大学英语清考1

《大学英语（2）》1
Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
1. By the end of this year Mr. Smith __ D __ i n our compa ny for exactly three years.
A) is worki ng C) will work
2. I thi nk that the Great Wall is
worth
B) has worked
D) will have worked B hun dreds of miles to visit.A) to travel B) traveli ng
C) traveled D) travel 3. The new staff didn
' t know how to use the system I explained it to him yesterday. A) until B) because C) if D) since 4. _____ C _____ is reported in the n ewspapers that the talks betwee n the two compa nies have not made any progress.
A) That B) What C) It
D) As 5. _____ B __ by the failure of the project, the man ager could hardly say a word. A) To be shocked B) Shocked
C) Be shocked D) Shocking 6. When desig ning this machi ne, time factor is what we must first _B_. A) take on to con siderati on
B) take into con siderati on C) take to con siderati on
D) take in con siderati on 7. Mike is very good at En glish, B his brother is absolutely hopeless. A) when
B) while C) what D) where 8. The gen eral man ager wished to _D__ a toast to their frien dship. A) arrive
B) pla n C) man age D) propose 9. How can we seek A a really good person for the job? A) out
B) on C) in D) over 10. _ C__ his embarrassme nt, he had to call his wife and have her bring him some money. A) On
B) At C) To D) In 11. We have n en ough rooms for every one, so some of you will have to A a room.
A) share B) stay C) spare D) live 12. Before ___ B__ for the job, you will be required to take a Ian guage test.
15. As the price of oil keeps ___ B ___ , people have to pay more for driv ing a car.
A) apply B) appl ying 13. If you want to join the club, you
A) put up
B) try out 14. ___ D ____ t he rain stops before 12 o A) As B) Si nee C) applied
D) to apply 'C havettQs form first. C) fill in D) set up 'clock, we will have to can cel the game. C) While D) Un less
A) to go up B) going up C) gone up D) go up
16 . ___ D ___ of them knew about the pla n because it is kept as a secret.
A) Each B) None C) Any D) No one
17. Please call me back _D__ you see this message.
A) as well as B) as early as C) as far as D) as soon as
18. You ' better ______ D ___ advice before making a project pla n.
A) put dow n B) take in C) turn out D) ask for
19. I ____ D ___ a t 130 kilometers per hour whe n the policema n stopped me.
A) had drive n B) have drive n C) drive D) was drivi ng
20. _____ A _ she joined the company only a year ago, she 'already been promoted twice.
A) Although B) Because C) If D) When
21. Hardly ___ D ______ at the office whe n the teleph one rang
A) I arrived B) I had arrived C) did I arrive D) had I arrived
22. If you n eed more in formati on, please con tact us _ B ___ telepho ne or email.
A) in B) by C) on D) for
23. Mr. Smith used to smoke __C ____ but he has give n it up recen tly.
A) immediately B) roughly C) heavily D) completely
24. He was speak ing so fast ___ D ___ we could hardly follow him.
A) what B) as C) but D) that
25. We ll have to continue the discussion tomorrow A we can make a final decision today.
A) uni ess B) because C) whe n D) since
26. The n ewspaper ___ A ___ two people were killed in the accide nt.
A) says B) talks C) calls D) asks
27. She told us briefly about how they succeeded in ___ D ___ the new product.
A) develop B) to develop C) developed D) develop ing
28. The big IT compa ny will A _______ a new research cen ter in the city.
B) break up C) get up C .
B) on the three floor
D) in the first floor
30. I nformatio n about the new system is easy to __ C __ on the In ternet.
Part II Bla nk Filli ng (10%)
31. We ' ve only got one day in Par;i so we ' d bettemake)__make__the best use of the time.
32. The new (n atio n) national _____ museum will be ope n to the public next week.
33. The hotel, (build) __built ______ 100 years ago, still looks n ew.
34. I want (point out) __to point out ________ t hat a decision about the matter must be made at on ce.
35. The visitors were (disappo int) __disappointed ___ to find the museum closed whe n they rushed there.
36. What a (won der) _ wonderful ____ party it was! I enjoyed every mi nute of it
A) set up 29. Our office build ing is A) at the fifth floor C) on the fourth floor D) turn up
A) like B) go C) find D)open
37. The film turned out to be (successful) __more successful ___ tha n we had expected.
38. Readers are not allowed (bring) _to bring _______ food and drinks into the Library at any time.
39. It is reported that foreig n car sales in the country (rise) _____ rose ___ by 8% last year.
40. The adviser recommended that Mary (start) _____ start _ the training program as soon as possible.
Part III Readi ng Comprehe nsio n (40%)
Task 1
Subways are underground trains, which usually operate 24 hours a day. They are found in larger cities and usually run betwee n the suburbs and the dow ntow n area. Maps and schedules are available from the ticket office. If you take the subway ofte n, you can save money by purchas ing a monthly pass (月票).
City-operated buses run on various routes (线路)and are designed to be at certain places at certa in times. Maps and schedules may be posted at certa in stops, or they may be available at local banks, libraries, the student union, or from the bus drivers. Buses run mainly during the day. Fare is paid by exact cha nge in coins, or by mon thly passes.
Taxis are gen erally more expe nsive in the Un ited States tha n in other coun tries. If you use a taxi, be sure you ask the amount of the fare before you agree to ride. The driver usually expects a tip(小费)of 15 perce nt of the fare.
41. Accord ing to the passage, subways are un dergro und trains, which usually run D __
A) with in dow ntow n areas B) away from city cen ters
C) in or outside big moder n cities D) betwee n suburbs and city cen ters
42. You can get the maps and schedules of the subways _ D __
A) at bus stati ons B) at local banks
C) in any bookstores D) from the ticket offices
43. From the passage we lear n that _ C __
A) buses are always available in 24 hours
B) bus riders have to buy mon thly passes
C) bus fare is paid by exact cha nge in coins
D) buses are the best means of tran sportati on
44. When you take a taxi, you'd better__B ___
Task 2
Utopia is a beautiful city but unfortunately it has a lot of problems. The bus service, for
example, is very bad ——too many people but not eno ugh buses. The subway is no isy and dirty and usually too full because so many people refuse to use buses. The traffic in the city is terrible. There are too many cars and the streets are old and very n arrow. Because of this, people ofte n go to work late.
It is difficult to get a job in Utopia, and the cost of livi ng is the highest in the coun try. The area n ear the sea still looks clea n and pleasa nt, with two or three beautiful hotels and restaura nts. But the port is usually full of tourists, so the prices are high and most people who live in the city don 'visit the area very ofte n. It is just too expe nsive.
But robberies are the worst problem. Last year over 2000 people were robbed. The authorities are doing their best. Every day the newspapers and the TV and radio reporters have new
suggestions, but nothing helps and the problem is getting more and more serious.
46. Utopia is ___ B _____ .
A. a beautiful city with no problems
B. a beautiful city but one with many problems
C. a dan gerous city
D. a city full of dan ger
47. The problem with bus service in Utopia is that __C ______ .
A. buses run too slowly
B. buses are too dirty
C. buses are often too crowded
D. buses are very old
48. Most people who live in the city don ' visit the area near the sea very often because A__.
A. It is too expe nsive.
B. They don 'want to be robbed there.
C. It is too crowded and dirty.
D. They don 'like to see many tourists in the port.
49. ____ D ____ i s gett ing worse and worse.
A. The problem of traffic
B. The problem of populati on
C. The problem of high cost of livi ng
D. The problem of robberies 50. What can we infer from the passage?D
A. Utopia is an old city.
B. The city might become safer in the n ear future.
C. The cost of livi ng will go dow n.
D. Utopia is a n ewly developed city.
A) buy a mon thly pass
C) agree on the amount of the tip
B) ask about the fare first D) pay by the exact cha nge in coins 45. The passage mainly tells us about A
A) the bus and train fares in the US
C) the public tran sportati on in the US
B) the ways of paying a taxi in the US D) the adva ntage of subways in the US
Task 3
Thank you for your interest in Calibre Cassette （盒式录音带）library. This letter tells you about our service. With it we are sending you an applicati on form, so that you can join if you would like to try it.
Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books because of sight problems. We curre ntly have over 7,000 books available for read ing for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children. All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette player. They are sent and retur ned by post, free of charge.
When we receive your application, we will send you a book and an information tape. They will explain how to use the service. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will the n send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues （目录）.
51. Accord ing to the first paragraph, the library sends the applicati on form to the readers so that they can__D ___ .
A. read ordinary books
B. order cassette players
C. buy Calibre cassettes
D. use the library service
52. Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from __ C__
A. heari ng difficulties
B. men tal ill nesses
C. sight problems
D. heart troubles
53. The service of sending and retur ning books by post is__C __
A. not available to childre n
B. paid by the users
C. free of charge
D. n ot provided
54. The easy way to use the library service is to _ B __
A. inform the library of your n ame and address
B. tell the library the sorts of books you like
C. buy the catalogues of the library
D. ask the library to buy the books
55. The main purpose of this letter is to A
A. in troduce the library's service to readers
B. recomme nd new books to the readers
C. send a few catalogues to readers
D. express tha nks to the readers
Task 4
It has been estimated that only about twenty thousand words are in full use in English today, and if this estimate is correct, it brings us up to Shakespeare ' total. Of these, one-fifth, or about four
thousand , are said to be of Anglo-Saxon origin, and three fifth, or about twelve thousand, are of Latin, Greek and French origin. This, of course, does not mean that our everyday con versatio n con sists chiefly of foreig n words. Accord ing to one estimate, one fourth of all our spoken Ianguage consists of repetitions of the words and, be, have , it ,of ,the, to, will, you, I, a, on, that and
is”.Another analysis of five million words written by adults reveals that our ten most freque ntly used words are ",I the, and, to, of, i n, we, from, you and a ".Both lists con sist, without exception, of native words. If we go into library usage, we find that words of the Bible are ninety-four percent native, ninety-one percent ShakespearWs and seventy percent Samuel Johnson's (the famous English dictionary compiler). Only in present-day technical writings do we find the foreign element climbing to forty percent.
56. How many words are said to be in full use in England today?C
A. Exactly 20,000.
B. 12,000.
C. About 20,000.
D. About 12,000.
57. If we go in to literary usage, how many perce ntage of n ative words were used in Shakespeare'sworks?C
A. 90%.
B. 3/5 of the total.
C. 91%.
D. 2/5 of the total.
58. Who is Samuel Joh nso n?C
A. A foreig ner.
B. A famous writer.
C. A well known En glish dict ionary compiler.
D. A Shakespeare's fan.
59. In what kind of writi ng can more foreig n words be found?B
A. News reports.
B. Tech ni cal writ in gs.
C. Literature.
D. En glish dicti on ary.
60. What can you infer from the passage?A
A. Although a great part of the English vocabulary is of foreign origin, native words play the most active part in Ian guage use.
B. English literature makes greater use of foreign words than do ordinary conversations.
C. Scie ntific writi ng in En glish contains a low perce ntage of n ative words.
D. En glish borrows a large vocabulary from Lati n, Greek and French because its own vocabulary is in adequate for com muni cati on.
Part IV Tran slation (20%)
Task 1: Tran slate the follow ing into En glish:
61. 这个地区现在不安全，还是远离它为好。

This area is not safe at the moment, so it ' s better to stay away from it.
62. 所有投诉都将由经理来处理。

All compla ints will be dealt with by the man ager.
63. 结果表明他从未在那个公司工作过。

It tur ned out that he had n ever worked in that compa ny.
64. 下午六点钟左右体育馆通常很忙。

The gym tends to get very busy at around 6 o ' clock in the after noon..
65. 成功与否取决于你的努力和能力。

Success depe nds on your efforts and ability.
Task 2: Tran slate the followi ng into Chin ese:
66. All this cannot be achieved overni ght..
这一切不是一朝一夕可以实现的。

67. It ' s too noisy outside for me to concen t eaon my work.
外面太吵，我没办法集中精神干活儿。

68. It is said that swim ming brings great ben efit to our health.
据说游泳对身体健康有极大好处。

69. I have just eno ugh money to see me through a year in the US.
我的钱仅够在美国用一年。

70. The teacher wasn ' t inclined to believe George ' s excuse. 老师不太相信乔治的借口。