2005級(jí)大學(xué)英語平行班試卷(A卷).doc

2005級(jí)大學(xué)英語平行班試卷(A卷)2006-2007學(xué)年第一學(xué)期注意事項(xiàng)1、 本學(xué)期使用新機(jī)讀卡，主觀題與客觀題的答案都填寫在一張卡上，卡上準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)一欄填學(xué)生完整的學(xué)號(hào)，請正確填寫自己的學(xué)號(hào)，學(xué)號(hào)請按示范填寫，填錯(cuò)或不填閱卷系統(tǒng)記錄為零分。示范如下：學(xué)號(hào)為2005111101，填涂為：20051111012、 機(jī)讀卡上試卷代號(hào)一欄統(tǒng)一劃A，劃錯(cuò)或不劃閱卷系統(tǒng)記錄為零分。3、 選擇題按對(duì)應(yīng)編號(hào)，用鉛筆將答案劃在機(jī)讀卡上。主觀題的答案寫在機(jī)讀卡上指定欄內(nèi)，在指定欄以外地方作答將記錄為零分。4、 主觀題作答時(shí)請一定在卡上寫清楚每題對(duì)應(yīng)的大編號(hào)與小編號(hào)。5、 注意保持機(jī)讀卡面清潔、無折疊、無污損，否則閱卷系統(tǒng)不能正常識(shí)別。Part I Listening Comprehension (19%)Section ADirections: In this section, youll hear ten short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 1. A) In a shoe shop.B) In a warehouse. C) In a department store.D) In a store for mans clothes. 2. A) It is typical December weather for this region. B) It wont snow until December. C) There has never been much snow down South. D) Such a large amount of snow is unusual for this month. 3. A) Hes not sure.B) Hell go by plane. C) Hell go by train.D) Hell go by bus. 4. A) She must walk five miles.B) She must walk five or six blocks. C) She must walk to the corner.D) She must walk three blocks. 5. A) Its too soon to go back there again. B) The mail was sent back to the post office. C) He doesnt have anything to drop in the mailbox. D) The post office was closed an hour ago. 6. A) His age.B) His income. C) His hobby.D) His job. 7. A) She doesnt like singing.B) Shes scared. C) She cant read music.D) Her voice is bad. 8. A) In another building.B) In his office. C) In the bathroom.D) At a meeting. 9. A) Writing checks for tickets.B) A train trip. C) Todays rainstorm.D) How to use their tickets.10. A) $358.B) $158. C) $200.D) $258.Section BDirections: In this section, youll hear a short passage. The passage will be read ONLY ONCE. At the end of the passage youll hear five questions about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.11. A) To draw moving objects.B) To keep away from dangerous things.C) To hunt animals.D) To cling to their parents.12. A) How to read and write.B) How to count and calculate.C) How to hunt and farm.D) How to depend on other people.13. A) Their parents could teach them all they needed.B) Teachers came to their homes.C) They didnt need to count money.D) Other peoples experiences meant little for them.14. A) They didnt live together with their parents any longer.B) They were not satisfied with the old way of living.C) They began to move from place to place.D) They had to learn from people living far away.15. A) Reading, writing, and entertainment.B) Reading, writing, and arithmetic（算術(shù)）. C) Reading, farming, and researching.D) Reading, writing, and survival.Section CDirections: In this section, youll hear a passage THREE TIMES. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen again. Check your answers when the passage is read the third time. If you are in a (1) _ country, youll often see people walking with their dogs. A dog is the most useful animal in the world, but the (2) _ why one keeps a dog has changed.Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the (3) _ against other animals, and he found that the dog (4) _ to him and did what he told him to. Later people used dogs for the (5) _ of other animals, and the dogs did not eat what they got until their master (6) _. So dogs were used for (7) _ sheep and (8) _ chickens.Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)Passage OneTransportation and communication networks bring people together. Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers to transportation and communication.In some countries, laws stop people from moving freely from place to place. Over the centuries, many groups of people have been denied the freedom to travel because of their race, religion, or nationality. In the Middle Ages, for example, Jews were often forbidden to move about freely within certain cities. South Africas government used to require black Africans to carry passes when they travel within the country. Some governments require all citizens to carry identification papers and to report to government officials whenever they move.Countries set up customs posts at their borders. Foreign travelers must go through a customs inspection before they are allowed to travel in the country. Usually travelers have to carry special papers such as passports and visas. Some countries even limit the number of visitors to their country each year. Others allow tourists to visit only certain areas of the country, or they may require that travelers be with an official guide at all times during their stay.Many of those barriers to travel also act as barriers to communication. When two governments disagree with each other on important matters, they usually do not want their citizens to exchange news or ideas freely. Countries often try to keep military or industrial information secret.Today, people have the ability to travel, to communicate, and to transport goods more quickly and easily than ever before. Natural barriers that were difficult or dangerous to cross a hundred years ago can now be crossed easily. The barriers that people themselves make are not so easy to overcome. But in spite of all the different kinds of barriers, people continue to enjoy travel and the exchange of goods and ideas.16. The examples in paragraph 2 are used to tell the reader that _.A) people were not so free to move about as they are nowB) people have not been allowed to travel freely for various reasonsC) people have to carry special papers in order to travel within their countryD) customs posts make it possible for people to travel in other countries17. Which is NOT mentioned as the possible limits some countries put on foreign visitors?A) They have to get a visa before they enter the country.B) Only a limited number of visitors are allowed to enter the country every year.C) Not every part of the country is open to foreign tourists.D) They have to report to government officials when they come to a new place.18. Some governments limit the freedom of communication because _.A) they dont want other countries know their secretsB) they often disagree with each other on important mattersC) they think such freedom may lead to warsD) they want to show their authority over communication19. We may learn from the passage that _.A) people dont care to remove barriers between countriesB) people have made no progress in improving transportation and communicationC) its even harder to overcome barriers made by man than natural onesD) barriers should be taken for granted as they always exist20. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?A) Importance of Communication B) Progress of Human SocietyC) Barriers Made by Man D) Restrictions on TransportationPassage TwoIncreasingly, the development of tourism is seen to have an effect on the environment. Erosion is one problem. The steps and stones of major popular sites like Shakespeares birthplace or Stonehenge are literally being worn away by millions of foreign feet. The remedy in the case of Britains best known prehistoric monuments has been to use railings to keep visitors at a distance. Such measures can hardly be adopted in the house of the Bard, however, where tourists want to enter the actual building.Overcrowding in cities, towns and villages is another problem. Traffic jams are an outcome. In narrow roads, tourist vehicles cause congestion. Local traders and residents cannot get around to doing their work. Car parks fill up, so strangers park their cars where they can; in streets, across gateways, in lay-bys(路側(cè)停車帶), or even in private driveways. This causes obstruction (障礙物). The sheer weights of incomers can be a hazard (危險(xiǎn)). Thus Venice, a city built for half a million inhabitants (常住居民), is swollen by another half million who populate the city daily in the tourist season eight million visits each year. The mayor recently decided to limit visitors to 90,000 a day, the only way to save the city from inundation.Pollution is a further consequence. The lakes are popular for people who enjoy water sports, such as waterskiing, power boat racing and swimming, but boats pump sewage directly into the water. Facilities can be provided to prevent this happening, but this is costly. There are also problems with litter.The threat to wildlife habitats (聚集處) is yet another result. Tourists around the Lakes destroy vegetation. This is harmful to animals which build their nests along the shores. Wildlife refugees have been created which have helped protect these natural sites. On the Greek island of Zakinthos, the breeding beaches of the rare loggerhead turtle (蠵龜) are being threatened by tourist disturbance. Local conservationists try to monitor and protect the turtles but they have been attacked by the angry owners of taverns(客棧) and hotels who make lucrative profits from bars or renting sun beds and umbrellas: Government compensation payments for the loss of business might be the answer, but this would be costly.21. According to the passage, what measure has been adopted to protect the environment in Stonehenge from being damaged by the tourism?A) Limiting the number of tourists.B) Closing Stonehenge during the tourist season.C) Drive away the tourists who want to enter the actual building.D) Setting up railings to keep visitors at a distance.22. With the development of the tourism, the critical measure to prevent Venice from sinking is_.A) to keep water from coming in the cityB) to refuse the visitors to come in the cityC) to limit the number of visitors coming in the cityD) to ask the inhabitants to move away23.Some measures taken to protect the environment are not likely to be adopted as _. A) they are not useful B) they are costlyC) they are not practical D) A and C24.Measures to protect some wild animals meet resistance mainly for_.A) resources of tourismB) economic reasonsC) governmental reasonsD) both A and B25.The main idea of the passage is_.A) environment pollution is due to the development of tourismB) the development of tourism has brought about the threat to wildlife habitatsC) the development of tourism has led to some environmental problemD) certain measures should be taken to protect the environmental problem caused by tourismPassage ThreeIn the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.Yes, when one becomes rich he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. Thats what “Keeping up with the Joneses” is about. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things to keep up with their neighbors; they try to look as rich and as successful as their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping Up with the Joneses”, because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping Up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the “right” books, go to the “right” universities and eat in the “right” restaurants.Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.26. Why, according to the passage, do many people try to keep up with the Joneses?A) Because they want to be as rich as their neighbors.B) Because they feel proud to be taken for the Joneses.C) Because they want others to know or think they are rich.D) Because they are afraid that others will know they are rich.27. Why did Arthur Momand use the name “Jones” in his stories?A) Because many rich people in the U. S. are named Jones.B) Because few rich people in the U. S. are named Jones.C) Because the name sounds funny and impressive.D) Because there are many people in the U. S. whose family name is Jones.28. What does the author refer to when he says the “right” books?A) Books that other people around are reading.B) Books that teach people how to get rich and successful.C) Books by famous and successful writers.D) Very expensive books.29. What does the author mean by “Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead”?A) It seems Mr. Jones is always walking ahead of others.B) It seems one can never keep up with all people around.C) It seems Mr. Jones is a very rich man.D) It seems one has to work very hard to get rich.30. What is the authors opinion?A) It is funny to try to keep up with the Joneses.B) It is necessary to keep up with the Joneses.C) It is hard to keep up with the people around you. D) It is senseless to try to keep up with the people around you.Passage FourBotany (植物學(xué)), the study of plants, takes up a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge. For many thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more than the vaguest of insights. It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants. They have always been enormously important to the welfare of peoples, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons, tool, dyes, medicines, shelter, and a great many other purposes. Tribes living today in the jungles of the Amazon recognize literally hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them, botany, as such, has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of “knowledge” at all.Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with plants, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows. Yet everyone comes unconsciously on amazing amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose or an apple. When our Neolithic (新石器時(shí)代) ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next season, the first great step in the new association of plants and humans was taken. Grains were discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: cultivated corps. From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild, and the accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy (親密) with plants in the wild would begin to fade away.31.Which of the following assumption about early humans is expressed in the passage?A) They probably had extensive knowledge of plants.B) They refused to accept the study of botany.C) They thought there were no needs to cultivate crops.D) They placed great importance on the ownership of property.32. The author believes that the general knowledge of botany begun to fade is because_.A) people fail to keep up with the fast evolution of plantsB) people no longer value plants as useful resourcesC) direct contact with a variety of plants decreasedD) our study of plants advances a higher stage33. What was the first step towards the practice of agriculture?A) The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted.B) The system of botany had been formed.C) The learning of plants and their properties could not satisfy peoples need for a better living.D) In the long-term study of botany, people came to realize the importance of agriculture.34.The word “marvel” in Para. 2 most probably means “_”.A) march B) miracle C) threat D) aid35.According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?A)Tribes living in the jungles of the Amazon regard botany as an enormously important branch of knowledge.B)Since plants are the basis of the food chain in the ecological system, it is natural that our ancestors had had a detailed study of plants and their properties. C)The more industrialized we become, the less direct contact we have with plants, which results in the fact that we have little chance to learn botanical knowledge.D)After the practice of agriculture had been started, humans stopped passing down the accumulated knowledge of botany.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)36. As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ran contrary to the principles of the WTO, the government decided to _ them as soon as possible. A) abolish B) accomplish C) distinguish D) establish37. Setting a goal