大学英语第一学期期末考试(1)

大学英语第一学期（期末考试）Section A: (5%)Directions: In this section, you will 10 short conversations. At the end of each conservation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both t he conservation and the question will be spoken only once. After each q uestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A、B、 C and D, and decided which is the best answer. Then mark the corre sponding letter on the answer Sheet with a single line through the center .1. A. The woman C. Aspirin B. Too little sleep D. The sun2. A. 1:00 C. 1:15 B. 1:30 D. 1:453. A. He enjoys playing chess. C. He cannot play chess B. He hates playi ng chess. D. He needn’t learn to play chess well.4. A. Bob looks good in anything. C. He wishes he had a jacket like Bob’s B. He knew someone who looked like Bob. D. Bob should get a new ja cket.5. A. Where the 7-up can be found. C. If the woman wants 7-up left ov er. B. How to make 7-up. D. If there is any 7-up left over.6. A. No one has ever tried to go over that hill. C. He could go down the hill easily. B. He can ski down any hill. D. Everybody can ski down the hill.7. A. Her present was a surprise to him.B. He had hoped the gift would surprise her.C. She wasn’t surprised by the gift at all.D. He didn’t known about the surprise party, either.8. A. At a train station. C. At a bus station. B. In a theatre. D. In a n airport.9. A. She liked the exhibit very much.B. She thought the exhibit was very large.C. The exhibit had already gone somewhere else.D. There were no loc al artists at the exhibit.10. A. She still has exams to take.B. She wants to know which exams are over.C. She wishes she had do ne better on her exams.D. She has finished looking through the exams.Section B (10%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 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 centerQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A. They were lazy and had never worked on the farm..B. They did a lot of buying and selling in town so as to get rich quickly.C. They loved farm work because their father was hardworking all his life .D. They considered farm work worthless.12. A. Because he was dying.B. Because he thought they understood what he meant.C. Because h e wanted them to dig the orchard all over.D. Because the gold could ea sily be found.13. A. Because the farmer’s son hadn’t dug the orchard deep enough. B. Because the gold had been stolen.C. Because the farmer’s sons didn’t know in what part of the orchard the golden was hidden.D. Because t here was no gold in the orchard.Passage IIQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A. Because no day has really twenty-four hours. B. Because the earth is di vided into time zones. C. Because time zones are not all the same size.D. Because no one knows where time zones begin.15. A. It is in one time zone. C. It is divided into five zones. B. It is divided into twenty-four zones. D. It cannot be crossed in five days.16. A. Ahead one hour in each new time zone. C. Back one full day for ea ch time zone. B. Ahead one hour for the new time zone. D. Ahead by t wenty-three hours.17. A. The beginning of any new time zone.B. Any point where time changes by one hour.C. The point where a n ew day begins.D. Any time zone in the pacific ocean.Passage 3Question 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. A. T he dean decided to give her free medical education. B. The dean agree d her to come to Geneva.C. The dean promised her to become a student in his college.D. The d ean offered her full scholarship.19. A. Most students were seriousB. Most student took interest in the matter.C. Some students thought by accepting Elizabeth they could make their college proud.D. Some students thought the dean should make a decis ion himself.20. A. He accepted Elizabeth willingly.B. He could do nothing but accept Elizabeth.C. He had to leave his po st.D. He broke his promise.Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answe rs mark ABC and D. Choose the best answer to each questions. Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passageIt’s not easily noticed but it is everywhere. Its influence is very small but m easurable. Whether in restaurants, shopping centers or assembly lines---even farms---background or mood music can be heard almost anywhere i n the United States, from hushed（寂静）executive offices to screeching wrecking yards. One hand tool manufact uring plant found that efficiency increased 4.5% with the introduction of background music while a California farmer discovered that such music c almed nervous cattle and prevented stampedes（惊逃） that used to cause thousands of dollars in damage. The type of mu sic seems to have an impact. Department stores play slower music durin g the week to encourage shopping but speed up the beat on weekends w hen the crowds are heavier. The music is especially designed not to be li stened to, says one background music man, but to create a favorable mo od or build a tempo to work to.21. Which of the following is not listed as a place mood music can be hea rd? A. Ranch （牧场） C. Workshop B. Supermarket D. Convent （女修道院）22. Executive offices are described as ________________. A. gandiose （宏伟的、堂皇的） C. quiet B. noisy D. discomposed23. The influence of mood music ______________. A. cannot be overe stimated C. is not very large but can be measured B. is tiny but notic eable D. can never be neglected24. Mood music can _________________. A. prevent shoppers from imp ulse buying.B. prevent cattle from being panic-stricken and rushing headlongC. help rescue a sunken shipD. help memorize English words.25. Which of the following best supports the author’s ideas?A. It would be easier to adjust to the fast tempo of modern life with moo d music as background noise.B. Mood music is too loud for listening.C. Mood music is great for dancing.D. Mood music has a psychological effect on people.Question 26 to 30 are based on the following passageVery soon a computer will be able to teach you English. It will also be able to translate any language for you too. It’s just one more incredible result of the development of micro-processors —those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as “silicon chips”（硅片）. So give up going to classes, stop buying more textbooks and relax. I n a couple of years you won’t need the international language of English.Already Texas Instruments in the United States is developing an electroni c translation machine. Imagine a Spanish secretary, for example, who wa nts to type a letter from the boss to a businessman in Sweden. All he or she will have to do is this: first type the letter in Spanish. The letter will a ppear on a television screen. After a few seconds the translatedletter wil l appear on another television screen in Stockholm in perfect Spanish. An d that’s not all. Soon a computer will be able to teach you English, if you really want to learn the language. You’ll sit in front of a television screen and practice endless structures. The co mputer will tell you when you are correct and when you are wrong. It wil l even talk to you because the silicon chips can change electrical impulses into sounds. And clever programmers can predict the responses you, the learner, are likely to make.So think of it. You will be able to teach yourself at your own pace. You w ill waste very little time, and you can work at home. And if after all that,you still can’t speak English you can always use the translating machine. In a few year s, therefore, perhaps there will be no need for BBC Modern English, or B BC English by Radio programs—no more textbooks or teachers of English. Instead of buying an exciting n ew textbook, the computer will ask you to replace it with microprocessor one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four. Fast, reliable and efficient l anguage learning and translating facilities will be available to you. Think of that no more tears or embarrassing moments. One little problem is th at a computer can’t laugh yet—but the scientists are working on it. Happy learning!26. The title “Push-button English” suggest __________________. A. English can be leant by pushing a button B. A computer is an English-lear ning machineC. English can be taught and learned by using a computer.D. English is no t so difficult to learn27. According to the writer, “you won’t need the international language of English” because________________.A. learning English will no longer be a difficult taskB. textbooks are no lo nger necessaryC. it’s better to buy a computer than to go to classesD. the computer will be able to translate any language for you.28. If a Spanish secretary wants to translate a letter, all he or she will have to do is ______.A. push a button and wait.B. use any kind of typewriter to type the letterC. type it for the machine to do the translatingD. type the letter and tell someone else to do the translation29. You will ________________ if you use a computer to learn the langu age.A. waste much of your timeB. speak better EnglishC. need no translating machineD. do everything at your own pace30. Computers can _____________________.A. shed tears as human beings doB. also laughC. even talkD. sometimes get embarrassedQuestion 31 to 35 are based on the following passageMy grandmother is ninety-four now, and she doesn’t hear much of what we say to her any more-even when we shout. At tim es she is so childishly demanding that we can hardly put up with her.Grandma lives with my parents. They have been looking after her for years. When it become apparent that Grandma could no longer take car e of herself, she was moved into my parents’ roomy house. She missed her little house and the freedom she had, but she was terribly lonely there. Now she sees her family as often as she pleases.When Grandma’s ability to see, hear and walk adequately began to fail, number of family meetings were held to discuss what to do. No one wanted to live with he r; that was evident. We talked of placing her in a retirement home, but t hat idea was quickly discarded. Although Grandma would be with more p eople of her own age, she would see even less of her family and that wo uld break her heart. Besides, the really good homes were extremely expe nsive, and the inexpensive ones were unappealing.Mother flatly stated that Grandma would not end up in a nursing ho me. I admire my mother greatly for this decision.Years ago in some cultures, I have heard, old people were taken out to the wildernessand left to die at the hands of nature, Although this sound cruel and h eartless, I sometimes wonder if it was any crueler than today’s practice of placing them in a strange environment to pine away (消瘦)from loneliness and confusion. 31. At the age of 94, Grandma is ____ ________.A. nearly deaf C. very disagreeableB. quite ill D. always hard to please32. When Grandma lived in her own little house, she felt _________..A. very miserable C. free but lonelyB. very happy D. independentand proud33. The idea of placing Grandma in a nursing home was quickly given u p chiefly because ____________.A. nursing homes cost too much moneyB. Grandma didn’t like to live with old peopleC. Grandma loves to see her family aroundD. conditions in nursing homes were unattractive34. The author of the passage admires his mother because _______.A. she is very firm in her decisionB. she is devoted to caring for aging parentsC. she is strongly opposed to nursing homesD. she treats her parents very respectfully35. According to the author, the practice of sending old people to nursi ng homes is _____________.A. as cruel as leaving them to die in the wildernessB. a civilized one in highly developed culturesC. acceptable if condition one in nursing homes are goodD. attractiv e if the expenses are brought downPart III. Word Building (10%)Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the suitable form of the word in the bracket.36. (regular) The working conditions were poor. Furthermore, the wor k flow was ___________.37. (beauty) Planting flowers in public places will help to ________ ou r city.38. (inspect) A ticket __________got on the train.39. (mean) If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the mater ial will become more ____________ and you will remember it longer.40. (honest) Tom was so _______ that nobody would believe what he said, not even his own parents.41.(care)Icant trust him. He always shows great _____ in what he does42.(manage)Motherhasnt much money and it is only by good ______ t hat she is able to buy all was need.43. (color) How cheerful the room looks with so many ______ lights.44. (eager) The children are looking forward to Christmas with great ________.45. (type) There is more entertainment in a good book than in a mon th of ________TV programming.Part IV Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) Section A Directions: For each of the following incomplete sentences, there are f our choices marked A、B、C and D. Choose the oneanswer that best completes the sentence.46. Joe sincerely __________ his hand to Sam but the latter pretended not to see it. A. expanded C. expected B. extracted D. extended47. More than two substances are __________ in this chemical reactio n. A. mixed C. joined B. involved D. included48. She _________ in the middle of her speech and began to cry. A. b urst into C. broke off B. broke out D. came out49. The room was completely dark __________ the light of his cigarette. A. except C. except for B. besides D. in addition to50.Ifonesays“I’d rather not do business with that man,” the __________ is that the m an in question is dishonest. A. explanation C. exclamation B. expres sion D. implication51. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Tom _________ a good answer. A. came up to C. camp up with B. came up for D. came out of52. Mr. Brown is looking for his glasses. He thinks he ________ them b ehind in the office yesterday. A. forgot C. put B. left D. set53. She opened the door quietly so as not to ___________ the sleeping child. A. disturb C. bother B. get D. trouble54. Who do you think will __________now that the governor has been dismissed? A. take over C. take off B. take down D. take after 55. Poor Lebeau had to _________ between being searched and being wronged.A. select C. pickB. choose D. elect56. We __________ that he was the murderer even before we were told. A. doubted C. realizedB. inspected D. suspected57. It was the driver’s carelessness that ___________the accident. A. resulted in C. resu lted fromB. led into D. give in58. A single worker can ________ an entire assembly line if he fails to k eep with the work flow.A. keep on C. hold upB. run out D. make for59. They have equipped the office with the ____________ business m achines. A. last C. latter B. latest D. later60. Now suddenly she began to sob, ___________ herself ________ as if weeping were a disgrace.A. holding…..back C. holding…..onB. holding….down D. holdin g ….inSection BDirections: For each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A、B、C and D. Choose the one answer thatbest completes the sentence.61. It was not such a good dinner _________ she had promised us. A. that C. as B. which D. what62. The shirt feels __________ it is made of cotton. A. even if C. as though B. as if D. just as63. Everybody lent a hand __________ the work was finished ahead of schedule. A. in order that C. so that B. for fear that D. such that 64. It was proposed that the matter __________ considered at the nex t meeting. A. to be C. be B. was D. would be65. I _________ you the money. Why did you ask me? A. would lendC. must have lent B. could have lentD. had lent66. The furniture was at last arranged _________ her taste. A. ofC. to B. forD. at67. You may take this book away __________ you return it on time A. as far as C. as long as B. as quick as D. as possible as68. Either walking to school or washing dished after a meal _________I hate most. A. are what C. are that B. is what D. is that69. Although he is going to retire this Friday, yet he may work for ____ _____ two weeks. A. another C. more than B. other D. some 70. The night class in management engineering will be conducted on a _________basis. A. twice-week C. twice-a-week B. twice weeksD. twice-one week71. The party was awful, and we all wished we _______to it. A. didn’t go C. haven’t gone B. hadn’t gone D. doesn’t go72. He turned his pockets _________out in search of his ticket.A. outside C. inB. in and D. inside73. We must begin to make the experiment, ___________ difficult it is.A. no matter what C. no matterB. no matter how D. no m atter however74. ___________ boy can work out the complex problem. A. So brig ht a C. So a bright B. A such bright D. Such bright a75. Since she is angry, we __________leave her alone.A. had better to C. had ratherB. should D. might as wellSection CDirections: For each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A、B、C and D. Choosethe once answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.76. A man who commits a crime and is sent to prison brings disgrace o n himself and hisfamily.A. disagreement C. praiseB. shame D. compliment77. In countries where there are still not many schools, education is a privilege. A. helpful proposal C. nice performance B. good project D. special favor78. I didn’t know if he really shared my view of the matter for the he m asked his feelingswell.A. exposed C. hidB. expressed D. controlled79. He smiled, with the implication that he didn’t believe me. A. inte ntion C. suggestion B. introduction D. information80. Her words gave me an incentive and I worked twice as hard as befo re. A. opportunity C. productive B. encouragement D. experience81. A man’s dignity does not depend upon his wealth but upon his cha racter. A. importance C. behavior B. good manner D. respect 82. He could bear his wife’s sharp tongue no longer. A. cutting C. Violent B. anxious D. strict83. You wrong him by having such a low opinion of his work. A. susp ect C. are impolite to B. are unfair to D. look down upon84. Are you positive that it happened after midnight. A. sure C. p ossible B. polite D. overall85. Most of the hills in Kanass have gentle slopes, but some of them are very steep. A. rocky C. swift B. moderate D. lightPart V. Fill in the flowing blanks with appropriate words. (10%) Sectio n AScientists hope that if we can 86 how the brain works, the better usewe will be able to put it to. For 87 , how do we learn 88 ? Man differs most 89 all the other animals in his 90 to learn and use language but we still do not know 91 how this is done. Some children learn to speak and 92 and write when they are very young 93 to average children. But scientists are not sure why this happens. They are 94 to find out, w hether there is something about the way we teach language to children which in fact 95 children from learning sooner.Section BAfter a couple of minutes a man sat down opposite me. There was not hing 96 about him, except that he was very tall. In fact he looked like a 97 city business-man, wearing a dark suit and carrying a briefcase. I did not say anything to the man and just carried on with my reading. Su ddenly he 98 across the table, opened my packet of biscuits, took on e, dipped it into his coffee and put it into his mouth. I was too 99 to say anything. Anyway, I decided to pay no attention to it, I always avoid 100 if I can. I just took a biscuit myself and went back o my reading. When the man took a second biscuit, I did not look up and made no so und. I 101 to be very interested in my reading. After a couple of min utes, I casually put out my hand, took the last biscuit and 102 at the man. He was staring at me 103 . I was ready to get up and leave when the man suddenly pushed back his chair, stood up and hurried out of the coffee bar. I felt happy that the man had left and I decided to wait two or three minutes before going myself. I finished my coffee, 104 my ne wspaper and stood up. To my 105 , I found on the table, where my n ewspaper had been, was my packet of biscuits.96. A. additional B. pleasant C. important D. special97. A. confused B. curious C. dusty D. typical98. A. reached B. remained C. passed D. called99. A. shocked B. careless C. content D. determined100. A. adventure B. trouble C. accident D. contact101. A. prepared B. pretend C. preserved D. presented102. A. spoke B. exclaimed C. glanced D. Studied103. A. swiftly B. loudly C. angrily D. bravely104. A. threw B. tore C. found D. Folded105. A. surprise B. disappointment C. satisfaction D. fearPart VI Translation (15%)106. 这场大火是由于他抽烟不小心而引起的。