
22. The late arrivals for the musical were ______to their seats.
A. hurried
B. rushed
C. hastened
D. quickened
23. The poverty-________economies of Asian countries received the biggest loan from the World Bank last year.
A. striking
B. struck
C. stricken
D. severe
24. The government finally apologized for feeding the public with _______facts. A. artificial B. man-made C. fake D. false
25. The company said that the _________for the next year was encouraging although marketing was still a weak area for them.
A. future
B. view
C. condition
D. outlook
26. Of the seven songs broadcast on TV , only two of them were _______. A. live B. alive C. living D. lively 27. He was working on a children ‟s book___________ “Limerick ”. A. entitled B. headed C. labeled D. tagged 28. He used to give me much _________advice and encouragement. A. sound B. deep C. exact D. thorough
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29. In ______to his suggestions, they have decided to consult him for more details.
A. answer
B. key
C. reply
D. solution
30. She refused to ________her boss merely to win his smile.
A. praise
B. criticize
C. ask
D. compliment
31. None of the passengers _____the air crash.
A. lived
B. survived
C. existed
D. longed
32. The company has determined to create a safe and _______work place for the workers.
A. healthy
B. healthful
C. unsafe
D. dangerous
33. The local people forced the government to _______the roads.
A. keep
B. remain
C. maintain
D. destroy
34. He has many ______on how to learn English well.
A. thinking
B. thoughts
C. reflection
D. right
35 ________medical examinations are recommended for the workers who often work in polluted worksites.
A. usual
B. usually
C. regular
D. sure
36. The old man __________in doing physical exercise every morning.
A. persists
B. insists
C. walks
D. jumps
37. The _______impression we got was that they were not interested in the project.
A. common
B. general
C. complete
D. pure
38 The crowd fell ________at the news that the president was dead.
A. still
B. silent
C. reserved
D. inhabited
39 _____education has become a part of the school curriculum.
A. sex
B. gender
C. name
D. grade
40 I do not __________us failing to agree on such a simple matter.
A. wish
B. hope
C. anticipate
D. long
Part IV. Reading Comprehension (20分))
In this section there are several reading passages followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with your suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Text A.
I hear that many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(反叛，叛逆) . I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out bravely on their own, most of them are clutching(抓住)at one another‟s hands for reassurance.
They claim that they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon(蚕茧)----into another cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity(流行) wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out (开辟)a teenager market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertis ements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today‟s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don‟t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come -----with the people who respect you for who you are. That‟s the only kind of popularity that really counts.
41.The author‟s purpose in writing this passage is to tell_________.
A. readers how to be popular with people around.
B. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves.
C.parents how to control and guide their children.
D.people how to understand and respect each other.
42. According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact,
most of them_______.
A. have much difficulty understanding each other.
B. lack confidence.
C.dare not cope with problems single-handed.
D.are very much afraid of getting lost.
43. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. There is no popularity that really counts.
B. What many parents are doing is in fact hindering(阻碍)their children from finding their own
path.
C. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.
D. Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to do, but they are actually doing the
same.
44. The author thinks of the advertisements as___________.
A. convincing
B. influential
C. instructive
D. authoritative
45. During the teenage years, one should learn__________.
A. differ from others in as many ways as possible.
B.get into the right season and become popular.
C.find one‟s real self.
D. rebel against parents and the popularity wave
Text B
People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone(石灰石)cliffs(悬崖) on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding(滑)down the cliff and into the sea.
Erosion(侵蚀)of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it
has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned(抛弃，废弃)as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and had drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed(吞掉)by the hungry sea.
Angry owners have called on the government to build sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors(调查者)have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting(改变，转移)the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock that will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy cheap house with an certain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
46. What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?
A. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.
B. The experts‟ lack of knowledge.
C. The rising of the sea level
D. The washing away of limestone.
47. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England_________.
A.will soon become a problem for people living in central England.
B. has now become a threat to the local people.
C. is quickly changing the map of England.
D. can be stopped if proper measures are taken.
48. The experts‟ study on the problem of erosion can______.
A.lead to its eventual solution.
B. provide an effective way to slow it down.
C. help to prevent it from worsening
D. warn people whose homes are in danger
49. It is not feasible(可行的)to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because__________.
A. it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas
B.the government is too slow to take action
C.they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents
D.house agents along the coast do not support the idea
50. According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people
should___________.
A .be aware of the potential(潜在的)danger involved.
B. guard against being cheated by the house agent
C. take the quality of the house into consideration
D. examine the house carefully before making a decision
Text C.
If you leave a piece of bread in a warm damp place, mould will soon grow on it. When this happens, we say that the bread “has gone mouldy”. Mould can grow on all kinds of things besides food___-on leather, clothing, even on wood. It is extremely common and we have all noticed it.
Penicillin, one of the most powerful killers of bacteria(细菌)and viruses(病毒)，is a kind of mould. It was discovered quite by accident in the autumn of 1928.At that time, in his basement laboratory in London, Dr. Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist, was looking for something that would kill deadly bacteria. In order to observe their growth, he had spread on his laboratory desk some small plate containing the bacteria. One evening it happened that he failed to place a cover on one of the plates.
When Fleming arrived the next morning, ha saw that the plate had gathered some blue-green mould during the night. This did not surprise him. Around the outside of the uncovered plate the bacteria were still flourishing, while in the area close to the mould there were none. They had somehow disappeared. His trained mind started to ask questions.
Fleming put some of the mould with more bacteria of the same kind. The germs( 细菌)were destroyed. He tried it on bacteria of other kinds. It stopped the growth of many other harmful germs. He seemed to have discovered a powerful antibiotic(抗生素).After years of continued experiment, he found that penicillin was indeed a powerful antibiotic and that it did not harm the body.
However, it was not until 1940 that biochemists were able to find a way of producing penicillin as a powder with an unchanging character. In 1941, penicillin was declared a safe drug for use on humans and made available to doctors. As the drug was produced in quantity, it became cheaper. And the reduced cost has made possible worldwide use of penicillin in treating many infections.
Penicillin has save lives and prevented suffering all over the world and people value Fleming‟s work greatly. If, as long as half a century ago, Fleming had not failed to place a cover on one of his plates, the plate would not have gathered mould during the night. And if Fleming had not noticed that tiny area of mould on his plate, he would not have discovered this powerful antibiotic just then, and one of the greatest discoveries of the century would have been delayed.
The discovery of penicillin also pointed out the way towards the discovery of other wonderful substances(物质)which fight disease germs without harming the body. Various kinds of antibiotics have been found which deal with almost all known bacteria and many other deadly germs. If Fleming had not discovered the first wonderful antibiotic----penicillin, the antibiotic industry world would not have developed so rapidly, would it?
51.Dr. Alexander Fleming put some plate on his laboratory desk in order to ____________.
A. make an experiment on penicillin.
B.observe a kind of mould
C.observe the growth of bacteria.
D.kill bacteria
52.What surprised Fleming the next morning?
A. Some bacteria were killed by a kind of mould.
B. Some mould had grown on the plate.
C.A plate was not covered.
D. The bacteria were flourishing.
53.Which statement is not true?
A. Penicillin is a kind of blue-green mould.
B. Penicillin is the first powerful antibiotic.
C. Penicillin is not harmful to the body.
D. Penicillin can treat all infections (感染) 。

54.The reason why penicillin was not put to use immediately after it was discovered is that________.
A. People did not know how to use it on humans.
B. It changed constantly.
C. It was not allowed to be used.
D. It was expensive.
55. The main idea of the last paragraph is that______.
A. there exist many deadly germs.
B .penicillin had contributed much to the development of the antibiotic industry
C. all known bacteria are not so harmful
D. the antibiotic industry is developing rapidly
Text D.
Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress(紧张)helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.
Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?
All theses things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations(失意)into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health better than those who bottle up(抑制)their feelings.
If our self-examination has brought any of the causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily., if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour‟s anger. The teaching in the Bible(圣经) “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.
56. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Freedom from responsibility does not help relieve stress.
B.Stress is the direct cause of cancer.
C.The causes of stress are worthy of serious study.
D. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.
57. According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from
stress?
A.People who have cancer.
B.People who like to quarrel with others.
C.People whose living standard is low.
D.People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.
58. Judging from the context, the word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means________.
A. a noisy quarrel.
B. a very loud noise.
C. a neat line of things side by side.
D. a journey in a boat
59. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress.
A.Changing our jobs.
B.Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.
C.Speaking out about our frustration.
D.Reading the Bible.
60. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means______.
A.Don‟t let your anger last long.
B.Don‟t get angry while the sun is going down.
C.Don‟t get angry easily about little things.
D.Don‟t watch the su n set while you are angry.
Part V. Translation (10分)
Translate the following sentences in to English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets. 1．他听到这个令人激动的消息后，眼睛里涌出欢乐的泪水(well up)。

2．对不起，我迟到了，我刚才在开会脱不了身(get away)。

3．别像个孩子似的！要控制你自己(pull oneself together)！
4．将自己的观点强加于别人是不对的(impose)。

5．只要你努力工作，你迟早一定会获得成功，实现自己的抱负(sooner or later)。

Part VI. Composition (15分)
Directions: For this part, you are to write a composition entitled “The Main Difference between My College Life and My Middle School Life” within 200 words.
The Main Difference between My College Life and My Middle School Life
In the first part, state clearly what you think the main difference between college and middle school life. In the second part, state which life you prefer and why.
In the third part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary or suggestion.
The Final Examination Paper for the Comprehensive English Course for English Majors Grade
20082009,1)
Answer Sheet(二)
Part I. Dictation.( 15分)
Part V . Translation （10分） 1． 2． 3 4 5
Part IV . Composition （15分）
The Main Difference between My college Life and My Middle school Life.
班级 姓名 学号
The Final Examination Paper for the Comprehensive English Course for English Majors Grade
2008(2009年1月)
（2007级英语专业学生综合英语第一学期期末试题参考答案及评分标准）
Part I. Dictation (15分)
评分标准：
1.听写共15小节，每节1分。

2.每节最多扣1分
3.重复错误仅扣一次。

4.小错误，如单词拼写错误一到二个字母，冠词、单复数错误、大小写及标点符号错误等，每出现两次扣0.5分；大错误，如漏写、加词、造词、时态错误，每个扣0.5分。

5.空白卷一律打0分。

Our boat floated on, between walls of forest. / Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed./ In any case, /what would we have got by landing? /The country was full of snakes and other dangerous animals, /and the forest was so thick /that one would be able to advance only slowly, /cutting one‟s way with knives the whole day. /We live on fish, caught with a homemade net of string, /and any fruit and nuts we could pick up out of water. /As we had no fire, /we had to eat everything,/including the fish, uncooked. /As for water, there was a choice: /we could drink the muddy river water,/ or die of thirst.
Part II. Cloze (20分，每小题1分)
1.B
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. D
6.B
7. B
8. D
9. A. 10. C
11. D. 12.A 13.B 14. B 15. C
16. A 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. A
Part III. Vocabulary (20分，每小题1分)
21.B 22.A 23. C 24. D 25.D
26. A 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. D
31. B 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. C
36. A 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. C
Part IV. Reading Comprehension(20分，每小题1分)
41. B 42.B 43. A 44. B 45.C
46. D 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. A
51. C 52.A 53. D 54. A 55. B
56. C 57. D 58. A 59. D. 60. A
Part V. Translation (10分，每小题2分。

评分办法：每小题正确使用所给出的短语且句子结构通畅，无语言错误，给2分；没能使用所给短语，但句子结构通畅，无语言错误，给2分；
有语法错误扣1分；每两个单词拼写错误扣0.5分，扣完为止)
1．When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy welled up in his eyes.
2. I …m sorry I‟m late; I was at a meeting and couldn‟t get off.
3. Don‟t act like a child! Put yourself together!
4. It is wrong to impose one‟s own viewpoints upon others.
5. As long as you work hard, you will succeed and realize your ambition sooner or later.
Part VI. Composition(15分)
作文评分标准：
1. 本题满分15分
2 .阅卷标准共分五个档次：2分、5分、8分、11分、145分。

3．2分档——条理不清楚，思路紊乱，语言支离破碎或大部分句子均有错误，且多数为严重错误。

4．5分档——基本切题。

表达思想不清楚，连贯性差。

有较多的严重语言错误。

5. 8分档——基本切题。

有些地方表达思想不够清楚，文字勉强连贯；语言错误相当多，其中有一些严重错误。

6．11分档——切题。

表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误。

7．14分档次——切题。

内容较丰富，文字通顺，连贯性好。

基本无语言错误，仅有个别小错误。

8．白卷，与作文题目毫不相关，或有几个孤立的词而无法表达思想，则判0分。

9．字数不足应酌情扣分。