函授英语试卷A

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银川能源学院2014年第一学期期末考试

《函授英语1》试卷（A ）

考试时间：______年______月______日

I. Choose the best answer.（20题，每题1分，共20分）

1.Jogging three kilometres every morning is the _____to keeping fit for the

professor.

A. top

B.key

C.work

D.life

2.The company has _____great contributions to the development of the town.

A. taken

B. given

C. made

D.done

3.In spite of the teacher ’s efforts, the students remained _____in class.

A. explore

B. Perspective

C. Anxious

D.passive

4.He searched and searched ____all the drawers for the missing papers.

A. into

B.for

C. through

D. of 5.Words consist ____B____ sounds, but there are many sounds which have a meaning and yet are not words. A ．in B ．of C ．by D ．From 6．There are only four areas ___D____ very many diamonds have been found. A ．it B ．them C ．that D ．where 7．After she became pregnant, the woman would usually___B____ her job. A ．give in B ．give up C ．give away D ．give off 8.Remember, nothing hurts concentration ___A_ slowly. A ．more than B ．rather than C ．other than D ．less than 9. Alice received an invitation from her boss, __C____ came as a surprise. A. it B. that C. which D. He 10. A good reader is one who can read __A____ the lines. A. between B. under C. in D. above

11. Tony prefers apples and bananas ____C__ other fruits.

A. than

B. over

C. to

D. against

12. The average speed of a ball hit by a Pingpang racquet (球拍)is the _c_____

among all ball games.

A. lowest

B. highest

C. quickest

D. most

13. If you have any trouble, you can turn __c_____ him for help.

A. for

B. at

C. to

D. in

14. There are few places in this country __a_____ wheat can't grow well.

A. where

B. which

C. when

D. if

15. My brother is three years ___c_______ than I.

A. old

B. older

C. elder

D. the elder 16. Here _____a_____ a pen, a few envelopes and some paper for you. A. is B. are C. be D. being

17. Yesterday when I was walking on the street, I ___b_______ to see an old friend

of mine. A. managed B. happened C. settled D. occurred

18. Yesterday when I was walking on the street, I ___b_______ to see an old friend

of mine. A. managed B. happened C. settled D. Occurred 19. I've made ____a_____ more mistakes than you have.

A. a lot

B. many

C. very

D. a lot of

20. There were then more than 200 children _____a_____ music in the school.

A. to study

B. studying

C. study

D. Studied

II. Reading Comprehension （15小题，每题2分，共30分） Passage 1 Many American women are earning money outside their homes today. Among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, fifty percent have jobs. In general, working women have had more education than those who stay at home. Of course those who work, thirty-two percent of them have attended college, compared with twenty percent of those who do not have jobs. Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and eight percent take a vacation away from home during the past year. Much of the traveling is by air. These figures come from a report which was written for advertisers. It offers a new picture of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one percent of all American women have traveled by air —along with fifty-nine percent of all American men. The lesson for American business is that many women now have other interests besides their homes. They like advertisements which show women in office, planes and cars. 1. After reading the passage we know that _C_____ .

A. all women in the U.S.A. have jobs

B. all the women in the U. S. A. like to work very much

C. half of the women aged 18 to 64 in the U. S. A. have jobs

D. fifty percent of the U.S.A. women have jobs outside their homes

2. ______ of the working women in the U.S.A. have been to university. A. Nearly one third B. About a quarter C. One fourth D. About a half

3. During the past years, most working women took vacation __C____ . A. by car B. by bike C. by air D. on foot

4. The report ___A___ for advertisers offers

A. written, a new picture of women

B. written, a new photo

C. writing, a new book for persons

D. writing, a new book for women

5. What is the lesson for American business? B

A. Many women still pay more attention to their homes.

B. Nowadays many women have other interests besides their homes.

C. Many women have no interests.

D. Many women don't care of their homes any longer.

Passage 2

Thousands of years before Columbus came to the New World, the American Indian entered North America by crossing a narrow strip of land that once connected Alaska and Siberia．The migrants entered a new world in which there were no people at all. But there were many animals to hunt, and there were forests where nuts, roots, and berries could be gathered.

When the Europeans came to the New World, the Indians, at first, taught the settlers how to plant corn, make canoes, and smoke tobacco. In return the whites introduced horses, guns, gun-powder, alcohol and – and smallpox. But at last, there were struggles for land, and struggles could have only one result war. When the wars were over, all Indians were moved to large tracts of land called reservations. Now, some of them, embittered by past mistreatment, are determined to preserve their tribal life: some wish to modernize the reservations. These alternatives, with many variations, are what most Indians have chosen – a future in modern technology and – education, or the rival of ancient tradition and treaties.

21．Which of the following is not true about the American Indians?

A．They had come to the New World thousands of years ago before Columbus discovered the New World.

B．They arrived in North America by crossing the sea.

C．They were good at planting corn.

D．They were forefathers of an Asian people

22．Which of the following is true about the Europeans who came to the New World? A．They taught the Indians how to make canoes.

B．They were on good terms with the Indians at first.

C．They fought with the Indians for their religious faith.

D．They were forced to move to the large tracts of land.

23．Which of the following is the main reason which led to the wars between the settlers and Indians?

A．Both of them wanted to remain and got more land. B．Both of them wanted to move to large tracts of land called reservation. C．Both of them wanted to control the other.

D．Both of them disliked each other.

24．What can be inferred from the passage about the results of the wars between the settlers and the Indians?

A．The whites were defeated and lost all of their land.

B．The whites won the war and moved to the other land.

C．The Indians were defeated and moved to other land.

D．Neither of them won the wars in the end.

25．According to the passage, some Indians today insist on living their tribal life partly because ____?

A．they are willing to do so

B．they have to do so

C．they have not declared what they will do yet

D．they cannot forget about being mistreated by the whites in the past.

Passage 3

Ma Li will have an interview for the office manager job tomorrow. She is now worried about what she should say during the interview, so she asks her neighbor Liu Lu, an experienced secretary, for help.

“Just be yourself,” says Liu Lu.

“But that’s hard,” says Ma Li.

“Well, if you follow my advice, you’ll probably get the job,” Liu Lu says, “Set out to do your homework. Find out about the company and gain some insight into what the requirements of the position are. Do an excellent job of selling yourself and, without seeming to brag(吹牛) or being dishonest, convince the employer you have the skills and qualities that match the requirements. On top of that, make them believe you’ll fit in and be part of the team. You have to know what their company culture is like, what kind of people they are, and what kind of team you’ll be joining.”

“I see your point. That sounds like a lot of work. Maybe more than I can do.”Ma Li still worries.

At last, Liu Lu says to her, “There’s an alternative: be youeself and hope it fits what they want.”

1.Why does Ma Li ask Liu Lu for help? D

A.Because Liu Lu works as manager in the company.

B.Because Liu Lu is her teacher.

C.Because Liu Lu is her neighbor.

D.Because Liu Lu is good at interview.

2.Ma Li is very likely to get the job, if D .

A.she talks to the president of the company

B.she sets to do her homework earlier

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C.she finds out where the company is beforehand.

D.she does what Liu Lu tells her.

3.What should Ma Li convince the employer of? A

A.She is full qualified for the job.

B.She is fond of bragging about herself.

C.Shelots has sold lots of products.

D.She is an experienced office manager.

4.Which of the following things must Ma Li NOT do? C

A.She must find out about what their company culture is like.

B.She must let them know that she is suitable to work as a member of

the team.

C.She must brag about herself in her resume.

D.She must get some good advice from an experienced person.

5.What does the word “alternative” mean in the last paragraph? D

A.Decision

B.Requirement

C.Quality

D.Choice

III.Cloze （10小题，每题1分，共10分）

Ted sat next to me when we were in elementary school. He had serious problems in communicating 1 A people. One always had to guess 2 C he was saying. 3 B , most of my classmates did not like to be with him because his hands and shirts were always 4 A . I tried to let him know the importance of being clean by telling him C 5 times a day to wash his hands. But he just could not understand.

One day, our teacher Miss Steel walked 6 A to Ted. Without saying anything, she took Ted to the washroom. 7 B , Miss Steel washed his hands and told him that he should keep himself clean. She did that every day for one month. C 8 , Ted understood.

Miss Steel’s love has given me a good example to 9 A when I am doing my job. I always 10 A to teach my students by showing them the right ways to do things. And most important of all, I always remember to give them more time to learn and to grow up.

1. A. with B. to C. at D. on

2. A. why B. how C. what D. who

3. A. And B. Besides C. When D. While

4. A. dirty B. busy C. clean D. large

5. A. one B. many C. several D. much

6. A. up B. with C. down D. right

7. A. fast B. slowly C. quickly D. carelessly

8. A. really B. actually C. finally D. carefully

9. A. follow B. learn C. do D. study

10. A. remember B. keep C. try D. Forget IV.Translating.（5题，每题3分，共15分） 1.这工作结果比我们想象的要难。

The job turned out to be harder than we thought.

2.我不满意这种结果。

I was not satisfied with the result.

3.他决定放弃所拥有的一切。

He decided to give up everything he possessed.

4.不管他多么努力地尝试，但他最终还是失败了。

No matter how hard he had tried, he failed in the end.

5.在很多方面，她使我想起她的母亲。

In many ways,she reminds me of her mother.

V.Writing. （1题，每题15分，共15分）

Try to send a Christmas greeting card to your English teacher according to the Chinese information given below.

圣诞节就要来了，为你的英语老师---王丽老师寄一张圣诞节贺卡。祝愿圣诞节之夜的烛光给她平安和快乐。

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