大一英語上學期期末考試試卷

大一英語上學期期末考試一試卷20XX年級大學英語第一學期期末考試(A卷)Jan.,20XX年PartIIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneScienceisnotasetofunquestionableresultsbutawayofunderstandingtheworldaroundus.Itsrealworkisslow.Thescientificmethod,asmanyofuslearnedinschool,isagradualprocessthatbeginswithapurposeorproblemorquestiontobeanswered.Itincludesalistofmaterials,aproceduretofollow,asetofobservationstomakeand,finally,conclusionstoreach.Inmedicine,whenanewdrugisproposedthatmightcureorcontroladisease,itisfirsttestedonalargerandomgroupofpeople,andtheirreactionsarethencomparedwiththoseofanotherrandomgroupnotgiventhedrug.Allreactionsinbothgroupsarecarefullyrecordedandcompared,andthedrugisevaluated.Allofthistakestimeandpatience.It’stheresultofcourse,thatmakesthebestnews―nottheyearsofquietworkthatcharacterizethebulkofscientificinquiry.Afteranexperimentisconcludedoranobservationismade,theresultcontinuestobeexaminedcritically.Whenitissubmittedforpublication,itgoestoagroupofthescientistEinsteinwasrightwhenhesaid:

’scolleagues,whoreviewthework.“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright,asingleexperimentcanatanytimeprovemewrong.”InAugust1996,NASAannouncedthediscoveryinAntarcticaofameteorite（流星）fromMarsthatmightcontainevidenceofancientlifeonanotherworld.AsPresidentClintonsaidthatday,thepossibilitythatlifeexistedonMarsbillionsofyearsagowaspotentiallyoneofthegreatdiscoveriesofourtime.Aftertheexcitementworedownandinitialpaperswerepublished,otherresearchersbeganlookingatsamplesfrom

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Someconcludedthatthe“evidenceoflife”wasmostlycontaminationfromAntarcticiceorthattherewasnothingorganicatallintherock.Wasthisafailureofscience,assomenewsreportstrumpeted?No!Itwasagoodexampleofthescientificmethodworkingthewayitissupposedto.Scientistsspendyearsonresearch,announcetheirfindings,andthesefindingsareexaminedbyotherscientists.That’showwelearn.

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andreverses,butsomehowwekeepmovingahead.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassageistostatethat____________.mostscientificdiscoveriesarenotreliablemassmediaismisleadingbecauseitlooksattheresearchresultsonlyscientificresearchisaprocessfilledwithreversesandrequiresslowandpatientworkrepeatedexperimentsarenecessarybeforemedicinecanbeusedinpatients22.Publicationofascientificfindingsignifies__________.achallengetofellowscientiststoproveitwrongtheendofaprocessthebeginningofanewscientificinquiryD)thesoundnessoftheresultEinstein’wordsareusedtoshowthathethought___________.A)experimentshaveprovedhimrightB)scientistsdonotneedsomanyexperimentsC)oneexperimentisnotenoughtoprovehimwrong.D)scientificideasareneverfreefromchallengeNASA’sannouncementofthediscoveryofevidenceofancientlifeonMarsshows_________.thewayhumanbeingslearnaboutnaturethefailureofthescientificmethodthefruitlessnessofhumansearchforlifeonanotherworldtheexcitementbroughtbyscientificfindingsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemediaisinterestedin__________.A)theprocessofscientificresearchB)theresultsofscientificresearchC)thescientistswhodotheresearchD)theeffectsofscientificresearchonhumanlifePassageTwoNormallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend__________classeseachweek.A)36B)12C)20D)15AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed_______.A)toliveinadifferentuniversityB)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversityC)toliveathomeanddrivetoclassesD)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversitiesAmericanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause_________.A)theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareerstheyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairstheyhavetoobserveuniversitydisciplinetheywanttorunforpositionsofauthority29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause_________.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudytheywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversitysuchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobssuchpositionsareusuallywellpaidThestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein_________.A)dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversityB)ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulationsC)evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourtD)keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivitiesPassageThreeDoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcgillUniversity.Shehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollege.Shesaid,“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButIwouldgointoclasstotaketheexam,andIwouldfallapart.Icouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly-----eventhoughIknewtheanswers!Iwouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.”HitoshiSakamoto,ananthropologystudentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressedaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,advisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishigh,thestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.“Mostly,whatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachbreath,moreworryleavesme.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I’eallymrdoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminations,butithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.ForHitoshiinTokyo,theresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmore.31.DoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamotowerefilledwithnervousnessandfearduringexaminationsbecausetheywere__________.notreadyandunawareoftheanswersphysicallysoweakthattheyfellapartsubjecttotestanxietyunabletowriteorthinkclearlyThehigherthestudents’worrylevelis,__________.A)thelesscalmandrelaxingtheyareB)themoredifficulttheywillbetrainedtomanagefearC)themorestressedandtensetheyareD)thelongercoursestheywilltaketomanagefearWhat’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourses?A)Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.B)Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.C)Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.D)Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.What’sthemeaningof“blankout”inparagraphone?A)Tobelikeablanket.B)Tobesureofananswer.C)Toberelaxed.D)Tobeunabletothinkclearly.35.Whichofthefollowingbestsumsuptheorganizationofthepassage?Examples----theories----ideas.Problem----strategy----examples----results.Generalstatement----examples----result.Strategy----experiment----examples.PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(15%)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Thepresidentmadea_______speechattheopeningceremonyofthesportsmeeting,whichencouragedthesportsmengreatly.A)vigorousC)flatB)tediousD)harshItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwellbutifyou_______,youwillsucceedintheend.A)hangupC)hangonB)hangaboutD)hangonto38.Rememberthatcustomersdon’t_______aboutpricesinthatcity.A)debateC)disputeB)bargainD)consultThenewcomersfounditimpossibleto_______themselvestotheclimatesufficientlytomakepermanenthomesinthenewcountry.A)suitC)regulateB)adaptD)coordinateA_______tothisproblemisexpectedtobefoundbeforelong.A)resultC)settlementB)functionD)solutionYouhavenothingto_______byrefusingtolistentoouradvice.A)gainC)seizeB)graspD)earnOnedayI_______anewspaperarticleabouttheretirementofanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollege.cameacrossC)cameaftercameaboutD)cameatApeculiarlypointedchinishismemorablefacial_______.A)markB)featureC)traceD)appearanceIhopethatyou’llbemorecarefulintypingtheletter.Don’t_______anything.A)omitC)lackB)leakD)withdrawOurnewhouseisvery_______formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes.A)adaptableC)availableB)convenientD)comfortableThosegiftsofrarebooksthatweregiventousweredeeply_______.A)appreciatedC)appealedB)approvedD)appliedThesaleusuallytakesplaceoutsidethehouse,withtheaudience_______onbenches,chairsorboxes.havingseatedC)seatedseatingD)havingbeenseatedHeis_______abouthischancesofwinningagoldmedalintheOlympicsnextyear.A)optimisticC)outstandingB)optionalD)obviousTheclothesapersonwearsmayexpresshis_______orsocialposition.A)curiosityC)determinationB)statusD)significanceIdon’tknowtheword.Ihadto_______adictionary.throwupC)refertomakeoutD)takeoverLookatthesebeautifulJapanesestamps.Rogergavethemtomein_____fortwosetsof1988Britishspecialissue.A)exchangeB)changeC)shiftD)switchItisrather_____thattheresearchteamasawholestillhaslittleideaaboutthecauseofthatfataldisease.rewardingC)embarrassingdemandingD)requiringThepeopleofAfricaninteriorbeganto_____goldinexchangeforthegoodstheyneededfromabroad.A)desireB)affordC)offerD)receiveWeshouldnotblameherforwhathappenedyesterday,becausethatwasoutsideher_____ofresponsibility.A)fieldC)extentB)limitD)rangeThestudentsputforwardsomesuggestions_____consideration.A)worthlessC)worthB)worthyD)worthyofTheauthorofthereportiswell_____withtheprobleminthehospitalbecausehehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.A)acquaintedC)enlightenedB)informedD)advised57.Afteryearsofhardwork,hefinallygained______totheuniversitywhichhelongedformanyyears.accesscommitmentC)opportunityD)reward_____youhavepassedthedrivingtestsuccessfully,youcandriveonyourown.A)BynowC)NowthenB)NowandagainD)NowthatWithinfirstsevensecondsofmeeting,peoplewillformtheiropinionaboutothersthroughunspokencommunicationlike_____,posturesandattitudes.A)signsC)symptomsB)gesturesD)symbolsIthadnever_____tomethatourfootballteamwonthegame.A)struckC)hitB)occurredD)meantThestudents______incleaningtheclassroomaccordingtothearrangement.alternateC)adoptadaptD)admitHaveyouany______plansabouthowtodealwiththesedifficulties?Weneedtobepractical-minded.A)abstractC)concreteB)consistentD)contraryTheprofessorwasafraidthatunlessthetrainspeededuphewouldmisshis_______toNewYork.A)junctionB)connectionC)seatD)carriageWhenwritingaboutcontroversialtopics,someauthorstrytobe_______withoutfavoringeitherside.reflectiveC)impressivepersuasiveD)objectiveManyfactorssuchastoomuchstress,badlivinghabitscanleadtopoor______andillhealth.A)experienceC)performanceB)appearanceD)competencePartIVCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD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