2011-2012年期中考试英语试B卷

潍坊科技学院
2011－2012学年第一学期期中考试
《大学英语Ⅲ》试卷(B卷)
（考试时间90分钟,满分100分）
（适用于2010级专科非英语专业学生）
Ⅰ。

Listening（每题1分，共15分）
Task 1
You will hear eight short conversations. After each conversation，there will be a question。

After each question, there will be a pause of ten seconds. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once。

When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the four choices marked A)，B）, C）and D）。

Example: You will hear：
W：Are you catching the 10：15 flight to New York？
M: No。

I’ll leave this evening.
Q：What are the two persons talking about？
You will read：A) New York City。

B）An evening party.
C) A plane trip。

D）The man’s job。

From the conversation，we learn that the man is to take a flight to New York。

Therefore, C) ”A plane trip。

" is the correct answer。

Now listen。

1。

A）Helen isn't like her mother.
B）Helen is a teacher.
C) The man should notice the book.
D）The man shouldn’t judge people only by their appearances.
2 。

A）Because she is ill。

B）Because she may go to her grandmother’s funeral.
C) Because she misses home.
D）Because her parents have come to see her。

3。

A）He had a toothache。

B）He had a fever.
C）He broke his leg.
D）He cut his fingers.
4。

A）He is a bus driver。

B) He is a taxi driver。

C）He works in an office.
D) He sells cars。

5 。

A）The man can use the computer。

B）The man can’t use the computer。

C) The man needs to buy the computer。

D）The man learns to use the computer.
6 .A) He is very thin.
B）He is handsome。

C）He is very fat。

D) He is funny。

7 .A）Sending things earlier。

B) Not sending anything。

C) Not buying her daughter anything。

D）Sending things by air.
8. A）It is sold。

B）It needs repairing.
C）It is new。

D）It is too old。

Task 2
You will hear one conversation。

After the conversation, there will be some questions. After each question，there will be a short pause. The conversation and questions will be spoken only once。

When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the four choices marked A），B), C) and D)。

9。

A）They can help us kill the time。

B) They reduce the cost of products。

C) They provide us information。

D）They tell us which product is the best。

10。

A) TV stations.
B）Those who buy the advertised products.
C）Manufactures。

D）Advertisers.
Task 3
You will hear a passage. The passage is printed with some words or phrases
missing。

The passage will be spoken three times. During the second reading，
you are required to fill in the five blanks with the words or phrases you hear. The
third reading is for you to check your answers. Now listen。

Florence Sephton is 77。

She is reading for an 11 。

“I’m more of a creature to polish my mind than to 12 ”。

The house takes the second place when I put studying。

“I was very happy at school and had a wonderful time learning。

I passed the university entrance examination and was ready to university, but with the First World War，I went into banking。

I was paid one pound a week。

Manchester University held my place for 3 years，but I was 13 and the freedom, so I turned it down。

”
Mrs。

Sephton sees her studies as keeping her 14 , “For all my life I’ve been self-supporting. It's not a very good characteristic。

It means I don’t care enough about other people。

I don’t know whether I’ll 15 in what I'm learning，so I'll be interested to see what it’s going to be like in my life ahead." Ⅱ. Choices.（每题1分，共20分)
16。

The ______ of College English Tests is to help students learn English better，isn't it?
A。

objecting B. subject C。

objective D. aiming
17。

These shops normally ______ in old and antique （古董）items, not in modern ones。

A。

buy B。

make C。

Specialize D. sell
18。

He saw the______ of a house against the sky
A。

outlook B outline C. outside D。

outfit
19. Some senior （年长的) members from the visiting team made a good number
of enquiries (询问) about what they saw in order to ______ additional information。

A. advertise B。

gain C。

know D。

remember
20. The book is endlessly ______ and richly rewarding；I highly recommend it to
you.
A。

fascinating B。

dull C. boring D。

expensive
21。

When we went to the coast we stayed in a holiday ______.
A。

vacation B。

camp C. place D. site
22。

The fat old man looked ______ in his tight white trousers。

A。

ridiculous B。

fine C. well D.sorry
23。

No one can stop him ______ going on with his studies.
A。

in B。

on C。

from D。

after
24。

It's very expensive to ________ on television.
A. advertise B。

advertising C。

advertiser D。

advertised
25。

How would a person who stays abroad most probably _____ when he or she is frustrated by the culture shock （文化冲击)？
A. remember
B. respect C。

recall D。

react
26.He pushed his way ______the crowd.
A。

in B. on C。

from D。

through
27。

The man who spoke at the meeting yesterday ______ his brother。

A。

is B。

was C. has been D。

had been
28。

Has he told you where he ______ his holiday next month。

A。

spent B。

has spent C. will spent D. would spend
29.The street was sealed ______ yesterday when a bomb had been found in the car driven by a young man。

A。

off B. on C. through D。

up 30。

Too much direct sunlight will ______ the plant.
A。

hold B。

harm C. help D。

heat
31. Your natural hair color begins to _______as you grow older, and eventually
goes grey。

A. decrease B。

fade C。

fall D。

lose
32. Some people name their children ________ famous rulers or public figures,
like George Washington Carver，for example。

A. after B。

with C. by D。

as
33.Believe it or not，the _____ line is that we have to make a decision today。

A。

clear B。

positive C。

bottom D。

usual 34.After the operation and three days’ _____ care，the patient is out of danger
now。

A。

extensive B。

expensive C。

intensive D。

deep 35. We have to get moving on this before we have a real disaster _____ our hands。

A。

on B. under C。

in D。

by Ⅲ. Cloze（每题1分，共10分）
Television is rightfully described （36）_______the ”king" of advertising media。

A large （37)______ of the country’s population （38）_______ at least some hours in front of the TV every day. They are more (39)_______ to this combination of audio （声频的）and visual form of entertainment (娱乐) than any other.
However，competition is at its highest limits when it (40）_______ television and mostly you will see a lot of advertisements for similar products。

Also，during the commercial （41）_______ the viewer may choose to get
a snack （快餐）, go to the bathroom or have a conversation about what they just saw on the show they were viewing。

Even if your advertisement is being aired, viewers may never see it unless it is creative enough to catch their （42）_______.
(43）_______ the most effective，television advertising is much more expensive than advertising on any other medium. It’s not a good idea to attempt it （44）_______ you have enough money in your budget （预算) to do it （45）_______。

36。

A。

as B。

for C。

with
37。

A. lot B。

scale C。

number
38. A. cost B。

spend C。

take
39. A. interested B. attracted C。

acceptable
40. A. comes across B。

falls into C. comes to
41。

A. break B. pause C。

period
42。

A。

view B。

attention C。

eyes
43. A。

Although B. Because C。

But
44。

A. when B. because C。

unless
45。

A. right away B。

right C。

correct
Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension（每题2分,共20分)
Passage one
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005。

While most people were warming up their cars，Trevor，my husband，had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work。

On arrival, he parked his bile outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone。

The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60—hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货），saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story。

Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help。

One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，then called my husband to pick it up。

Once again my husband had away to get to and from his job。

It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before。

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole。

And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others。

No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares。

And the results can be everlasting。

46。

Why was the bike so important to the couple？
A. They used it for work and daily life.
B. It was their only possession(财产）。

C。

It was a nice Kona 18 speed。

D。

The man’s job was bike racing.
47。

We can infer from the passage that________.
A. the couple worked 60 hours a week
B。

people were busy before Christmas
C。

the stranger brought over the bike
D. life was hard for the young family
48。

How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A. From a stranger.
B. From a newspaper。

C. From TV news.
D。

From radio broadcasts。

49。

What do the couple learn from their experience？
A。

Strangers are usually of little help。

B。

One should take care of their bike。

C。

News reports make people famous。

D。

An act of kindness can mean a lot。

50. From this story，we can see humanity is ________。

A. selfish
B。

commercial
C. kind
D。

cold-hearted
Passage two
Language learning begins with listening。

Children are greatly different in
the amount of listening they do before they start speaking，and later starters are often long listeners .Most children will “obey" spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child .Before they can speak，many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.
Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises，and that during the first few months one or two noises sort
themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain，friendliness，and so on.
But since these can't be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate ，they
can hardly be regarded as early forms of language。

It is agreed，too，that from
about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment，and that by six months
they are able to add new words to their store。

This self-imitation（模仿)leads on
to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other
people。

The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these
imitations can be considered as speech。

It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world 。

Thus the use at seven months of “mama" as a greeting for his mother
cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father，his dog，or anything else he likes。

Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds 。

51. Before children start speaking________.
A。

they need equal amount of listening
B. they need different amounts of listening
C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken
instructions
D. they can’t understand and obey the adult's oral in structions
52。

Children who start speaking late ________。

A。

may have problems with their listening
B。

probably do not hear enough language spoken around them
C. usually pay close attention to what they hear
D. often take a long time in learning to listen properly
53。

A baby's first noises are ________.
A。

an expression of his moods and feelings
B。

an early form of language
C. a sign that he means to tell you something
D. an imitation of the speech of adults
54。

The problem of deciding at what point a b aby’s imitations can be considered as speech________。

A。

is important because words have different meanings for different people
B. is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually
C。

is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age
D. is one that should be completely ignored（忽略）because children's use of
words is often meaningless
55。

The speaker implies________.
A。

parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds
B。

children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak
C. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly
D。

even after they have learnt to speak，children still enjoy imitating Ⅴ. Translating(每小题2分，共20分)
A。

Translating the following into English。

56。

你认为一个人要做些什么才能成为一个幸福的人?
57。

大工厂生产的产品正在替代小工厂生产的产品。

58。

他差点解决了这个问题.
59。

目前，他们正展开全面调查，以弄清这次事故的原因。

60.生活并不总是像美丽的通话，你得承认这点。

B。

Translating the following into Chinese
61. As fate would have it，my life would soon change again，and in a very big way.
62. Advertising is part literature, part art, and part show business。

63。

Each time something bad happens，I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning。

64。

The chief took the suggestion ， and under his command ， the evacuation went as smoothly as could be expected.
65. All the boys in one generation of a family ， the brothers and male cousins ， will have the same first part to their name. Ⅵ。

Writing （共15分）
许多人都在努力学习英语，请你写一篇浅显易懂的短文，说明英语的重要性。

(字数100—120字）提示如下：
1. 英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言,
2. 学好英语可使我们更好地向外国学习先进经验。

3. 学好英语能使我们更好地为祖国服务。

4. 学习英语有时也是一大趣事。

潍坊科技学院
2011－2012学年第一学期期中考试
《大学英语Ⅲ》试卷（B 卷) 答题纸
时间90分钟，满分100分
（适用于2010级专科 非英语专业学生)
分，共15分)
1—5 6—10
11 12 13 14 15 1分，共20分） 16—20 21—25
26—3031—35
10分）
36—40 41—45
每题2分，共20分)
46—5051-55
2分,共20分）
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