新编大学英语A3期末考试试卷.doc

新编大学英语A3期末考试试卷注意：答案必须写在Answer Sheet （试卷的最后一页）上。写在试题部分的答案无效。.Listening Comprehension (20%)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. A question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken ONLY ONCE. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet1. A. to the student office B. to the teachers office C. on the way home D. to the campus 2. A. Hes out of job. B. He doesnt know how to use the machine. C. He broke the machine in the office. D. He failed to get the bad news through the machine.3. A. He will see Mike off this afternoon. B. He will return the book that he borrowed from Mike. C. He will take classes in the afternoon. D. He will meet Mike in the bookstore.4. A. taxi driver and passenger B. customer and hotel receptionist C. the Customs worker and tourist D. salesman and customer5. A. He is buying some dresses for the woman. B. He is attending a birthday party with the woman. C. He is giving some forms to the woman. D. He is paying the rent to the woman.6. A. 6:10 B. 6:50 C. 6:55 D. 7:307. A. by train B. by car C. by bus D. on foot8. A. 7:50 B. 8:10 C. 10:00 D. 10: 089. A. He wanted to walk. B. He left his bicycle in his flat. C. He was too tired to get there on time. D. Something went wrong with his bicycle.10. A. There was enough time for him to get there. B. The road was crowded at that time. C. He was a new driver. D. It was dangerous to drive too fast.Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.11. A. the one in Alaska in 1906. B. the one in San Francisco in 1906. C. the one in which about 500 people lost their families. D. the one in the North12. A. in 1964 B. in 1906 C. in 1974 D. in 196013. A. Because earthquake is more powerful than the other disasters B. Because earthquake happens more often than the other disasters. C. Because earthquake is more difficult to be predicted than the other disasters. D. Because earthquake often happens at night.14. A. You dont need to pay the meal right away. B. The foods in the restaurant are very cheap. C. You can have the meal very quickly. D. There is no waiter or waitress in the restaurant.15. A. You should put the food in your tray on your own. B. You should tell the cashier what you want and he will take the food to you. C. You just sit down and order what you want. D. You have ordered the food by telephone before you go to the restaurant so the food will be served to you the moment you enter the restaurant.16. A. You dont have to pay the tip because the foods are very cheap. B. The restaurant is very popular because customers dont need to give tips to the waiter.C. The foods have been prepared in the restaurant. D. In fact, the cashier in the restaurant also serves as the waiter.17. A. When they couldnt afford a house. B. When they dont have a car. C. When they dont have a job. D. When they dont have money.18. A. Traveling by car in the U.S. is quite cheap.B. If Americans are going to some places far away, they prefer to take the long distance bus instead of driving on their own.C. Americans consider the car as a meaningful possession.D. Americans like traveling by car because they dont want to follow the schedule of train or bus. 19. A. the air service B. the train service C. the long distance bus D. the subway20. A. Americans have the desire for independence. B. The highway system in the U. S. is very good. C. The country is so big that people couldnt go anywhere without cars. D. The car in the U.S. is very cheap and most people can afford it.II. Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is following by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. You should choose the best choice.Passage oneSome people argue that the pressures on international sportsmen and sportswomen kill the essence of sport-the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself; he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for an entire nations hopes, dreams and reputation.A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the worlds most important sport. It is even more important now that the United States is seriously taking it up. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention “Argentina” to someone and the chances are that hell think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup “put Argentina on the map” .Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the Would Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played.So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But its nice to know that you won, and that in one way at least your country is best.21. What is the authors main purpose in the passage?A. To prove that football is the worlds most important sport.B. To show that Argentina is better than all others.C. To compare Scotland with Argentina.D. To explain the role of sport22. In the second paragraph, the word “summit” means_.A. highest point B. mountain top C. award D. summary23. According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its_.A. large number of sports fans and supportersB. successes in the football World CupC. obvious position on the mapD. excellence at all important sports24. According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will_.A. fail to succeed B. be successful C. lose enjoyment D. be irrational25. What is the authors attitude towards international games?A. Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.B. Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.C. Nations that win in international games prove best on the sports field at least.D. Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways. Passage twoEngineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But thats not what I did. I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts(文科) university that doesnt even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who werent studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them. I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they didnt care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist(人文学者) all in one. Now Im not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance maths, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college. The reality that has blocked my path to becoming the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult. 26. The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _. A. wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality B. intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist C. wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college D. intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals 27. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _. A. balance engineering and the liberal arts B. receive guidance in their careers C. become noble idealists D. broaden their horizons 28. In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _. A. to have an excellent academic record B. to be wise and mature C. to be imaginative with a value system to guide him D. to be a technical genius with a wide vision 29. The authors experience shows that he was _. A. creative B. ambitious C. unrealistic D. irrational 30. The word “they” in “. together they threaten to confuse.” (Line 3, Para. 5) refers to _. A. engineering and the liberal arts B. reality and noble ideals C. flexibility and a value system D. practicality and rationality Passage three Disease can be one of the most powerful factors in checking population growth. In crowded conditions where many individuals of a species are living close together, the spread of pathogens（病原体）from one individual to another, occur readily. History shows many instances where human populations, crowded together in cities, have been almost wiped out by the rapid spread of disease. Modern science of cultivating practice recognizes this fact and the close planting of trees of the same species is avoided. Mixed forests and orchards（果园）are the recognized procedure these days. Apart from regulating population numbers in other species, disease has probably been the greatest factor in controlling the growth of the human population. In the mid-14th century, the Black Death wiped out 25 million people in Europe alone, while as recently as 1918 over 21 million people died in a single year as a result of the influenza epidemic（传染病）. No longer does disease regulate human population growth in many parts of the world. Medical cures have prolonged life and upset the age structure of many populations, increasing the proportion of individuals in the reproductive age group. The decrease in distribution and numbers of some species of native birds in New Zealandthe bell bird for examplehas been attributed to disease rather than predation（捕食）. Indeed, there are examples to show that disease has deliberately been used to control some animal populations. In Australia, for instance, the introduction of the myxomatosis （多发粘液病）virus has drastically reduced the rabbit population in many areas, although increasing resistance to the disease is becoming apparent. Attempts to introduce myxomatosis into New Zealand as a means of rabbit population control have failed, mainly because the species of flea and mosquito which transmit the disease are absent in this country.31. Why is the close planting of trees of the same species avoided in modern orchards and forests?A. Because mixed forests and orchards are the recognized procedures these days.B. Because trees of the same species may cause the spread of disease.C. Because modern orchards and forests are more specialized.D. Because trees planted crowdedly do not have enough room to develop their roots.32. The relative stability of the human population has been upset by _.A. the proportion of the reproductive age groupB. the influenza epidemicC. the advances in medical scienceD. the Black Death in Europe33. The number of the bell bird in New Zealand got controlled by _.A. the decrease in distribution B. human predation C. deliberate introduction of its enemy animal D. spread of certain kinds of disease34. Attempts to introduce myxomatosis into New Zealand to control rabbit population have failed, mainly because_.A. increasing resistance to the disease is becoming apparentB. there are no species of insects transmitting the disease in this countryC. flea and mosquito without the disease are absent in this countryD. the myxomatosis virus has been introduced into Australia.35. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. Advances in medical science made disease unable to regulate human population growth in many areas.B. Medical cures have prolonged life but upset the reproductive age group by increasing many populations.C. In Australia, the use of the myxomatosis virus hardly decreased the rabbit population.D. The decrease of some species of native birds in New Zealand is attributed to predation.Part III. Vocabulary and Structure (15%)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center36. At the universities of Oxford and Cambridge the _ of the teachers to students is very high.A. number B. ratio C. percentage D. proportion 37.At that time they were poor, and they went _ a difficult timeA. in for B. along with C. down D. through38.Colour-blind people often find it difficult _ between blue and greenA. to contrast B. to distinguish C. to separate D. to compare 39. I suggested he should _ himself to his new conditionsA. adopt B. regulate C. suit D. adapt 40. What you have done is _ the doctors adviceA. attached to B. resistant to C. responsible to D. contrary to41. Young people dont know much about the world before they _into it A. run B. fall C. get D. lead 42. Her behavior is extremely _A. childish B. child C. childhood D. childbirth 43. Frankfurt, Germany, is in one of the most _ populated region of Western EuropeA. densely B. vastly C. enormously D. largely 44.She felt both nervousness and excitement when she took her drivers test; her face was _ and her knees trembled.A. flashed B. flushed C. flared D. flamed45. Tom used to _ his teachers tone and gesture to make his classmates laugh.A. imitate B. resemble C. stimulate D. intimate 46. She was soaking wet because the heavy rain _ through her clothesA. vanished B. vibrated C. traced D. penetrated 47. No two leaves from the same tree are _A. identical B. original C. analytical D. critical48. Children are _ to have some accidents as they grow up. A. apparent B. obvious C. bound D. keen 49. Half the people didnt _until nine oclockA. show in B. show off C. show over D. show up 50. The topic is _ my field. A. off B. beyond C. below D. beneath 51. Im sorry to _ on your conversationA. cut across B. cut out C. cut in D. cut down 52. Burning leaves _ thick smoke hovering over the small villageA. gave out B. gave up C. gave off D. gave in 53. The servant was _ for being lazy and dishonestA. neglected B. ignored C. dismissed D. sent 54. It was terrible. One passenger was killed and the other was _ injuredA. completely B. hardly C. severely D. unusually55. _ gas leaks and similar accidents should occur, some responsible person should regularly inspect all the laboratories. A. In case B. Provided C. Unless D. Until 56. If only the committee _ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.A. approve B. will approve C. can approve D. would approve. 57.A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.A. take over B. result in C. hold on D. keep to 58. He is changeable , the way of dealing with must change _.A. likely B. directly C. accordingly D. considerately 59.The bank is reported in the local newspaper _ in broad daylight yesterdayA. robbed B. to have been robbed C. being robbed D. ha