2019学年大学英语期末试卷

2019学年第一学期英语期末试卷（A卷）（4页）班级姓名学号成绩Part ⅠVocabulary and Structure ( 30 points )Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentences. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1.As Peter had ________ owned a company, he knew exactly how to do the work himself.A.particularlyB. eventuallyC. previouslyD. ordinarily2.To learn spoken language, you should practice ___________.A. as possible as you canB. as much as you canC. so much as you canD. much as you can3.He keeps trying although he has _______ chance of success.A. a fewB. fewC. littleD. a little4.It is thought to be a way to have some money _____ for old age.A.put asideB. taken offC. set outD. given in5.Chinese football ________ in Asia because of its methods and strategies in training andpractice.A. give way toB. counts onC. watches forD. falls behind6.The question is worth _________ again.A. discussedB. discussC. discussingD. to discuss7.Recently, I had an unusual experience which I would like to _____ with you.A.shiftB. shareC. talkD. change8.The general manager is trying to find _______ to the company’s pollution problem.A. an answerB. a solutionC. a replyD. a reaction9.Not until I began to work ______ how much time I had wasted.A. did I realizeB. I realizedC. I have realizedD. have I realized10.There is a shortage of parking space; _______ parking is becoming more expensive.A.howeverB. anywayC. thereforeD. furthermore11.As long as I work hard, my dream of being _____ to the college will come trueA.relaxedB. convincedC. admittedD. confused12.He apologized to his wife for having _______ her.A. protectedB. objectedC. defendedD. offended13.The workers went on strike against the government plan _______ prices of daily necessities.A. to riseB. to raiseC. riseD. raise14.It was Japan _________ launched the war against China.A. thatB. whenC. whomD. which15.Will he participate _______ the coming Art Festival?A. atB. onC. withD. in16.The new T-shirt_________ him 68 dollars.A. tookB. paidC. costD. spent17.This china vase ______ to the early Song dynastyA. expressesB. survivesC. marksD. dates back18.I just can’t help being _________ to have a try in translating the book into Chinese.A. offeredB. punishedC. temptedD. crowed19.While ______ my childhood elementary school, I encountered an old friend.A. visitedB. visitingC. visitD. be visiting20._________ there is something else to discuss, I’ll declare the meeting closed.A. UnlessB. ThoughC. AsD. While21.Everyone should _________ his share in the struggle against pollution.A.exploreB. contributeC. entertainD. vary22.When I applied for my passport to be renewed, I had to send a _____ photograph.A.fashionableB. modernC. freshD. recent23.Scarcely had he arrived ________ they asked him to leave again.A. whileB. afterC. whenD. than24. His wife ________him washing the supper dishes.A. talked ofB. asked aboutC. persuadedD. insisted on25.__________ any other skill, building friendship has to be practiced.A. DislikeB. LikelyC. LikeD. Unlike26.Jeff is very sad. Everyone went to the park_______ him.A. besidesB. butC. forD. against27.According to one survey, ______ the ten biggest quakes to hit the United States, just onestruck California.A. out ofB. outC. ofD. in28. After _______ from school, my son decided to work for a year before continuing hiseducation.A. gradingB. grantingC. growingD. graduating29.John _______ the manager this afternoon, but he forgot.A. could telephoneB. might telephoneC. must have telephonedD. should have telephoned30.By the end of that year Henry ________ more than a thousand foreign stamps.A.had collectedB. collectedC. has collectedD. will have collectedPart ⅡReading Comprehension (30 points)Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneA lot of people are their own enemies. They regard themselves as unlikely to succeed in college and often feel that there have been no accomplishments in their lives. In my first year of college especially, I saw people get themselves down all too quickly. There were two students in my class who failed the first test and seemed to give up immediately. From that day on, they walked into the classroom carrying defeat on their shoulders the way other students carried textbooks under their arms. Both students hang on until about mid-term. When they disappeared for good, no one took much notice, for they had already disappeared in spirit after that first test.They are not the only people in whom I have seen the self-doubt do its work. I have really wanted to shake them by the shoulders and say: “You are not dead. Be proud and pleased that you have brought yourself here to college. Be someone. Breathe. Hope. Act.”Such people should not use self-doubts as an excuse for not trying. They should pull themselves together and get to work. They should start taking notes in class and trying to learn. Above all, they should not give up without even trying.31. When the two students dropped out, on one took much notice because _________.A. they were absent from classB. they didn’t get on well with other studentsC. they were so much cut off from the rest of the classD. they had long lost hear in class performance32. According to the passage, the two students failed in their study because of their ________.A. self-doubtB. shynessC. prejudiceD. laziness33.The author thinks that the two students should_________.A. learn from other studentsB. try hard before giving upC. give up their college educationD. feel happy because they are in college34. The phrase “get themselves down”(Para. 1, line 3) probably means _________.A. avoid dangerB. waste timeC. lose confidenceD. tell lies35. The sentence “Both students hang on until about mid-term” (Para. 1) tells us that_________.A. they didn’t take part in class activitiesB. they didn’t finish their study that termC. they didn’t study wellD. they didn’t take notes in classPassage TwoI remember quite clearly the first time I was really shaken by my wife’s intuition.We were looking for a second-hand car, and I had been much taken by a rather nice drop-head with a well-cared-for appearance.“Well, she runs nicely,” I told my wife after the try-out. “Good start-up, the engine sounds sweet, low mileage and the right price. What do you think?”“I don’t like it.”“Why not?”“I don’t know. There is just something about the salesman that I don’t believe.”A few weeks after we had bought another car elsewhere, I happened to find out the history of the drop-head. It had been seriously damaged in a crash before we saw it, and been cleverly done up. The car was, indeed, a very bad risk.Of all the things about women that their husbands do not understand, perhaps the biggest question is this: How can she often be right about things of which she has absolutely no knowledge? How does a woman’s intuition work? What is this strange power that tells her exactly when her husband isn’t working late on business, however honest he pretends to be? Is it guesswork, or some sixth sense that men don’t have?36. When was the “first time” the husband felt “really shaken” by his wife’s intuition?A.When he learned about the history of the drop-head.B.When he realized she knew so much about cars.C. When his wife spoke about the salesmanD. When they bought another car.37. What does a person’s intuition refer to according to the passage?A.The ability to make a quick decision.B.The ability to pick out the best one among a number of things.C.The ability to know something by using on e’s feelings.D.The ability to see though things.38. Why didn’t the man know that the car was damaged at first?A.He was not careful enough.B.It had been skillful repairedC.The salesman only tried it out smoothlyD.The damage was not serious at all39. What answer does the writer give to the question of a woman’s intuition?A.It is a special kind of knowledgeB.It must be the sixth sense.C.He doesn’t really answer the questionD.It is simply a blind guess40. From the passage we learn that the salesman was ________.A.honestB. helpfulC. kindD. cheatingPassage ThreeA head nod for approval and a headshake for refusal are not universal. But they are worth studying because they are very common across many cultures in the world.Most biologists agree with Charles Darwin. They believe that the two gestures are developed from a baby’s nursing habit. the forward head nod is seen as part of the breast seeking or breast-accepting habit. The head shaking gesture is thought as the baby’s habit of refusal. The refusal habit, of course, lasts into later years. When the child says “no” to the offered food, he shakes his head.The biological explanation suggests that the approving nod may be connected to the nursing habit of the babyhood. On the other hand, it also suggests that the refusal headshake may come form the shake-off movement of birds and animals. We may learn the way from animals to refuse. For example, a wet dog shakes off the water he doesn’t want. When we refuse an unwelcome idea, we do it in the same way.However, these new suggestions do not at all disprove the nursing theory. In addition, children who are born deaf and blind naturally follow the habit. this also helps support the nursing theory. This means the difference of yes-no gesture is probably developed from babyhood. It is not culturally set in later on.41. Head shaking and head nodding are worth studying because_________.A.they are unusualB.they are very commonC.they are very strangeD.they are universal42. According to Charles Darwin, ___________.A.head nodding and headshake are habits developed from babyhoodB.children refuse their food by saying noC.babies have the habit of moving their heads for funD. a head nod for approval and a headshake for refusal are not universal43. A bird shakes off the water on its feather because___________.A.the water is very coldB.the water is very dirtyC.it enjoys doing soD.it does not need the water44. “ We do it in the same way” means “_____________”.A.We shake off the water as a dog doesB. A dog refuses things by shaking his headC.We refuse things by shaking our headsD.We shake off the water we don’t want45. We can infer from the passage that__________.A.The nursing theory is more convincingB.People learn to nod and shake when they grow upC.It’s not right to shake for yes and nod for noD.Children born deaf and blind have the same head movements as normal children. Part ⅢTranslation (25 points)Directions: There are two sections in this part. You should translate five English sentences into Chinese in Section A, and five Chinese sentences into English ones in Section B. Write all the sentences in the Answer Sheet.Section A English-Chinese Translation (10 points)1．I became crazy about Chinese Taijiquan the moment I got to know more about it.2．We should have more fresh and green food and less junk food.3．It will do us a lot of good to take part in more social activities.4．You can improve your English by communicating with native speakers directly.5．It looks like that the rain is going to continue to the weekend.Section B Chinese-English Translation (15 points)1．为了完成这项科学研究，许多科学家放弃了个人幸福。