哈尔滨剑桥学院《大学英语》试卷2018-2019学年期末试卷

哈尔滨剑桥学院《大学英语》
2018-2019第一学期期末试卷
课程名称专业班级
一二三四五六七八九
备注：学生不得在试题纸上答题（含填空题，选择题等客观题）
English Test Paper
Partl.From the four choices given,choose the one that best completes the sentence.(%0c)
1.As the fire was nearty out and i was getting late,they prepared to＿＿for the night.
A.sit up
B.retire D.retum
C.stay up
2.Tension within a family＿＿or eliminated when the family,as a whole,is threatened by an extemal force.
A.is often relived
B.often relaxed
C.Is often relieved
D.ofen released
3.He picked up his＿＿and put it in hNis pocket.
A.resolution
B.resolve
C.determination
D.revolver
4.The mosquitoes that pass on malaria are becoming resistant to the＿＿now used against them.
A.poisons
B.capsules
C.chemical
D.pills
5.＿＿she saw the serlous concem on Li Gong's face that she agreed to let him try again.
A.It was not until
B.Until
C.It was until
D.Not until
6.＿＿whether I am going to China.
A.It is not already settled
B.It is yet settled
C.It is not yet setled
D.It is still settled
7.There remained nothing but to get the canoe into the water.However,all my＿＿to get i into the water failed.
A.equipment
B.tools
C.instrument
D.devices
8.It is I＿＿want to leave you,＿＿I have to.
A.not that hactause of
B.becausebut
C.not that--·but
D.not because--because
9．Toms styie of travel was interesting-he must＿＿the land as much as possible.
A.live off D.be fed on
B.be fed up with
C.be lived on
10.The name of Chaplin＿＿the image of a littie tramp with a brush mustache.
A.conjures up
B.occurs to
es upon
D.runs through
11.With night＿＿We started for home.
A.moving along
B.went by
ing on
D.dragged on
12.Will this new oil recovery technique be financially＿＿
A.representation
B.feasible
C.characteristics
D.diffusion
13.Today.getting a new heart is no longer silly.It is now a＿＿
A curiosity B.novety C.reality D.application
14.Obviously,the white bird in the story has a＿＿_meaning of freedom.
A.symbolic
B.symbol
C.symbolize
D.symbolism
15.The search was＿＿when the fog got thicker.
A started B.called off C.postponed D.continued
16.Let's＿＿our resources and get the job done quickly.
e up
B.pool
C.conserve
D.store up
17.Mrs.Jones＿＿the suspect by the scar on his face.
A.identified
B.found out
C.discovered
D.coincided
18.The landlady could not＿＿because al her rooms were booked
B.put up with us
A.adapt us C.accommodate us D.hetp us
19.The economic crisis has serously＿＿French exports.
A.stimutated
B.simulated
C.affected
D.increased
20.What＿＿_is simply that he is not wiling to give us his support.
A amounts to B.matters C.teaches D.signals
21.The train will＿＿from Platform2at3:45on Tuesday moming.
A.arrive
B.stop
C.depart
D.deral
22.The young girl took the cheese and＿＿to eat.
menced
mended
C.renounced
mented
23.A judge must be-when weighing evidence.
B.detached
A.interested C.separated D.disconnected
24.These courses,f property conducted,will＿＿_the minds of the students.
A.refresh
B.renew
C.stimulate
D.encourage
25.That way of speaking is＿＿people in this part of the country.
A.strange to
B.odd to
C.peculiar tb
D.particular about
26.He＿＿_as though he had never in his life seen me before.
A.went pass me
B.avoided me
C.passed me by
D.went away from me
27.He had been＿＿to give up much of his time to housework.
A.ordered
D.fnightened
pelled
C.persuaded
28.He＿＿that he could create live fish out of chemicals.
A.daimed
B.demanded
C.argued
D.announced
29.The best students are＿＿_special scholarships.
A.rewarded
B.awarded
pensated
D.refused
30.Living on an isolated farm,they do not see anybody for weeks
A.in the end
B.on end
C.off and on
D.endlessly
Part Il.Reading Comprehension(40%)
Passage one
If you are like most people,your intelligence varles from season to season.Your are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year.A noted scientist,Ellsworth Huntington,conduded from other men'svork and his own among peoples in different climates and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.
He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in summer than they are during the rest of the year.It does mean,however,that the mental abilties of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in summer.
Spring appears to be the beat period of the year for thinking.One reason may be that in the spring man's mentalbilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.
Fall is the nexl-best season,then winter.As for summer,it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation ftrom thinking
31.According to the passage,man'intelligence
A Stays the same throughout the year
B.Varies from day to day
C.Changes with the seasons
D.Changes from year to year
32.Elsworth Huntington decided that climate and temperature have
Aa great effect on everyone intelligenee
B.some effect on most people intelligence
C.some effect on a few people Inteligence
D.no effect on most people intelligence
33.Elsworth Huntington s conclusion was based on
A variations of his own mental abilities from season to season
B.the results of research done by him and other scientists among peoples in different climates
C.detailed records of temperature changes in different places
D.detailed records of different ways of thinking among peoples on different climates
34.Why does the author say summer is a good time to take a long vacation from thinking?
A.Because a long vacation in summer helps to Improve people·povental
B.Because people tend to be less creative during summer.
C.Because summer is a good time for outdoor activities
D.Because mental exertion in the summer heat taxes too much of people energy.
35.The central idea of this passage is
A.man's mental abilities change from season toseason
B.man's intelligence varies from place toplace
C.man should take a long vacation in summer
D.if you want to do creative thinking.go to a cool place
Passage Two
On November19,1863,Abraham Lincoin went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery The Civi War was still going on.There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time He was not at all popular.He had been Invited to speak at Gettysburg only out
of courtesy.The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett,a famous statesman and speaker of the day.Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.
It is said that Lincoin prepared his speech on the train while going to te that night,alone in his hotel room and tire out,he again worked briefly on the speech.The next
day Everett spoke first.Ho spoke for an hour and57minutes.His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day.Then Lincoln rose.The crowd of15.000people at
first paid llttle attention to him.He spoke lor only nine minutes.Al the end there was ittle applause.Lincoln tumed to a friend and remarked.I have failed again. to Washington he commented sadly.“Thatpeech was a fat failure,and the people are disappointed.
-On tt
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech.But little by Ittle,as people read the speech,they began tb understand better.They began to appreciate ts simplicity and its deep meaning.It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today,every Amencan school child leams Lincoln urg Addeetystear.Now everyone thinks of t as one of the greatest orations ever given in American history.
36.In1863,Abraham Lincoln was
A.very critical
B.unpopular
C.very popular
D.very courteous
37.Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery Because he was
A.a famous orator
B.very handsome
C.President of the United States at the time
D.a poputar statesman
38.It can be inferred from the text that
A.Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn t have much time sperobare his
C.Lncolns speech was ful of richatory
D.Lincolns speech was vinyg
39.Lincoln's speecs
A.An immediate success
B.Warmly applauded
C.A total falure
D.Not well-received at first
40.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has deepaning.
B.Lincolns Gettysburg Address is simple btyle
C.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American schoohild.
D.Lincolns Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the Unit6cates.Passage Three
A flag is more than a piece of coth.It stands for a nation beople-their land,history,and ideals.Iceland lag,for instance,stands for features of the land.Red is for the fire of Iceland Voicanoes.（火山）White is for ice.Blue is for te mountains.On India nag.the blue wheel stands for peace and progress.The white stripe（条纹）behind it is for truth.The black stripe on the fag of Malawi stands for the Negro people of that African tand.The red stripe represents（f代表）the blood they shed to free themselves from foreign rule.
When the people of any nation see their flag fying.they feel proud.They love and honor the flag as the symbal（象征）of their country.
41.The nag of Iceland is
A.red and white
B.blue and green
C.black,white,and red
D.red,white,and blue
42.The white stripe on India's fing stands
A.ice and mountains
B.peace and progress
C.waterfalls
D.truth
43.India's flag stands mostly ttre
A feature of the land B.riches of the soll
C.ideals of the people
D.history of the country
44.The red on Malawl s fag reminds the penfple
A.the many volcanoes in their land
B.the beauty of their countryside
C.their fight for freedom
D.their need to make progress
45.The most important thing about a flag is
A.what it stands for
B.when it is used
C.what it is made of
D.how big it is
Passage Four
Warm water freezes more quickly than cold.Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago.But few people believed him-till1970.In that year Canadian scientist George Kell proved the English scholar was right.Dr.Kel filled an open pail with cold water.He exposed both to the same low temperature.The warm water troze first.
The lack（缺少）of covers on the pails was the secret.Some of the warm water changed to vapor.（水蒸气（）It evaporated（蒸发）Into the air.This meant that less of the warm water was left to freeze.And so the wam water froze faster than the cold water-even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.
46.Sr Francis Bacon was
A.an American experimenter
B.a Canadian scientist
C.an English scholar
D.an Austraian writer
47.Dr.Kells pails webeth
A.filled wlth water
B.left uncovered
C.exposed to the same temperature
D.all of the above
48.The second paragraph tells why
A.Dr.Kell was studying water
B.the warm water froze first
C.Dr.Kell used pails in his work
D.water freezes in underground pipes
49.No water vapor would have escaped into the air if the pails had been
A.warmed
B.covered
C.shaken
D.filed
50.The cold water troze more slowty because
A.salt was added to n
B.its pail was smaller
C.there was more of it left
D.the air near it was moving
111.Cloze(10%)
I've really got to do something to lose weight.because l'm geting much too fat.I w worrled aboutt_51_I went to see the doctor.He told me that I'probably have a heart_52_unless I started eating less.When you·reon a diet faave toptation to eat54though you feel hungry.This may be very hard to do and you certainly need a lot of strength to succeed.So 1'going to a health farm for a month where l won'be able to eat and sol"ha_to my diet
They will also56me take plenty of exercise,57_won't do me any harm either.Both the diet and the exercise will58me to lose weight and feel itter.I'm temibly easily Inffuenced by other people.Wheneverl see someone having a drink in a TV program,I feel59_a drink myself and it's the same with cigarettes and food.So wish me luck,when you see me again,1_60_diffdrbetlooked that you won'trecognieb
B.afer
C.before
51.A although D.until
52.A disease B.break C.attack D.damage
53.A bear B.resist C.endure D.retreat
54,A.as B.even C.H D.despite55.A.Insist B.hold
C.stick
D.keep
56.A advise B.force C.make D.instruct
57.A this B.that C.what D.which
58.A make B.help C.assure D.cause
B.lke
59.A desire C.want D.hope
60.A also B.too C.so D much
IV.Translation:(20%)
1．她行医至今已有三年零四个月了。

2．既然他答应出席会议，我们想请他演讲。

3．据说这一地区早在两千年前农业就很先进。

4．如果你想在一生中有所成就，最重要的是树文信心。

5.Technology makes more technology possible,as we can see if we look for a moment at the process of innovation.。