同济大学沪西学院大学英语试卷A卷.doc

同济大学沪西学院成绩2007 2008 学年第 二 学期考试课程：大学英语期末试卷（A卷）姓名： 专业: 学号： 年级： 任课老师：Part I. GrammarandVocabulary (30%)1. It was a cold night and I had no overcoat, but I was soon _ with the effort of carrying the heavy suitcase.A) sweating B) screaming C) swimming D) shifting2. Young children often feel a lot of _ about their first day at school.A) intensity B) anxiety C) item D) pride3. He was _ by the sound of the back door opening in the dead of night.A) set aside B) stretched out C) startled D) sighed4. She ought to be thoroughly _ herself for talking to her guests in such a rude way.A) ashamed of B) criticized of C) tired of D) in spite of5. Politics and philosophy has been his lifelong _ although he studied economics at university.A) emotion B) feelings C) pressure D) passions 6. The wounded man _ across the field on his hands and knees.A) pushed his way B) put his way C) worked his way D) set his way7. What a beautiful town! It is _ to think that ,just a few years ago, there was nothing here except beaches.A) incredible B) imaginable C) reliable D) available8. People just keep their distance from him because he is _ an aggressive man.A) by way of B) rather than C) hit home D) by nature9. “Now lets _ the next one,” said the teacher when he finished Chapter 5.A) move on to B) take in C) put up with D) come across10. Though Mary is absolutely convinced that the plan will work, I am still _ it.A) hooked on B) passed on C) skeptical about D) happy about11. Tom was too _ for his class , so he was not learning anything there.A) difficult B) possessed C) massive D) intelligent12. Medical scientists expect it will be many years before cancer is _.A) solved B) conquered C) discovered D) treated 13. Jack _ his father both in appearance and in character.A) looks after B) brings about C) resembles D) liked14. There is now _ no unemployment in this part of the country.A) virtually B) usually C) extremely D) hardly15. In the United States, private cars are an absolute _ rather than a luxury.A) invention B) necessity C) supermarket D) investment16. In _ Chinese culture, marriage decisions were often made by parents for their children.A) traditional B) historic C) practical D) present17. When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main _ was her fear of water.A) crisis B) danger C) obstacle D) conflict18. I have told her on _ occasions that George is not a man to be trusted. A) anxious B) alternative C) active D) numerous19. Our trip to Beijing _ with the visit of my cousin Lucys family. So we had a great reunion at the foot of the Great Wall.A) recurred B) coincided C) mixed D) occurred20. The earthquake left thousands of people in _ need of medical care.A) urgent B) current C) hard D) strict 21. For generations the people in these two villages lived in perfect _.A) regulation B) harmony C) conflict D) opportunity22. I could see from her expression that my comments had _ .A) passed on B) come through C) driven out D) hit home23. Dont _ the poor child any more. He is already sad enough for getting himself into such a mess.A) startle B) reproach C) conquer D) invade24. It wasnt the dinner. It was_ people talked about at the dinner that disgusted him.A) when B) what C) that D) where25. _ a little earlier this morning! I missed the school bus by only a minute and had to wait in the cold for nearly an hour!A) If only I had got up B) If I got up C) If only I get up D) If I had got up26. Through systematic research, scientists have _ many drugs that are said to help us live longer.A) studied B) enriched C) invented D) extended27. No one can deny that it is a delight to watch her performing various skills with natural _.A) charming B) tension C) treatment D) grace28. If you can _500 yuan each month, then by the end of the year you can buy a new computer.A) set aside B) set up C) take up D) put forward29. The pole vault is truly the _ of any track and field competition.A) memory B) pressure C) highlight D) stretch30. There is no reason _ that humans have no direct moral responsibility to safeguard the welfare of animals.A) believing B) to believe C) to be believed D) for believingPart II. Reading Comprehension (15%)Passage 1Once I found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final exam. During the exam, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didnt understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.Later, after the exam papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the exam. When she saw me lean over to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girls exam paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed awfully strange to her that I hadnt mentioned anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the exam. Even though I tried to explain that I wad just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the exam.1. The story took place . A. in the teachers office B. during an exam C. while class is in progress D. in the sound lab2. As the boy didnt understand what the girl was whispering, he . A. tried to find out what it was all about B. whispered back, meaning to help her C. paid no attention to her D. turned to the teacher for help3. The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because . A. she had not brought a pen with her B. she had lost her own on her way to school C. there was something wrong with hers D. her own had been taken away by someone4. The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy . A. to go on to write his own paper B. to stop whispering C. to leave the room immediately D. to stay in the room after the exam5. What the teacher stressed in her talk was . A. honesty in exam B. sense of duty C. readiness to help others D. to study hard all the timePassage 2Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office, speaking to a young man working at the office. “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost 12.”Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “Ill just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered there was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldnt have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburned,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice time in Jersey?”“Yes,” she answered shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim, too!”“Thats fine,” said Harry. “My little girl cant swim a bit yet. Of course, shes only three.”“Im four,” the child said proudly. “Ill be four and a half.”Harry returned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didnt get one for your daughter, did you?”“Er, well -” the woman looked at the child. “I mean she hasnt started school yet. Shes only four.”“A child like that must have a ticket, Madam. A childs return ticket to Jersey costs let me see 13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, youll owe 1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine ”The woman stood up, took the childs hand and left the office. 6. The woman was angry because .A. she couldnt use the ticket for her round tripB. she had to return home a day earlier than she had plannedC. she spent more money than she had expectedD. Harry charged her more on the ticket7. Harry started talking to the little girl . A. because he was in difficulty and didnt know what to do B. because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl C. when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl D. because the little girl reminded him of his own daughter8. When Harry said, “The law is the law, but the fault was mine ,” he meant that . A. they must follow it without other choice even though the fault was his B. he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, though he didnt want to C. the woman had to pay him 1.50, but the railway would pay the hotel D. she should pay 1.50, but as he had made the mistake, she could go without paying9. The woman left the office without saying anything because she . A. wanted to go home and get money for the childs ticket B. was so angry that she didnt want to have anything more to do with the young man C. she was moved by Harrys kindness D. knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted10. Harry made the mistake . A. because he was a forgetful person B. because ship was cancelled suddenly C. because he didnt check the timetable carefully D. on purposePart III. Cloze (10%).A fascinating feature of the English language is its _(1) of new words and phrases, either borrowed or _(2). There exists no authority to examine each new_ (3) to the language, to determine what is acceptable and to_ (4) what is not. True, some people do think that borrowed words_(5) the language. They think the language is running_(6). There was even some talk at one time of establishing an academy to maintain the purity of the language._ (7) the idea never took hold._ (8) borrowing from a rich variety of _ (9) was, as a result, left free to greatly_ (10) the language 1.A)tolerance B)tolerate C)tolerant D)toleration 2.A)lended B)invented C)discovered D)made3.A)add B)addition C)adding D)additional4A)band B)banning C)ban D)bar5A)interrupt B)corrupt C)bankrupt D)erupt6A)in control B)under control C)by control D)out of control7A)Unfortunately B)Fortunate C)Unfortunate D)Fortunately8.A)messy B)mass C)massive D)message9A)resource B)resources C)sources D)source10.A)enrich B)rich C)richen D)richingPart IV. Text comprehension (20%)Directions: Make the judgment based the texts you have learned. Write T if the statement is true or F if it is false.1. Michael Stone set a new world record although he is blind.2. Michael Stone won the first place in pole vault at the Olympics at the age of 17.3. Michael Stones mother is a dreamer while his father is a realist.4. The author of “Im going to buy the Brooklyn Bridge” is attracted by superwomen stories.5. Most of the superwomen in this article are outstanding at work but remain single in life.6. The author of “Im going to buy the Brooklyn Bridge” finds it difficult to be a superwoman.7. The English language has borrowed many words from other languages like Latin, French and Greek.8. The text “The Glorious messiness of English” covers the history of English.9. The leader of “Norman Conquest” William was a German.10. The word “walkman” was invented by the Japanese by combining two English words.Part V. Translation (20%)1. It seems that he is never bothered about _(别人是如何看待他的行为的).2. Tom sounds very knowledgeable