西安石油大学《大学英语(大二上册)》期中试题C及其答案

第 1 页 共 12 页一、听力阅读 Section A Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once . Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is closest in meaning to the sentence you have just heard. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A) He left his notes in class. B) He borrowed the notes from his classmate. C) He needn ’t have the exam. D) A classmate borrowed his notes. 2. A) He has a better idea. B) It would be better if Mary could come with him. C) He thinks Mary ’s idea is the best. D) Mary should come up with a better idea. 3. A) Finish the work B) Wait until next morning. C) Go home. D) Have a rest there. 4. A) They want to go downtown. B) They want to go to a park. C) The man doesn ’t know where to park the car. D) The man wants to know where the park is. 5. A) He wants to join the others. B) He is behind in his work. C) He missed work when he was ill. D) He will catch up with his friends later. 6. A) She felt sleepy during the lecture. B) She didn ’t like the lecture. C) She felt asleep also. D) She found the lecture interesting. 7. A) The woman had chosen a color. B) The man doesn ’t care which color is chosen. C) The man is concerned about the color. D) The man has chosen a different color. 8. A) No one has a friend like Tom. B) Everyone is Tom ’s good friend. C) The man feels lucky to have Tom as a friend. D) The woman doesn ’t like any of the man ’s friend. 9. A) The man thinks the book is excellent. B) All the papers say that the book is good, too. C) The woman thinks the book is excellent. D) Reactions to the book are different.班级学号姓名命题教师 教研室（系）主任审核(签字) ---------------------------------------------装-----------------------------------------订----------------------------------------线-------------------------------------------- 装订线以内不准作任何标记2010/2011学年第一学期期中试题（卷）10) A) Relaxing just a bit B) Enjoying sight-seeing.C) Getting the room back into shape. D) Exercising.Section BDirections: In this section you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1.11. A) At Sydney. B) At Chicago.C) At Hong Kong. D) At Melbourne.12. A) A number of iron boxes. B) A pile of woolen goods.C) A number of wooden boxes. D) Some clothing.13. A) A box. B) A cat. C) A woman. D) A man.14. A) After the plane left London. B) Before the plane left London.C) Two days ago. D) That morning.15. A) ￡345. B) ￡435 C) ￡230 D) ￡335Passage 216. A) By taxi. B) By bus. C) On foot. D) By car.17. A) Buckingham Palace. B) Oxford Street.C) The National Gallery. D) The British museum.18. A) Have some very good meals. B) Go shopping.C) See some very good plays. D) Do sightseeing.19. A) They thought English food was bad.B) They will visit London again.C) They visited London last October.D) They didn’t take their umbrella last year.20. A) The couple enjoyed themselves very much in London.B) London is the best place to visit.C) The couple saw a lot in London. D) It often rains in London.Keys 1 – 10 DCACB ABCDD 11 – 20 ACDBA CDCAD第 2 页共12 页第 3 页 共 12 页二、单项选择 1. It is suggested that students should take an active part in social events ______ those event do not interfere with their studies. A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided 2. There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in ________ with its surroundings. A) coincidence B) harmony C) uniform D) alliance 3. When we are together there is no competition; neither of us feel better than or ________ to the other. A) interior B) internal C) inherit D) inferior 4. The author introduced an entirely different ________ to language teaching. A) approach B) admission C) entrance D) access 5. Professor Wang has been ________ a lot of pressure on me to change my mind. A) contributing B) exerting C) demonstrating D) tolerating 6. As all the members of the committee except the chairman were in favor of the suggestion, he was in a ______ of one. A) community B) society C) majority D) minority 7. Education should aim to _______ children’s mind to its utmost potential. A) cultivate B) calculate C) consult D) circulate 8. The president said his government had the right to acquire any _____ weapons from abroad to defend the country. (3---3B#) A) extreme B) discarded C) sophisticated D) moral 9. Some scientists believe that language has a great impact ______ people’s thinking. A) to B) on C) of D) with 10. In Japan the western deadline approach is secondary _______ a thorough job. A) to B) of C) with D) by 11. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong ______on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists. A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact 12. I wouldn’t think it _______ to ask him to join the club ——he will only refuse. A) worthwhile B) worthless C) worth D) worthy班级 学号姓名---------------------------------------------装-----------------------------------------订----------------------------------------线-------------------------------------------- 装订线以 内不准作任何 标记13. The value of the industrial _______ dropped from about 70 billion dollarsto slightly more than 31 billion.A) outcome B) output C) outlook D) outset14. However, _______ weight is not an inevitable part of getting older.A) obtaining B) gaining C) getting D) developing15. They must know how to make use of and when necessary to discardthe old ______ rules.A) conventional B) conditional C) flexible D) feasible16. Originally the play was _______ for October 2004, but had to be cancelled.A) convinced B) scheduled C) suspended D) enrolled17. One of Magritte’s paintings is of a man with his hat ______ inmid-air above his head.A) prepared B) participated C) operated D) suspended18. The problem is so difficult that we cannot ______ it _____ withoutthe help of our teacher.A) work ; out B) work ; at C) operate ; at D) agree ; to19. Today the most difficult and ________ questions about the economiccrisisof the late 1990s concern its deeper causes, both domestic and international.A) preliminary B) controversial C) fruitful D) capable20. We have to do our ______ to make the process as simply as possible.A) utmost B) outset C) outlook D) strain21. We have tried to make the questions simple but _______ so thatit won’t take many minutes to fill in but your answers willgive us a good idea of what is wanted and what is not.A) complicated B) comprehensive C) controversial D) preliminary22. The lord mayor has ______ a fund for the victims of the disaster.A) set up B) set out C) set aside D) set in23. The building became ______ a fish market, a cheap restaurant,a small hotel and finally a supermarket.A) continuously B) continually C) successively D) fundamentally24. She _______ all her old clothes when she moved to a new city.A) dismissed B) disposed C) discarded D) displaced25. From my point of view this approach is _______ to that one.A) better B) worse C) superior D) best26. Unless they get the right approach they would _______,and their competitors are already years ahead of them.A) feel behind B) feel through C) lag behind D) lag through27. Finally the murder case was dismissed ________ to lack of evidence.A) because B) as C) thereby D) owing第 4 页共12 页第 5 页 共 12 页28. I realized what I was doing and decided to have this problem ________, and I traced it back to when I was in hospital as a child. A) different B) consulted C) reformed D) analysed 29. The course was cancelled although over the students’ _______. A) arguments B) quarrels C) protests D) conflicts 30. Held up in a traffic jam, we ______ the planners for not having the foresight to have built a five-lane motorway. A) strained B) attended C) achieved D) cursed 31. With a standard bulb, only 5% of the electricity is ______ to light —— the rest is wasted away as heat. A) compressed B) converted C) exhausted D) confined 32. Colour-blind people often find it difficult to _____ between blue and green. A) separate B) distinguish C) compare D) contrast 33. We welcome rain, but a(n) ______ large amount of rainfall will cause floods. A) constantly B) extensively C) specially D) extremely 34. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling _____ heavy schedules. A) with regard to B) as to C) in relation to D) owing to 35. Henry’s news report covering the conference was so ______ that nothing had been omitted. A) clear B) moderate C) comprehensive D) understandable 36. He is ______ about his chances of winning a good medal in the Olympics next year. A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious 37. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect ______ silk from damage. A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible 三、阅读理解 第一篇 DBCBB During the rest of sleep, the fatigue of the body disappears and recuperation (复原) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy; the memory improves; and annoyance and problems are seen correctly. Some adults require little sleep, others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four. Infants sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily, the amount gradually decreasing as they grow older. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten.班级 学号姓名---------------------------------------------装-----------------------------------------订----------------------------------------线-------------------------------------------- 装订线以 内不准作任何 标记A worker with a physically demanding job may also need ten, whereas an executive working under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people are well known to have required little sleep. Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison, and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night.Whatever your individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep routine: a favorite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite posture (姿势), and a formula you need to follow in order to rest comfortably.Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours -- nearly five days. Whatever the limit, it is absolute. Animals kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limit for human beings is probably about a week.1. It is implied in the passage that _______.A) a light sleep is as refreshing as a deep one B) memory is greatly improved during sleepC) famous people need less sleep than ordinary peopleD) sleep is important for good mental and physical health2. It can be concluded from the passage that the amount of sleep required ________.A) depends on the bed one sleeps in B) varies greatly from one individual to anotherC) can be predicted from the type of job one hasD) is closely related to the amount of pressure one suffers3. The word “formula” (line 3, paragraph 3) most probably means ________.A) a prescription B) a mathematical ruleC) a fixed method or approach D) an expression of the elements of a compound4. A person should _______ in order to sleep well.A) go to bed early B) follow his sleep routineC) sleep as much as he can D) do a physically demanding job5. The longest time a human being can survive without sleep is probably _______A) five days B) seven days C) ten days D) twelve days第二篇 A. D. C. B. BArtificial flowers are used for scientific as well as decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, hard work and artistry (艺术才能) are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structures. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists. Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of第 6 页共12 页第 7 页 共 12 页fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower plants and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they too valuable and weak for classroom use. 1. W hich of the following is the best title for the passage? A 、An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers B 、The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka C 、Flowers Native to the United States D 、Materials Used for Artificial Flowers 2. I n making artificial flowers it requires __________. A) wax and glass B) the work of Leopold Blaschka and Rudolph C) hard work and artistry D) perfect knowledge of plant structure, hard work and artistry 3. W hich of the following statements about Leopold Blaschka and Rudolph is NOT true? A) They didn’t complete th e whole collection though they worked hard. B) They made the collection in colored glass. C) They made the collection both for display and for classroom use. D) They were well known in the circle of scientists. 4. I n Paragraph 2, “Although it was never completed…” here the “it” refers to __________. A) “The intention” B) “the collection” C) “one member” D) “each flower family” 5. W hich of the following is NOT included in the display at the Botanical Museum of Harvard University? A) Models of 164 families of flowering plants. B) Several species of native birds. C) Magnified details of flower parts. D) A group of diseased fruits. 第三篇 DABAC Boxing was long viewed sickly. Generally forbidden by law in the earlier days, the fighting was usually done with bare fists, and matches often lasted forty or fifty rounds. In 1882 John L. Sullivan, a fighter of great power, won the world heavyweight championship from Paddy Ryan in a bare fisted battle marked by hitting, scratching, and biting without any rule.班级 学号姓名---------------------------------------------装-----------------------------------------订----------------------------------------线-------------------------------------------- 装订线以 内不准作任何 标记Five years later, while fighting Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis, Sullivan broke his right arm in the third round, but he continued fighting to the sixth round and won. In 1889, Sullivan defeated Jade Kilrain with his bare fists in another championship fight, winning twenty thousand dollars and a diamond prize medal. His admirers talked of runninghim for the next governor, but he traveled to Australia for a boxing tour instead, coming back only to lose his title in a twenty-one-round match with a young Californian named James J. Corbett.“Gentleman James” victory in this match marked a t urning point, for it showed scientific boxing was over strength. But Corbett’s title ended in 1897, when another boxer, Bob Fitzsimmons, in less than three seconds, achieved his feats and then Fitzsimmons knocked out an Irishman, won the heavyweight championship of the world, and invented the terrible “solar plexus punch.”1. Boxing matches in the early days were ________.A) short and bloody B) usually spare-time competitionsC) governed by strict rules D) cruel2. Sullivan held the world’s heavyweight title for ________.A) at least seven years B) only a year C) five years D) twenty-one years3. Sullivan’s fight with Kilrain was ________.A)the first boxing championship matchB) a bare-fisted championship fightB)the last boxing match to be fought bare-fistedD) a six-round match4.Sullivan was so popular that his admirers ________.A) encouraged him to be a governor B) raised twenty thousand dollarsfor himC) advised him to take boxing tour of Australia D) refused to believe he couldbe defeated5. According to the passage, which of the following statements istrue?A) Boxing was long viewed interestingB) Sullivan invented the terrible “solar plexus punch.”C) The fighting was usually done with bare fists in the early years.D) While fighting Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis, Sullivan broke his left arm in the third round.第四篇1. A 2. D 3.D 4.B 5. DIt is inescapable fact that to most people there comes a time when failing powers of mindor body made it impossible for them to manage their daily lives without some sort of help,and despite the weakened sense of family solidarity (团结), this help comes in many cases第8 页共12 页from children, other relatives, or occasionally friends. When an old person or old couple gives up an independent home and becomes part of another household it does not mean that all the problems of old age are automatically solved; the problems are different, not so pressing perhaps, and their solution lies more with the younger relatives than with the older people themselves.Caring for aged requires skills as well as goodwill. Much advice is now available for those caring for young children and babies, and there are numerous books to help mothers in bringing up their families, but as far as I know little has been written about the day-to-day care of old people. Fortunately the first essentials, sympathy and affection, are very often to be found, and will carry relatives, friends and old people a long way, but not the whole way, without these two virtues the work of caring for the old can be onerous (繁重) and unrewarding.Probably the first thing for anyone to learn who had old people to care for is the need to allow them the freedom of action, to realize that their personality is still individual and that social significance is essential to happiness. It is all too easy to take the attitude that the old are past doing anything and to encourage resting and doing nothing. This is mistaken kindness, though it may be an easy way of satisfying the conscience compared with the more exacting way of continual encouragement to be active, to go out, to find worthwhile occupation. The latter course, however, is much more likely to promote happiness.1.T o solve the problems of the old __________.A、younger relatives should play a key roleB、old people should live with youngerrelativesC、old people should live in an independent homeD、younger relatives should visit the old occasionally2.A dvice about bringing up families is mentioned in the second paragraph to show that__________.A)it is the first essential to care for the oldB)it is easier to care for the young than the oldC)goodwill and skill are required in caring for the oldD)there are not enough suggestions about caring for the old3.W hich of the following statements will the author probably agree with?A)It is mistaken kindness to encourage the old to look for a job.B)Young people are more concerned with social significance than the old.C)With failing powers of mind or body, the old should be encouraged to rest.D)Younger relatives often, but not always feel sympathy and affection for the old.4.W hich of the following is closest in meaning to the word “pressing” (Para.1)?A) independent B) urgent C) automatic D) essential5.W hat is the best title for the passage?A) Personalities of the Old B) Problems of the OldC) Housing of the Old D) Caring for the Old第9 页共12 页四、完形填空(1)Explaining his approach to education, Joe Gauld says the conventional education system cannot be ___1___. He notes “no amount of change” with the horse and carriage “will produce an automobile”. The Hyde School assumes “every human being has a unique potential” that is based on character, not intelligence or wealth. Conscience and hard work are valued. Success is ___2___by growth, not academic achievement. Students are ___3___to take responsibility for each other. To avoid the controversy of other character programs used in US schools, Gauld says the concept of doing your best has nothing to do with forcing the students to accept a particular set of ___4___ or religious values.Commitment among parents is a key ___5___ in the Hyde mixture. For the students to gain admission, parents also must agree to accept and demonstrate the school’s philosophies and outlook. The parents agree in writing to meet monthly in one of 20 religious groups, go to a yearly three-day regional retreat, and ___6___ at least three times a year in workshops, discussion groups and ___7___ at Bath. Parents of Main students have an ___8___ rate of 95% in the many sessions. Joe and Makcolm Gauld both say children tend to do their ___9___ when they see their parents making similar ___10__ . The biggest obstacle for many parents, they say, is to realize their own weaknesses.1. A) changed B) shifted C) reformed D) modified2. A) made B)measured C)valued D)took3. A) required B)inquired C)acquired D)questioned4. A)models B)morals C)moulds D)modes5. A)initiative B)invention C)integration D)ingredient6. A)spend B)cost C)use D)consume7. A)commitments B)conferences C)seminars D)schedules8. A)appearance B)attendance C)approaches D)agreements9. A)outwork B)outset C)upgrade D)utmost10. A)offences B)efficiency C)effects D)efforts（2）The process for public school parents is still 1 , with a lot more difficulty because it is difficult to 2 parents that it is 3 for them to participate. 4 the 100 students enrolled in New Haven, about 30%of the parents attend special meetings. The low attendance is 5 commitments they made at the outset of the program when Hyde officials interviewed 300 families.One 6 inner-city high school teacher who now works in the New Haven program, says teachers also 7 . “Here we really begin to 8 on having a fruitful relationship with each student. Our focus is really about teacher to student and then we together deal with t he…academics. In the traditional high school setting, it’s teacher to the material and then to the student.” The teacher-student relationship is taken even 9 at Hyde. Faculty 10 are conducted by the students.第10 页共12 页1. A). to work out B). worked out C). being worked out D). working out2. A). conform B). convince C). appeal D). attract3.A). worth B). worthy C). worthy of D). worthwhile4. A). Of B). Among C). In D). Along5. A). in spite of B). because of C). a result of D). relevant to6. A). form B). formal C). former D). before7. A). profit B). benefit C). fulfill D). satisfy8. A). make an effort B). do our utmost C). pay attention D). focus9. A). far B). farther C). further D). farthest10A). supervision B). examination C). evaluation D). inspection(3 )The Japanese business person works to achieve harmony, ___1___the deal falls through, and will spend ___2___ time is necessary to determine a “you to you” approach, communicating personal views only indirectly and directly.This places time in a different ___3___ . In Japan the Western deadline approach is secondary to a thorough job. ___4___ this difference in emphasis, the Japanese are thorough in their meetings ___5___ in their production. Thus Americans are often frustrated by the many ___6___ meetings in many Japanese businesses. But where the American is pressing for a specific decision, the Japanese is trying to devise a rather broad direction.___7___ once a given agreement is made, it is the Japanese who sometimes wonder at the slow pace ___8___ Westerners implement the decision. The Japanese are eager to move __9___ and Westerners, perhaps lag ___10___ as they take the time for in-depth planning.1. A) even if B) as if C) while D) unless2. A)what B)whatever C)much D)how ever3. A)opinion B)outlook C)idea D)perspective4. A)In spite of B)In addition to C)Except for D)Owing to5. A)as well B)as well as C)as yet D)as long as6. A)continual B)continuous C)successive D)serial7. A)In a word B)By the way C)On the otherhand D)On thecontrary8. A)which B)in which C)that D)in that9. A)forward B)upward C)ahead D)forth10. A)back B)slowly C)behind D)down五、写作关于挫折与困难的四级英语作文1．有些人认为挫折是坏事2．更多的人并不认为挫折是坏事3．我的看法第11 页共12 页Is Frustration a Bad Thing?According to The New Oxford Dictionary of English, frustration, by definition, means the feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of inability to change or achieve something. Since frustration seems to be a negative feeling, some people may be tempted to think that frustration is bad for people. They believe that constant frustration may cause serious mental problems. People suffering from such psychological problems often resort to violence or suicide, which poses a big threat to the people around them and thus causes instability to the whole society.Others, however, hold a different view. They maintain that it is beneficial to people. It goes side by side with success. It inspires people to overcome hardships and difficulties and achieve the final success. People with this view even go so far as to say that no frustration, no success. Indeed, we cannot always hope to embrace success and never accept failure. And most importantly, only if we learn from many a failure can we do things better and finally overcome such a bad feeling as frustration.Frustration thus is part of our life experience. In our process of growing up, we may inevitably experience it when confronted with situations that don’t come up to our expectations. It is a test of our courage when it befalls us. If we let it control us, we may fall into the abyss of being inflicted by serious psychological problems. But if we harness it and take it as our source of inspiration, we may ultimately enjoy the glory of success第12 页共12 页。