(湖北师范学院)大一英语试卷

2003级期末英语试卷(A)(供体、美专业用)姓名学号专业Part.1 Listening Comprehension(20minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10short conversations. At the end of each of conversation, a question will beasked about what was said. Both the conversation and question will be spoken only once, then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with your pencil..1. A) He went to see his schoolmate.B) He went to see a film with his friend.C) He watched television with his friend.D) He stayed at home talking with his friend.2. A) Who are going to attend the meeting.B) What’s to be discussed at the meeting.C) Where the meeting is to be held.D) When the meeting is to be held3. A) The arrangement of the Wednesday meeting.B) Where they are going to meet M r Johnson.C) The necessity of writing to Mr. Johnson.D) Who is going to contact M r Johnson.4. A ) The tape was missing.B) The tape had been returned to Paul.C) Jack lent his tape to Paul.D) Jack bought the tape to the party5. A) The man reserved a room some time ago.B) The man wants to buy a flat on the second floor.C) The man has booked a room with no bath.D) The man wants to reserve a room.6. A) The paperback edition is on sale.B) Both editions are the same price now.C) It has two editions with the same cover.D) The hardcover edition is more expensive.7. A) He has the best TV sets for sale.B) His TV sets have a good sale.C) His TV sets are all of the same brand.D) He doesn’t have the newest models right now.8. A) He has to read a history book.B) He is too busy to go with her.C) He has already visited the museum.D) He must hand in a report about the museum.9. A) They are entertaining. B) They are time-consuming.C) They are boring. D) They are rewarding.10. A) A raincoat. B) A sunny day.C) A lovely hat. D) An attractive hut.Section BDirections: In this section，you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage，you will hear some questions .Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only one. After you hear a question ，you must choose the best answer from the four choices.Passage oneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A）She sat back and relaxed. B) She worked out a new English program.C) She decided to retire. D) She entered university.12. A) 8 years. B) 16 years.C) 20 years. D) 30 years.13. A)Bring a fear of aging among young students on the campus.B) Bring a great deal of useful experience to the university.C) Improve human relationships in the university.D) Improve the reputation of the university.14. A) She is learning how to teach minority students.B) She is learning how to make sound judgments,C) to perceive，not to judge.D) She is learning English and Drama.Passage TwoQuestions 15to 17are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) How to improve your reasoning ability.B) Why classical music is popular with math students.C) The difference between classical music and rock music.D) The effects of music on the results of math tests.16. A) Because it keeps you calm.B) Because it strengthens your memory.C) Because it strengthens your nerve activity..D) Because it improves your problem solving strategies.17. A) The effects of music do not last long.B) Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability.C) Music，whether classical or rock，helps improve your memory.D)The more you listen to music，the higher your test scores will be.Passage ThreeQuestions 18to 20are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) To prevent car accidents.B) To monitor the driver’s health.C) To drive the car automatically.D) To measure the driver’s pulse.19. A) It sends out signals for help.B) It takes over the driving immediately.C) It stops the car automatically.D) It sounds an alarm to warn the driver.20. A) It can measure the driver’s alcohol level in the blood.B) It bases its analysis on the driver’s heartbeat.C) It can quicken the driver’s response to emergencies.D) It monitors the signals transmitted from the driver’s brain.Part 2Vocabulary and structure (10 minutes)Directions: Choose the most appropriate one from the four choices given.21.Don’t to let me know if there is anything I can do for you.A. rejectB. preventC. hesitateD. refuse22.Let’s hang up some painting on these walls.A. bareB. emptyC. blankD. vacant23. They have developed techniques which are to those used in most factories.A. more talentedB. betterC. greaterD. superior24. No one has yet succeeded in explaining the of how life began.A. problemB. causeC. puzzleD. logic25.They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no .A. endB. conclusionC. resultD. judgment26. Well, let’s put our heads together and find to the problem.A. an answerB. a wayC. a solutionD. a method27. It took Jane a whole hour to solve this algebra problem.A. work atB. work onC. work outD. work over28. His manner was so bright and pleasant that Arthur felt at ease with him at once.A. easyB. comfortableC. confidentD. at rest29. The self—important manager didn’t seem to attach much importance to my advice.A. applyB. considerC. judgeD. give30.the bridge club rejected his application for membership.A. refused to considerB. refused to useC. refused to giveD. refused to believePart 3. cloze (20 minutes)Direction: For each blank in the following passage, choose the right answer from the choices given. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on your answer sheet with a pencil.When my wife, who is Spanish, spent her first winter in London a few years ago, she used to ask me time again: ”Where ‘s the fog?” Almost all foreigners 31 to find the city wreathed(萦绕) in yellow-grey mist for most of year. Dickens, who was 32 responsible for painting this 33 in people’s minds, certainly wasn’t exaggerating in those days. People 34 in the nineteenth century that when someone 35 suicide by jumping into the Thames he was chocked(窒息) by the fog and poisoned by the terrible 36 of the river before he had time to drown himself . In fact, the situation 37In recent years. When I was a boy in London thirty years ago I was often unable to see 38of the road when I left home on winter mornings.The decisive steps that have turned London into one of the 39 cities in the world 40taken at the end of the 1950’s.ButLondoners still 41 that fog 42 returns. The change took place as a result of two main improvements. Factories were compelled to install clean air equipment 43 close down, and private householders were not allowed to 44 coal unless it was smoke-free. But the 45 ecological miracle in London occurred 46 1964 onwards when the Thames Water Authority began to pump vast 47 of dissolved oxygen into the river. 48 , all the species of fish that had gradually disappeared from the Thames 49 1800 have returned .Some are even caught by fishermen 50 the House of Parliament.31. A look forward B. manage C. wish D. expect32. A first of all B. above all C. after all D. all the more33. A picture B. image C. photo D. portrait34. A were used to saying. B. used to sayingC were used to say D. used to say35. A. made B. committed C. did D. was committed36. A. fume B. smell C. smoke D. gas37 A. only has changed B. only changesC. has only changedD. changed only38. A. other side B .another side C. the other side D along side39. A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanest D. more clean40 A. was B. were C. have been D. had been41 A. find strange B. find out strangeC. find strangeD. find out it strange42. A. hardly B. barely . C. scarcely D. seldom43. A. and B. but C. to D. or44. A use B. make C. produce D. burn45. A true B .truly C. real D. really46. A. in B. from C. on D. through47. A. numbers B .number C. amount D. quantities48. A .therefore B. Nevertheless C. However D. As a result49 .A. before B. since C. after D. in50. A. outside B. in the front of C. inside D. besidePart4 Reading Comprehension (30 minutes)Direction: Here are three passages for you to read . Choose the best answers. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. (A)Antarctica is the continent that stretches around the South Pole. Antarctica is the coldest place on earth. The temperature may go down to 80 degrees below zero. Winds may reach 100 miles an hour.Every fall, thousands of emperor penguins come to Antarctica. They return from the ocean where they have spent the summer. They gather on the desert of snow and ice that is their winter home.The emperors are almost four feet tall and are the largest of all penguins. They come to Antarctica to lay their eggs, hatch them, and raise their young. By living together , they can help each other in several ways.The emperors help keep each other warm at night. They stand close together in large oval-shaped groups called” turtles.” Those penguins on the outside of a turtle stand with their backs to the cold. Those inside the turtle crowd together. The penguins change place from time to time and give those on the outside a chance toget warm.The emperors also help each care for the young birds. When a baby penguin is old enough, he joins the other youngsters in penguins nurseries(繁殖场)They stay close together. A few adult baby-sitterswatch them. With their young well cared for, the other penguins are free to fish miles away.51 .Emperors penguins live in the land around .A.North AmericaB. the South PoleC. the United States D .the North Pole52.The passage dose not say so, but it makes you think thatA.Emperor penguins do not care for their young.B.Penguins can live in very cold weather.C.Emperor penguins come to Antarctica to eat turtles.53 Emperor penguins come to Antarctica toA. lay their eggsB. escape from manC. try to keep warm54. On the whole, this passage is about is aboutA. nurseries for children.B. how emperor penguins live C the life of turtle55.Why do penguins stand in’ turtles’?A. They stand close together to keep warm.B.They want to be near their friends.C.They are not afraid when they stand together.( B)At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly“Get out of the classroom in to a job ,”it said, and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket.“You are lucky, Ron,” he said.“For every boy with a job these days, there’s a dozen with-out .”So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week. For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his school-days as a time of great variety and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work with little success.One fine day instead of going to work .Ron got a lift on a lorry going south. WithNine pounds in his pocket, a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournemouth, he had sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease had speed of it rather took Ron’s breath away. At quiet times Ron had to check the old man’s arithmetic in the records of the business.At the end of the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised howstraightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there; he was the only one who could keep the books.56.Why did Ron Mackie leave school at sixteen?A.His father made him leave.B.He had reached the age when he had to leave.C.He left because he was worried about future.D.He left because he wanted to start work.57.What did Ron’s father think about his leaving school?A.He thought his son was doing right thing.B.He advised him to stay at the school to complete his education.C.He did not like the idea, but he helped Ron to find work.D.He knew there was a job for every boy who wanted one.58.It took about a year for Ron to realize thatA.he worked well because he was interested in the job.B.His work at the supermarket was dull.C.Being at work was much better than going to school.D.The store manager wanted to get rid of him.59.Why did Ron leave the supermarket?A.He knew he would find work in Bournemouth.B.He took a job as a lorry driver.C.He gave up the job because he felt unwell.D.He wanted to work at the seaside.60.Ron was able to take over the shoe shop becauseA.he got on well with manager hereB.he knew how to keep the accounts of the businessC.he had had experience of selling books.D.He was young and strong.(C)The last part of this century will be an age of exploration such as man has never known. There are nine planets, at least 30 moons ,and thousands of asteroids(小行星).Their total area is about 250 times that of the earth. Spaceship will not able to land on some of them.. But that still leaves to be explored an area 10 times as great as the continents of the earth. Exploring space may seem terrifying to some people .No doubt explorers of the past were terrified by the empty oceans that lay before them. They conquered their fears, crossed the oceans, and built the new world. In the past when explorers set sail into unknown , they had to say good-bye to everything they knew at home. Space explorers will not face such great loneliness. Even when they travel far beyond the sun, they will be able to send messages back.61.According to the first paragraph, .A.man has not known how to explore space yetB.spaceships will be able to reach some places in spaceC.an area to be explored is as large as the continents of the earthD.the total area to be explored is about 250 times that of the earth62. Future exploration will .A.be more difficult than it was in the pastB.cover a larger area than any exploring done beforeC.be more dangerous than in the pastD.be more lonely than in the past63. The area to be explored in space at least times as great as the land of the earth.A. 250B. 30C. 10D. 064. Now space explorers will not feel lonely because .A.They are so excited that they forget everything at homeB.They have already said good-bye to everybody they knowC.They have been able to conquer fears and lonelinessD.They keep in touch with the earth at any time65. The writer believes that man will explore more area than ever before .A.at the end of the nineteenth centuryB.at the end of the next centuryC.at the end of the twentieth centuryD.in the far-distant futurePart 5 writing (20)Direction ：For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition of about 100words on the title Self-confidence.1) Self-confidence refers to the firm belief in one’s capability to do something well.2) We can do nothing without it.3) Then, how to build up my self-confidence.。