大學(xué)英語期末考試試卷及答案

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《大學(xué)英語》期終試卷(A)基英一級

班級姓名學(xué)號___________成績

I.ListeningComprehension(20%)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwill

beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

1.A.At5:30.B.At5:00.C.At5:15.D.At6:00.

2.A.Allday.B.Onlyinthemorning.

C.Onlyintheafternoon.D.Thesameasduringtheweek.

3.A.Atschool.B.Atwork.C.Atthelocallibrary.D.Athome.

4.A.Aboutsevenoreightdays.B.Fourorfivedays.

C.Exactlyoneweek.D.Morethantendays.

5.A.Schoolhours.B.Libraryhours.C.Themuseumschedule.D.Apart-timejob.

6.A.TheyareanxioustoseeFrank'sreactiontothegrade.

B.Frankdoesn'thavetimetolookathisgrade.

C.TheyalreadyknowwhatFrankwillsay.

D.TheycanimaginewhatgradeFrankhasgot.

7.A.Hedoesn'tlikeeitherone.B.It'sadifficultdecision.

C.Itmakesnodifferencewhichoneshewears.D.Hehasnoidea.

8.A.7:00-9:30a.m.and4:30-6:00p.m.B.7:30-9:30a.m.and4:00-6:00p.m.

C.7:00一9:00a.m.and4:30-6:30p.m.D.7:30-9:30a.m.and4:30一6:30p.m.

9.A.dentist.B.Amake-upexpert.

C.Adrivinginstructor.D.Alaboratorytechnician.

10.A.320,000.B.450,000.C.500,000.D.400,000.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent.

C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessagesacrosstheocean.

12.A.U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.

B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

C.U.S.shipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanBritishones.

D.U.S.captainsknewmoreaboutmaps.

13.A.AmapoftheGulfStream.B.AmapoftheAtlanticOcean.

C.Amapofimportantsearoutes.D.Amapofhisfirstvoyage.

14.A.Hecomparedhisownmapwithothermaps.B.HetalkedwithmanyU.S.seacaptains.

C.Heuseddriftingbottlestocheckhismap.D.BothBandC.

PassageTwo

Questions15to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A.Howmuchtheyenjoyedtheirfood.B.Thecauseoftheirdiscomfort.

C.Thegoodappetites.D.Thedisadvantageofsittinginthesun.

16.A.Thefish.B.Thepeaches.C.Thesoup.D.Themeat.

17.A.NeitherDavidnorMary.B.David.

C.Mary.D.BothDavidandMary.

18.A.Thefish.B.Thesoup.C.Sittinginthesun.D.Thepeaches.

PassageThree

Questions19to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Theyhavechangedmuchintheirwayoflife.

B.Theyhavenotchangedmuchintheirwayoflife.

C.TheynolongerliveinArcticregions.

D.Theirlifeinthepastwasmiserable.

20.A.Theigloo.B.Thesled.C.Thereindeer.D.Thedogcart.

II.ReadingComprehension(40%)

PassageOne

ItwasmidnightinParisandwewererollingtowardtheAvenueBosguet.AswecametothePontAlexandre

III,thecabsloweddown,forthetrafficlightwasredagainst,andthen,withoutstopping,wesailedthroughthe

redlightinasuddenburstofspeed.ThesameperformancewasrepeatedattheAlmaBridge.AsIpaidthedriver,

Iaskedhimwhyhehaddriventhroughtworedlights.

“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,aveteranlikeyou,breakingthelawandendangeringyourlifethat

way,“Iprotested.

Helookedatmeastonished."Ashamedofmyself?Iamalaw-abidingcitizenandhavenodesiretoget

killedeither.^^HecutmeoffbeforeIcouldprotest.

t4No,justlistentomebeforeyoucomplain.WhatdidIdo?Wentthrougharedlight.Well,didyoueverstop

toconsiderwhataredlightis,whatitmeans?”

“Certainly,“Ireplied."It'sastopsignalandmeansthattrafficisrollingintheoppositedirection.^^

“Halfright,''saidthedriver,44butincomplete.Itisonlyanautomaticstopsignal.Anditdoesnotmeanthat

thereiscrosstraffic.Didyouseeanycrosstrafficduringourtrip?Ofcoursenot.Islowedownatthelight,looked

carefullytotherightandtotheleft.Notanothercaronthestreetsatthishour.Well,then!Whatwouldyouhave

medo?ShouldIstoplikeadumbanimalbecauseanautomatic,brainlessmachineturnsredeveryfortyseconds?

No,monsieur,“hethundered,hittingthedoorwithahugefirst.amaman,notamachine.Ihaveeyesanda

brainandjudgment,givenmebyGod.Itwouldbeasinagainstnaturetosurrenderthemtothedictatesofa

machine.Ashamedofmyself,yousay?IwouldonlybeashamedofmyselfifIletthoseblinkinglampsdomy

thinkingforme.Goodnight,monsieur.”

Isthisbad,isthisgood?FranklyInolongeramsure.Ineverdoubtedthatitwaswrongtodrivethroughare

light,butnowIfindmyoldAnglo-Saxonstandardssomewhatshaken.

21.AttheAlmaBridge,.

A.thewriterstoppedthecabanpaidthedriver

B.thecabwentthrougharedlightagain

C.therewasaperformancethewriterhadalreadywatched

D.thewriterbegantocriticizethedriver

22.Tothecabdriver,aredlight.

A.wasnotastopsignal

B.shouldnotworkatmidnight

C.sometimesmademistakesinjudgment

D.didn'talwaysmeanthattherewascrosstraffic

23.Thechiefreasonthedriverdaredtodrivethroughtheredlightwasthat.

A.hefoundtherewasnocrosstrafficthereandthen

B.hethoughtitashametobecontrolledbyamachine

C.heknewnootherdriverwouldseehimatthishour

D.hedidn'ttrustanybrainlessmachine

24.Accordingtothepassage,thedriverthoughtofwhathehaddoneas.

A.law-abidingB.law-breaking

C.somethingtobeproudofD.somethingtobeashamedof

25.Thelastsentenceshowsthatthewriterisprobably.

A.anoldmanB.aFrenchmanC.anEnglishmanD.anAmerican

PassageTwo

Untilmoderntimes,nooneknewwhatcometswere.Theywerefearedassignswarningsomesadevents.

Theveryword“comet”comesfromtheGreek“kometes"，whichmeans“thelong-hairedone."TheGreeksand

Romansbelievedthatcometswereevilspiritswithflowingbeards.IntheMiddleAges,theChurchdeclaredthat

cometsweresentbyGodtopunishman.AnastronomeroftheMiddleAgessaidthecometof1531"wasthecolor

ofblood.Anuglyspiritwithlonghairrodeatitshead.Itlookedsoterribleandproducedsuchfearinthecommon

peoplethatsomewerefrightenedtodeathandothersfellsick.”

Theseviewsprevaileduntillateintotheseventeenthcentury,whentheEnglishastronomerEdmundHalley

noticedsimilarityinthepathsofthecometsof1456,1531,1607and1683.Halleybecamecertainthatthese

cometswereoneandthesamecometturningroundandroundthesunlikeaplanet.Hepredictedthatthiscomet

wouldreturnabouttheendof1758orearlyin1759,sinceithadbeenseenregularlyeveryseventy-fiveorsix

years.

Halleyhimselfdidnotlivelongenoughtoseehiscometreturn.Buthispredictionprovedtobecorrect,for

onmarch12,1759acometwasseenblazingacrossthesky.Thiswasthefirsttimeinhistorythatacomethad

beendefinitelyexpected.Since1759,itwillreturnin1985or1986.ThecometisnamedHalley'sComet,afterthe

manwhoaccuratelypredicteditsappearance.

26.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.UnderstandingCometsB.Halley'sFindings

C.Halley'sPredictionsD.TheCompositionofComets

27.Cometsarelikeplanetsinthatthey.

A.havemoonsoftheirownB.canbeseenatregularintervals

C.blazeacrosstheskyD.orbitthesun

28.TheRomansbelievedthatcometswere.

A.starsshiningbrightlyintheskyB.planetsturningroundandroundthesun

C.evilspiritswithlongbeardsD.signspredictingsomecheerl'ulevents

29.IntheMiddleAgesanastronomerdescribedthecometof1531as.

A.somethingofredcolorB.somethingsentbyGodtopunishman

C.anevilspiritthatwouldbringillnesstopeopleD.somethingridingthebackofabloodycoloredhorse

30.Accordingtothepassage,thecometsof1456,1531,1607and1682were.

A.differentcometsB.thesamecomet

C.firstseenbyEdmundHalleyD.namedbyHalley

PassageThree

“Iaskyoutodrinktohishealthasayoungmanfullofthespiritofadventurewhohaslituptheworldwitha

flashofcourage."WiththesewordstheBritishMinisterofAirturnedandraisedhisglasstotheyoungmanwho

satbesidehim—ayoungmanwho,onlyamonthbefore,wascompletelyunknown.Yetonthatsummerdayin

1927hisnamewasontheworld'slips—CharlesLindbergh,thefirstmantoflytheAtlanticalone.

Hehadbeenanairmailpilot,flyingbackandforthbetweenChicagoandthecityofSt.Louis.Determined

towinthe$25,000prizeofferedbyafellow-AmericanforthefirstflightfromNewYorktoParis,Lindberghhad

persuadedagroupofSt.Louisbusinessmentofinancethebuildingofaspecialplaneforhim.

ThenewsthatLindberghintendedtoflytheAtlanticalonewasreceivedwithdisbelief.ctTheplanewould

neverfly,“peoplesaid.Itwouldrunoutoffuel.Ithadonlyasingleengine.Lloyd'sofLondonrefusedtoinsure

theflight.MencalledLindberghthe“flyingfool”.

ButonMay20th,1927,justaftertentoeightinthemorning,Lindbergh's"SpiritofSt.Louis"，heavilyladen

withfuel,struggledintotheairfromaNewYorkairfield.Forseveralhourstheweighttothepetrolpreventedthe

youngpilotfromflyingmorethanafewfeetabovethewave-tops.Nightcame,andthickfogcoveredupthestars.

Lindberghflewsteadilyon,hopingthathiscoursewastherightone.Hestruggledtokeepawake,checkingthe

fuelallthetimetokeephismindactive.Throughoutthenextdaythe“SpiritofSt.Louis"flewonoverthe

seeminglylimitlesssea.Thenafishingboatappeared,andanhourlater,land.ItwasIreland.Lindberghseta

compasscourseforParis.

Byteno'clockthelightsofFrance'scapitalwereshiningbeneathhim.Tired,unshaven,suddenlyhungry,

the“flyingfool“cameowntoLeBourgetAirport,andlandedinfrontofahugecrowdofwildlycheeringpeople.

After34hoursofcontinuouspiloting,theflightof3,600mileswasover.

31.TheBritishMinisterofAir.

A.praisedLindberghforhisintelligenceB.encouragedLindberghtobeadventurous

C.congratulatedLindberghforhisbraveryD.warnedLindberghtobesensible

32.“Hisnamewasontheworld'slips“means.

A.everybodywasdrinkinghishealthB.everybodywasjumpingaboutbecauseofhim

C.hebecamesuddenlyunpopularD.everybodywastalkingabouthim

33.AgroupofSt.Louisbusinessmenhabeenpersuadedtothebuildingofaspecialplane.

A.arrangeforB.organizewithC.stoptoD.payfor

34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.NobodyheardthenewsthatLindberghwasgoingtoflytheAtlantic.

B.EverybodybelievedthatitwasfoolishforanybodytotrytoflytheAtlanticatall.

C.EverybodyknewthatLindberghwasverybraveanadventurous.

D.Peopledidn'tbelievethatLindberghreallymeanttoflytheAtlanticalone.

35.The"SpiritofSt.Louis"hererefersto.

A.theplaneLindberghflewinB.the“flyingfool”

C.theBritishMinisterofAirD.thecityofSt.Louis

PassageFour

LastThursdayanoldchapcametoourschooltotalkabouttheevilsofsmoking.Hesaidhewouldn'tgoon

fortoolong,andwesawhimtakehiswrist-watchoffandlayitonthetable.Ican'trememberwhathesaidabout

smokingbecauseSlaterandIhadotherthingstothinkabout.Hefinishedwhenthebellrangforplay-time,and

theheadmastertoldustogoout.Slaterhappenedtoslip...

IntheplaygroundSlatershowedmethewatch.Heputitonhiswrist,anditlookedlovely.Iwaswishing

thatrdbeentheonetoslipbythetable,becauseitwasabeautifulwatch,goldbythelookofit.Theheadmaster

cameoutsidethen,andtheoldboywaswithhim.Theywalkedabout,lookingaroundandtalkingallthetime.

Afterabitthebellrang,andwegotintoourlines,readytogoin.

Theheadmastersaid,'Tvegotalittlejobforyouboys.Thisgentleman,ourlecturer,hasjustlosthiswatch

intheplayground.It'shappenedbefore,hesays—itjustslipsoffhiswrist.Solookaroundforit,will?Seeif

you'recleverenoughtofindit.Fvenodoubttheboywhodoessowillgetausefulreward.”

Well,ofcourse,Slaterwasn'tgoingtomissachancelikethat.He'sjustabouttheluckiestdevilintheschool

—rewardsjustdropintohishands.Weallwalkedabouttheplayground,lookingforthewatch.AndIwasn'labit

surprisedwhenSlaterbentdownasifhewaspickingsomethingup.Thenhehurriedpastmetowardstheoldman.

“Whereareyougoing?"Icalledout,thoughIknewverywellwherehewasgoing."Wheredoyouthink?^^

hecalledback.

AndthenextminutetherewasSlater,allsmiles,handingoverthewatchtotheoldfellowandhangingabout

forthereward.

Butthelecturerdidn'tseematallpleased.InfacthelookedquitereadytoputaknifeinSlater'sheart—

untiltheheadmasterburstoutlaughing.Thentheybothlaughed.Slatertoldafterwardsthattheoldmanhadn't

evensaid“Thankyou“forthewatch.

ThethingthatpuzzledusmostofallwasthatSlaterdidn'tgetanyreward.Whenheremindedthe

headmasteraboutit,theheadmastersaid:"Ahyes,wemustn'tforgetthat.Isaid'ausefulreward',didn'tI?"And

thenhegaveSlaterabigsheetofpaperandtoldhimtowriteacompositionontheevilsofsmoking.Slatersayshe

hasn'tgotacluewhattowrite.

36.Whatwerethetwoboysthinkingaboutduringthelecture?

A.Theywerenotthinkingaboutanything.

B.Theywerethinkingabouttheevilsofsmoking.

C.Aboutthewatch—andhowtogetit,perhaps.

D.Theythoughtthattheheadmasterwasveryclever.

37.Whydidthestory-tellerwishthathehadslipped?

A.Becauseitwasabeautifulwatch.

B.Becausehethoughthecouldhavetakenthewatchifhehadslipped.

C.Becausethewatchwouldn'thavebeenlostifthathadhappened.

D.Becauseinthatcasehewouldn'thavegivenitbacktothelecturer.

38.“Theheadmastercameoutsidethen,andtheoldboywaswithhim.^^Whowastheoldboy?

A.Anoldstudent.B.Thelecturer.C.Theheadmaster^son.D.Aservant.

39.WhenSlater“bentdown”,whatwashetryingtodo?

A.Hehadtobenddowninordertopickupthewatch.

B.Hewastryingtohidethefactthathehadfoundthewatch.

C.Thewatchhadslippedoffhiswrist,andhewastryingtopickitup.

D.Hewaspretendingtohavefoundthewatch.

40.Whydidn'tSlatergetthekindofrewardheexpected?

A.Becausetheheadmasterhadforgotit,probably.

B.Becausethelecturerdidnotagreetogivehimanyreward.

C.Becausetheheadmasternevermeanttogivetheusualkindofrewardtoanyone.

D.Becausetheheadmasterdidnotkeephisword.

III.VocabularyandStructure(15%)

41.1wasso_______inmybookthatIdidn'thearthedoorbellring.

A.concentratedB.absorbedC.engagedD.occupied

42.It'simportanttolocateindustriesinareaswhereasupplyofrawmaterialsis

A.preferableB.availableC.dependableD.favorable

43.Wecannotjudgeapersonsimplyonthe________ofhiseducation.

A.conditionB.principleC.basisD.situation

44.Onlyonelittleboy________theaccident.Everyoneelsewaskilled.

A.survivedB.surpassedC.surroundedD.suffered

45.Hisparentsonwithhighereducationafterhegraduatedfromthemedicalschool.

A.encouragedhimgoingB.suggestedhimtogo

C.urgedthathegoD.insistedonhimtogo

46.Thestrongstormdidalotofdamagetothecoastalvillages:severalfishingboatswereandmany

housescollapsed.

A.wreckedB.spoiledC.tornD.injured

47.Thecarhalfwayfornoreason.

A.brokeoffB.brokedownC.brokeupD.brokeout

48.Youshouldknowthefactclearlythatyourtaskinourcompanyisnottomakedecisionsbuttothe

decisionswehavemade.

A.complementB.complimentC.supplementD.implement

49.peoplearecontemptuousofthosewhomakeobscenecalls.

A.RespectableB.RespectfulC.RespectiveD.Respected

50.Mostrobotsareusedtoperform,dangerousorotherwiseundesirableworkinfactories.

A.jealousB.viciousC.tediousD.precious

51.ItisreportedthatmorethantwomillionsofpeoplehavebeenwiththeHIVvirusintheworldwithin

ayear.

A.reflectedB.infectedC.indictedD.responded

52.There'sbeenaheatedoverthepolicyeversinceitwasintroducedconcerningbothpoliticaland

educationalcircles.

A.correspondenceB.confusionC.controversyD.consideration

53.Wehaven'tgotanyinformationabouttheattitudeofourrivals（對手）.Anditisdifficulttohow

theywillreacttooursuggestions.

A.resumeB.assureC.consumeD.assess

54.1don'tthinkitwilltaketoolongtothecurrentsituation.ButIneedsomemoretimebeforeIcome

upwithacomprehensive（綜合的）plantosolvethedifficultproblem.

A.sizeupB.sumupC.figureoutD.wipeout

55.Nostudentsareabletopursuenuclearsciencemathematics.

A.withnosolidlygraspofB.withoutsolidlygraspingof

C.withoutasolidgraspofD.withnograspingsolidlyof

56.WiththeachievementIhavegotinmywriting,Iwasencouragedbytheprofessortomygoodwork.

A.holdbackB.keepupC.comeupwithD.catchupwith

57.wediscussedthetrip,itseemswecanaffordit.

A.Thebetter/thelessHkelyB.Themore/thelesslikely

C.Thebetter/thefewerlikelyD.Themore/thefewerlikely

58.Somehowshefeltthatsheherselfhadtosomebeenthecauseofallthistrouble,andsuffered

accordingly.

A.effectB.respectC.mannerD.extent

59.ThedoctormethatthediscomfortwoulddisappearinacoupleofdaysifIfollowedhisadvice.

A.assuredB.ensuredC.confirmedD.convinced

60.Hegavearewardtothemanwhohashisbooksfromtheburninghouse.

A.rescuedB.securedC.renewedD.grabbed

61.Studentsorteacherscanparticipateinexcursionstolovelybeachesaroundtheislandatregular.

A.gapsB.rateC.lengthD.intervals

62.OnedayIanewspaperarticleabouttheretirementofanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollege

A.cameacrossB.cameaboutC.cameafterD.cameat

63.Weenjoyedtheholidaytheexpense.

A.exceptB.exceptforC.besidesD.inadditionto

64.Maryreallycouldn'tstandthemusicbyRichardWagner,Davidcouldn'thearenoughofit.

A.becauseB.whenC.althoughD.whereas

65.Ithasbeenestimatedthatabouthalfthenation'ssevenmillionhandicappedyoungstersarenotbeingeducated

A.efficientlyB.moderatelyC.adequatelyD.functionally

66.Wefindthattheyfrequentlyavoidableerrorsbecauseofafailuretoreasoncorrectly.

A.comeintoB.fallintoC.makeintoD.enterinto

67.Scientistshavevariouskindsoforiginalresearchprojectstoexploreanimalintelligence,butthey

stillcan'treachanagreementonwhetheritexistsornot.

A.undergoneB.underestimatedC.undertakenD.underlined

68.Lighthousesarethereforeatsuchplacestowarnsailorsofthedanger.

A.electedB.ejectedC.erodedD.erected

69.thatthey'reyoungandinexperienced,they'veonequiteagoodjob.

A.BeingB.SinceC.NowD.Given

70.Althoughwehavemadeitclearthatwecametohelpthem,thewomanwasstillofourintentions.

A.suspiciousB.amazingC.surprisedD.inquiring

IV.Cloze(10%)

Peopleliveingroups,whichwecallsocieties.Societiesandsocialrelationsarethesubjects_71_inthe

socialsciences.Mendependonothermenandontheworldaround_72—.Thesunbringsthemwarmthand

light,dayandnight,summerandwinter.Plantsgrow_73—thereisairandsunshine,earthandwater;animals

dependonplants;_74_dependonwater,air,sunshine,andtheplantsandanimalsaroundthem.

Whereverpeopleliveand_75—theylooklike,manyoftheirrequirementsarethe_76—.Theyneedfoodan

placestolive_77warmthandsleep.Theyneed_78_socialexistence,theyneedfriendshipsand

relationshipswhichwill_79_tomarriageandfamilylife.Themembersofasocietydependonone_80—.

Indifferentsocietieswefinddifferentwaysoffinding_81—anddifferentmethodsofpreparingit.Societies

have_82_habitsandcustoms.Theyteachtheirchildren,carefor_83_people,lookafteroldpeoplein

variousways.Theyhavedifferent_84_inlife,death,andtheworld_85—whichtheywereborn.

Mostmen_86_toliveinpeace.Themembersofeverysocialgroupacceptcertainrulesandcustoms_87_

expectothermemberstoknowthem.Childrenaretaughtto_88_theserules,andwhattheydoin_89_life

dependspartlyonthehabitsthey_90_whenwereyoung.

71.A.studiedB.learnedC.searchedD.explained

72.A.itB.themC.usD.everyone

73.A.whereB.thatC.whetherD.for

74.A.livesB.societiesC.menD.relations

75.A.whichB.howC.howeverD.whatever

76.A.similarB.sameC.oneD.like

77.A.inB.onC.withD.by

78.A.forB.ofC.aD.that

79.A.moveB.leadC.goD.come

80.A.anotherB.otherC.eachD.thing

81.A.foodB.mealC.cropsD.minerals

82.A.modernB.oldC.variousD.limited

83.A.healthyB.educatedC.middle-agedD.sick

84.A.positionsB.talksC.beliefsD.attitudes

85.A.overB.intoC.fromD.beyond

86.A.wantB.thinkC.haveD.believe

87.A.orB.butC.andD.so

88.A.useB.getC.formD.follow

89.A.lateB.laterC.latterD.latest

90.A.learnedB.knewC.taughtD.received

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IV.Translation(15%)

V.Translations(fromChineseintoEnglishandEnglishintoChinese15%)

91.Thereareopportunitieseverywhere.Youjusthavetobewillin