2011第一学期本科英语期末试题

2011学年第一学期英语（本科）期末考试试题I. Vocabulary and Structure. (20’)There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each of these, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1．They are willing _______ mistakes and try again.A. to makingB. to makeC. makingD. for making2. The nuclear family usually _______ two parents and their children.A. consists ofB. is consist ofC. is consisted ofD. made of3. Traditionally, the father of a nuclear family earned money for the family ______ the mother cared for the house and the children.A. whereB. whileC. whatD. that4. Not only _____ us light, but it gives us heat.A. the sun givesB. the sun does giveC. gives the sunD. does the sun give5. Here is one of the most interesting novels that _____ been published _____ the war.A. has, afterB. have, afterC. have, sinceD. has, since6. A person who makes wise decisions has ______.A. a good brainB. a good intentionC. good judgmentD. good imagination7. This morning traffic was ______ by an accident outside the town hall.A. held offB. held outC. held upD. held down8. Mrs. Peterson was _______ fussy woman ______ her servants said that they would not work for her.A. so… thatB. such a… whenC. such a … thatD. so… when9. He feels that his composition is better than ______ in his class.A. any student’sB. the other studentsC. any other’sD. the others10. The fire ______ two person s’ death as well as the damage of all the store’s property.A. is resulted inB. is resulted fromC. resulted inD. resulted from11. She ________ my daughter stories when we were neighbors.A. used to tellingB. was used to tellC. used to tellD. was used to telling12. The view from restaurants was picturesque _______ description.A. beyondB. atC. out ofD. by13. The President and Vice-President are _______ actually chosen by popular votes ______ by electoral votes.A. not only… but alsoB. both… andC. not…butD. not… until14. Industrial production as a whole increased _______ 20% last year.A. withB. inC. onD. by15. _________ since we moved to our new apartment.A. There have been five monthsB. It’s five monthsC. There are five monthsD. It was five months16. The young man was found _______ half unconscious under the tree.A. to lieB. to have lainC. lyingD. being lain17. _______ the opportunity, he might well have become an outstanding writer.A. GivingB. GiveC. GivenD. Gives18. Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your ______ attention for four minutes.A. dividedB. dividingC. undividedD. undividing19. The new technique will _______ them to double their production.A. enableB. makeC. increaseD. advance20. There were no seats ______ for those who arrived late.A. availableB. enoughC. sufficientD. suppliedII. Cloze（10’）After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford ___21____ any more chocolate.It all began a year ago when Albert returned home one evening and found a large dog _22____ front of the gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate __23____ his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its __24____ and perceived another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend “Bingo”. He never ____25___ the dog’s real name, nor who his owner was. However, Bingo appeared ___26____ every afternoon and it was quite clear that he preferred chocolate to bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with __27____ pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day. If at any time Albert neglected his duty, Bingo got very ___28___ and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo’s mercy and had to bride (贿赂) him to get out __29____ his own house! He spent such a large part of his weekly wages to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate __30____ in the end he had to move somewhere else.21. A. buying B. to buy C. to buying D. to have bought22. A. at B. in C. on D. to23. A. at B. by C. in D. with24. A. hands B. feet C. fingers D. paws25. A. found B. found out C. thought D. cared26. A. sometimes B. excitingly C. regularly D. unusually27. A. some B. big C. small D. little28. A. calmly B. calm C. angrily D. angry29. A. from B. of C. to D. in30. A. when B. that C. and D. soIII. Reading Comprehension. (30’)There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the choice that best answers the question.Passage 1Human environmental interference has halted the approach of a new ice age and will mean a warmer global（全球的）climate, a local researcher has said. Among the possible consequences,Professor David G. Bridge believes, will be a shrinking of the Great Lakes and inland waters, a northward shift of the agricultural belt into Canada, and a melting of glacial（冰川的）ice that could raise ocean levels. A future increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide, caused by the burning of coal, oil and gas, will be an overwhelming（无法抵抗的）weather influence. The effect of this use of fossil fuels will be a driver Midwest climate with drastic（剧烈的）effects on agriculture, commerce, and recreation. ”After overpopulation and the shortage of food, this is probably the most serious problem mankind faces.” Professor Bridges said.31. A possible result of the human interference in the environment may be the ________.A. raising of the levels of the Great Lakes and inland watersB. shrinking oceansC. movement of farming areas to the northD. increase of glacial ice32. Professor Bridge believes that the interference is due to ________.A. new agricultural methodsB. the recent increase in temperaturesC. less carbon dioxide in the airD. the burning of coal, oil, and gas33. According to the passage, the entire earth’s climate should _______.A. become much coolerB. grow somewhat warmerC. remain the sameD. change only slightly34. Who or what is primarily responsible for the interference?A. Researchers.B. Mankind.C. The new ice age.D. A drier climate.Passage 2Ask three people to look out the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. Chances are you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives something different about it.Perceiving goes on in our minds. Of the people who look out the window, one may say that he sees a policeman giving a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees rush-hour traffic jam at the intersection. The third may tell you that he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children in tow. For perception is the mind’s interpretation of what the senses—in this case our eyes—tell us.Many psychologists today are working to try to determine just now a person experiences or perceives the world around him. Using a scientific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene.35. Seeing and perceiving are___________.A. the same actionB. two separate actionsC. two actions carried on entirely by eyesD. several actions that take place different times36. People perceive different things about the same scene because____________.A. they see different thingsB. they cannot agree about thingsC. some have better eyesightD. none of these37. Psychologists study perception by _________.A. setting up many experimentsB. looking out of windowsC. asking each other what they areD. studying people’s eyes38. The author implies that__________.A. psychologists do not yet know how people seeB. the best experiments are those in which all factors are controlledC. the study of perception is going on now.D. perception does not involve psychological factors39. The best title for this passage is ________.A. How We SeeB. What Psychologists PerceiveC. Learning about Our Minds through ScienceD. How to Become Experimental PsychologistsPassage 3A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which examined in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have clear views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and far more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a taste for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies.These tastes continue unchanged until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more opportunities for girls to read fiction: magazines encourage the fiction habit in girls in their teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys tend to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on.Adult reading tastes are also the subject of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is considerably higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 percent of men read anything, but 50 percent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.40. What has the recent research into children’s reading shown?A. Children begin to read very fast at an early age.B. Children examine in detail what they read at school.C. Children can read clearly in primary school.D. Children form their reading tastes by the time they are seven.41. If we have a close look at the reading habits of boys and girls we’ll find that ____________.A. girls are more interested in fiction than boysB. girls are more interested in action-packed stories than boysC. boys read much more than girlsD. boys take no interest in fiction42. It can be inferred from the passage that _______________.A. boys change their reading tastes more often than girlsB. people usually do not change their reading tastes more often than girlsC. boys and girls form their reading habits by reading magazinesD. People have no define reading tastesPassage 4During the Progressive Movement, women began to play an increasingly active role in American politics. Women had long been interested in reform movements, but the number of women active in political affairs had been very limited. Now the educated, middle-class woman began to grow tired of the passive role that men had assigned to her. Her own interests as a mother were brought into play by her concern over the education and welfare of her children, the city in which they lived, and such municipal facilities（市政设施）as playgrounds, schools and parks. Her interests as a consumer were alerted（使…警觉）by political struggles over tariffs（关税）, taxes, monopolies（垄断）, and dishonesty in government. But more important than her interests were her sympathies, for she was shocked by the almost daily revelations（揭露，揭示）about the terrible working conditions in the mills and mines of the country and the crowded conditions in which poor people lived in cities. Women began to develop their heroines of charitable（慈善的）activity, like Jane Addams, the founder of the famous social settlement at Hull House in Chicago, and also to feel more strongly about their own political rights. Believing that they were far better equipped than men to introduce into politics the note of honesty and human concern that America seemed to need so badly, women in increasing numbers began to demand the right to vote. By 1914 they had that right in eleven states, and their efforts were crowned with final success in the Nineteenth Amendment（修正案）to the Constitution（宪法），which was ratified（通过）in 1920.43. It can be inferred from the passage that, before the Progressive Movement, educated women of the middle class were expected to ____________.A. vote on municipal issues onlyB. pay a tax in order to voteC. stay out of politicsD. improve condition in mills and mines44. The best title for this passage would be__________.A. The Progressive MovementB. America Before 1920C. Women and American PoliticsD. Jane Addams and Hull House45. The Nineteenth Amendment is apparently concerned with__________.A. charity for poor peopleB. voting rights for womenC. education for womenD. tolerable working conditionsIV. Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions given below. Make changes where necessary. (10’)1.They____________ what is going on in the art world.2.The newspaper report ______________ the account on the radio.3.Who is to ____________ me when I’m old?4.The elevator________ slowly to the ground floor.5.Now she was back, ________ to see her friends.6.He _______ me _________ the answer.7. A people’s government is ________to the people.8.The gate is the only _______ to the school.9.It doesn’t _____________if you late to my party. I just want you to come.10.We shall have to ___________ the car; we can’t afford it.V. Translate the following sentences. (10’)1. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.2. The nuclear family usually consists of two parents (mother and father) and their children.3. As a matter of fact, milk always meets in the stomach a digestive juice which curdles it; the curdling of the milk is the first step in its digestion.4. The fact that a Government Ministry in Great Britain called the Department of Environment has been created shows how important the issue is considered to be.5. He used to love to tell the story of the “Keeper of the Spring, ” a quiet dweller who lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps.VI. Translate the following into English, using the words or expressions given in brackets. (10’)1.语言学习是一种主动的学习。