大学英语精读(专科) 期末试题

2010～2011学年第2学期长沙理工大学继续教育学院考试
大学英语精读试题（考试时间：120分钟闭卷）A卷
本次考试试卷的所有答案全部写在专用答题纸上。

考试结束后，试卷和答题纸一起上交。

一、W ords：（按单词的中文意思及词性填空，单词的首字母或前几个字母已给出。

每空1分，共20分）
1、决定vt. de_____________
2、平衡n. eq_____________
3、内在的 a. in_____________
4、清楚n. c_____________
5、体育场n. s_____________
6、评价v. e_____________
7、信息n. in_____________ 8、社区n. com_____________
9、奇迹n. ma_____________ 10、培养vt. cul_____________
11、气候n. c_____________ 12、交通v. tr_____________
13、极其adv. ex_____________ 14、财政n. f_____________
15、假日n. h_____________ 16、居民n. d_____________
17、童年n. c_____________ 18、熟悉的 a. f_____________
19、财富n. tr_____________ 20、大小；广大n. mag_____________
二、Vocabulary & Structure：（在下列四个选项中，选出最适合题目的选项。

每题2分，共30分）
21、Who will（）the cost of repair if the car is damaged?
A、take
B、bear
C、hold
D、swallow
22、The new regulation will soon come into（）.
A、force
B、value
C、strength
D、effective
23、The students are（）the mid-term test, which will soon be held.
A、preparing
B、preparing on
C、preparing for
D、preparing in
24、As soon as the manager entered his office, he began to（）the telephone book on his desk.
A、look up
B、look upon
C、look through
D、look for
25、Her answer is not acceptable, and（）.
A、neither am I
B、either is mine
C、neither is mine
D、mine is neither
26、Although the family trusted her, she let them（）badly.
A、off
B、down
C、out
D、alone
27、The whole city began a fitness campaign（）goal is to make more healthy.
A、which
B、whose
C、that
D、what
28、He was pleased to have the（）to hear such a fine musician play his favorite piece of music.
A、fate
B、possibility
C、occasion
D、opportunity
29、（）evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated.
A、If being
B、It is
C、There is
D、There being
30、What defense did his counsel（）in the trial?
A、set out
B、set about
C、set in
D、set up
31、— Mum，I’m very thirsty.
—Oh, help（）to the（）water.
A、yourselves, boiled
B、yourselves, boiling
C、yourself, boiling
D、yourself, boiled
32、The hard truth is that（）Lucy（）her twin sister has yet done enough to get a passing grade for her course.
A、both…and
B、either…or
C、whether…or
D、neither…nor
33、Some（）of animals have become extinct because they could not adapt to a changing environment.
A、kinds
B、category
C、varies
D、species
34、Much of the news provided by this newspaper is（）, not foreign.
A、rural
B、domestic
C、urban
D、familiar
35、This is not an economical way to get more water;（）it is very expensive.
A、or else
B、in short
C、on the contrary
D、on the other hand
三、Reading Comprehension：（根据文章内容，完成文章后的五个选择题。

每题2分，共20分）
Passage One
As a result of pollution, Lake Erie, on the borders of the USA and Canada, is now without any living things. Pollution in water is not simply a matter of “poisons” killing large numbers of fish overnight. V ery often the effects of pollution are not noticed for many months or years because the first organisms (生物体) to be affected are either plants or plankton. But these organisms are the food of fish and birds and other creatures. When this food disappears, the fish and birds die too. In this way a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it’s not until dead fish and water birds are seen at the river’s edge or on the seashore that people realize what is happening. Where do the substances which pollute the water come from? There are two main sources of sewage (污水) and industrial waste. As more detergent (洗涤剂) is used in the home, so more of it is finally put into our rivers, lakes and seas. Detergents harm water birds, dissolving the natural substances which keep their feathers water-proof. Sewage itself, if not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and the sea from receiving the oxygen they need. Industrial waste is even more harmful as there are many highly poisonous things in it, such as copper and lead (铅). So if we want to stop this pollution, the answer is simple: sewage and industrial waste must be made clear before flowing into the water. It may already be too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once.
36、Pollution of water is noticed ______.
A) when the first organisms are affected
B) when a good many fish and birds die
C) when poisonous things are poured into water
D) as soon as the balance of nature is destroyed
37、The living things die because there is no ______ in the lake or river.
A) water B) fish C) poison D) oxygen
38、Which of the following is harmful according to the passage?
A) Organisms.
B) Plants and plankton in the water.
C) Waste water from clearing.
D) Industrial waste made clear before flowing into the water.
39、The way to stop water pollution is to ______.
A) realize the serious situation clearly
B) put oxygen into the river
C) make the waste material harmless before flowing into the water
D) make special room in the sea for our rubbish
40、We can infer that the passage is chosen from an article on ______.
A) pollution B) sewage C) organisms D) industrial waste
Passage T wo
If education is the transmission of civilization, we are unquestionably progressing. Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again. So our finest modern achievement is our spending of wealth and toil which never have been known before in the provision of higher education for all. Once colleges were luxuries, designed for the male half of the leisured class; today universities are so numerous that he who runs may become a Ph.D. We may not have been better than the selected geniuses of the past, but we have raised the level and average of knowledge beyond any age in history.
41、We are making progress in education because ______.
A) we have not interrupted the transmission of civilization
B) colleges have become less luxurious
C) college education is designed for the male
D) a lot of money and work unheard of in the past has been invested in college education
42、Since there are so many universities today, ______.
A) we have exceeded the selected geniuses of the past
B) anybody who runs has opportunity to get the highest academic degree
C) many geniuses are produced
D) the quality of education has lowered
43、Civilization is passed down from one generation to another ______.
A) through the efforts of each new generation
B) through inheritance
C) through exceptionally creative persons
D) through transmission
44、If the transmission of civilization should discontinue for one hundred years, ______.
A) civilization would be easily brought back into activity
B) civilization would be created better
C) civilization would be destroyed
D) civilization would be made again
45、The author thinks that the purpose of education is ______.
A) to select geniuses
B) to raise the level of knowledge
C) to produce Ph.Ds
D) to keep the life of civilization
四、C-E Translation：（根据括号内的提示，将下列句子翻译成英文。

每小题3分，共15分）
46、这项计划和原来的比起来要完整的多。

(compare with)
47、为了期末考试取得好成绩，同学们正忙着准备。

(be busy doing)
48、你必须依靠自己的努力。

(rely on)
49、因为缺水，我们不能在这儿种蔬菜。

(in that)
50、我收到一个用红丝带捆扎的包裹。

(deck sth with)
五、Writing：（按要求写作，共15分）
51、
Directions: You are given 30 minutes to write an English composition entitled “What Will Life Be Like Without Animals” in more than 80 words. Remember to write clearly.
What Will Life Be Like Without Animals。