北京邮电大学大学英语期末考试试题二

1、北京邮电大学大学英语期末考试试题二若想免费下载该文档：登录 论坛 文档下载区 （搜索想要的文档）band two    北京邮电大学  part i listening comprehension (20%)section adirections: in this section, youll hear five short conversations. after each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. the conversation and question

2、will be read only once. listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 1. a. in the closet. b. on the desk.c. she said she lost it. d. she couldnt remember exactly. 2. a. 30 minutes. b. 20 minutes.c. 15 minutes. d. 10 minutes.3. a. jim is at a meeting now. b. jims roommate is out.c. j

3、im has moved to another room. d. jim is with his girl now.4. a. in 1980. b. in 1981.c. in 1982. d. in 1983.5. a. the secretary is a man.b. the secretary is married.c. the secretary is very efficient.d. the secretary has been working there very long.section b directions: in this section, youll hear a

4、 short passage. the passage will be read twice. at the end of the passage, youll hear five questions. listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 6. a. young boys and girls. b. mothers and their children.c. old people and children. d. people who cant stop quickly. 7. a. because the

5、y walk too slowly.b. because they are usually careless.c. because they like to look right and left.d. because they cant see or hear clearly.8. a. because it moves many meters a second.b. because it cant stop very quickly.c. because people dont understand how a car travel.d. because some drivers are

6、too careless.9. a. to look both ways while crossing the road.b. to walk slowly while crossing the road.c. to know how fast a car can run.d. to wait until all the cars have stopped.10. a. because cars travel faster than they do.b. because drivers cant judge how fast they run.c. because they are likel

7、y to fall to the ground.d. because they cant stop before a car hits them.section cdirections: there is a passage with ten blanks in this section. youll hear the passage read twice. listen carefully and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. many years ago movies were 11. _. a man walt disney m

8、ade a cartoon mouse that could talk in his movies. he 12. _ this mouse mickey mouse. people were very 13. _ at the talking mouse. soon, mickey became a great 14. _ with both young and old people. children loved to see their lovely friend, because he brought joy and 15. _ to them. mickey was a clean

9、mouse right from the 16. _. perhaps this is one reason why people hate real 17. _ but love mickey mouse. in his early life mickey made some18. _. people were very angry. they wrote to disney and said that they did not want mickey to do 19. _ things. now our mickey mouse is not only clean, but he als

10、o appears as a star of beauty and 20. _. he has his friends in almost every country.  part ii reading comprehension (l5%)directions: there are three reading passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four suggested answ

11、ers marked a, b, c and d. choose the best answer to each question. questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:what makes it rain? rain falls from clouds for the same reason anything falls to earth. the earths gravity pulls it. but every cloud is made of water droplets or ice crystals. why d

12、oesnt rain or snow fall constantly from all clouds? the droplets or ice crystals in clouds are exceedingly small. the effect of gravity on them is minute. air currents move and lift droplets so that the net downward displacement is zero, even though the droplets are in constant motion. droplets and

13、ice crystals behave somewhat like dust in the air made visible in a shaft of sunlight. to the casual observer, dust seems to act in a totally random fashion, moving about chaotically（混乱地）without fixed direction. but in fact dust particles are much larger than water droplets and they finally fall. th

14、e cloud droplet of average size is only 1/5,000 inch in diameter. it is so small that it would take sixteen hours to fall half a mile in perfectly still air, and it does not fall out of moving air at all. only when the droplet grows to a diameter of 1/125 inch or larger can it fall from the cloud. t

15、he average raindrop contains a million times as much water as a tiny cloud droplet. the growth of a cloud droplet to a size large enough to fall out is the cause of rain and other forms of precipitation（降水）. this important growth process is called “coalescence”. 1. what is the main topic of the pass

16、age? a. the mechanics of rain. b. the climate of north americac. how gravity affects ice crystals. d. types of clouds.2. the word “minute” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?a. second . b. tiny.c. slow. d. predictable.3. why dont all ice crystals in clouds immedia

17、tely fall to earth?a. they are balanced by the pressure of rain droplets.b. the effect of gravity at high altitude is random.c. they are kept aloft by air currents.d. the heat from the suns rays melts them.4. what can be inferred about drops of water 1/5,000 inch in diameter?a. they never occur.b. t

18、hey are not affected by the force of gravity.c. in still air they would fall to earth.d. in moving air they fall at a speed of thirty-two miles per hour.5. in this passage, what does the term “coalescence” refer to?a. the gathering of small clouds to form larger clouds.b. the growth of droplets.c. t

19、he fall of raindrops and other precipitation.d. the movement of dust particles in the sunlight.questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:many countries face a somewhat more serious economic problem in the form of an unfavorable trade balance with other nations. such an imbalance exists wh

20、en the total value of a countrys imports exceeds that of its exports. for example, if a country buys $25 billion of products from other countries, yet sells only $10 billion of its own products overseas, its trade deficit（贸易逆差）is $15 billion. many underdeveloped nations find themselves in this posit

21、ion because they lack natural resources or the industrial capacity to use these resources, and thus have to import raw materials or manufactured goods. one effect of a trade deficit is the flow of currency out of a country. in the case of an underdeveloped nation, this can cause many financial diffi

22、culties, including failure to meet debt payments and obstacles to creation of an industrial base. even in the case of a fully developed nation such as the united states, a large trade deficit is a reason for alarm. american products, made by well-paid workers in u.s. industries, cost more to produce

23、 than those made in places like asia, where labor and material costs are much lower. money spent on foreign products is money not spent on items produced by domestic industries. 6. what does the passage mainly discuss?a. some worldwide economic problems.b. the cause and consequences of trade deficit

24、.c. lack of resources in underdeveloped countries.d. high labor and material costs in developed countries7. according to the passage, a trade imbalance occurs when _.a. a country is facing serious financial problemsb. a country buys more from other countries than it sells overseasc. the value of a c

25、ountrys exports is greater than that of its importsd. products imported are more expensive than those exported8. many underdeveloped countries have trade deficits because _.a. they failed to meet debt paymentsb. they export most of their natural resources to other countriesc. they borrow too much mo

26、ney from other countriesd. they have to import most of their manufactured products9. which of the following is not mentioned as a possible cause of a trade imbalance?a. the flow of currency out of the country.b. low labor and material costs in asian countries.c. lack of natural resources.d. an undev

27、eloped industrial base.10. it can be inferred from this passage that american industries _.a. do not pay their workers sufficientlyb. are hurt by a trade imbalancec. imported labor and material from abroadd. are able to prevent a trade deficitquestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: ne

28、wspapers, along with reporting the news, instruct, entertain, and give opinion. an important way for reading a large, big-city newspaper is knowing how to take it apart. can you find these separate sections: world news, national and local news, sports, business, entertainment, opinions, classified a

29、ds? does your paper have other sections? news stories give facts, not the authors opinions. editorials do the opposite: you can expect an editorial to take sides. some newspaper editorials have a by-line with the authors name, but many newspapers have unsigned editorials. these reflect the opinions

30、of the publisher or editor. you can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper. for example, you can expect headlines to omit unnecessary words. you can expect to find the most important facts in the lead paragraph (the first paragraph) of a news story. you can expect important new

31、s items to be on the front page. you can expect less important items to be on the inside pages. most of all, the more you know about the current news, the more you will understand what is in the newspaper; important stories are generally presented one day and followed up on following days. so, an im

32、portant way for reading newspapers is reading one frequently. 11. to read a large newspaper, a good way is _.a. to read it from cover to coverb. to do some paper-cuttingc. to find separate sectionsd. to predict what is inside the newspaper12. which of the following statements about news stories is t

33、rue?a. news stories tell the facts without comments.b. news stories contain both facts and opinions.c. news stories reflect the opinions of the editor.d. news stories express the writers point of view.13. if you want to know less important news without any details, you can read _.a. the lead paragra

34、phs of the news on the front pageb. the headlines on the inside pagesc. news stories on the front paged. news items on the inside pages only14. to follow the current news, the best way is to _.a. read extensively and thoroughlyb. read various newspapers skillfullyc. read one newspaper frequentlyd. r

35、ead a large big-city newspaper carefully15. the main idea of this passage is _.a. how to read stories and editorialsb. how to find important news storiesc. how to tell apart different news sectionsd. how to read newspapers effectively part iii vocabulary (20%)section adirections: for each of th

36、e following sentences, there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence. 1. those who felt like hearing the story again came over and added themselves to the audience.a. enjoyed hearing b. wanted to hearc. would rath

37、er hear d. had better hear2. then the civil war broke out, setting back the modernization of the country by 10 years.a. canceling b. dismissingc. delaying d. damaging3. the handbook gives specific instructions on how to set the channels of the tv.a. especial b. typicalc. singular d. detailed4. kids

38、often end up resenting parents who push them too hard at school.a. getting angry with b. becoming tired ofc. revolting d. betraying5. joe is not good in sport, but when it comes to arithmetic hes the best in the class.a. since we are talking about arithmeticb. as it turns out to be arithmeticc. as f

39、ar as arithmetic is concernedd. when it happens to be arithmetic6. the report charged him with using the companys money for his own purpose.a. involved him in c. accused him ofb. dismissed him for d. confirmed him in7. weve got copies of all the documents, but we havent managed to track down the ori

40、ginals.a. show up b. get holdc. reveal d. find8. it was an unpopular policy and causes a number of conflicts within the party.a. quarrels b. hardshipsc. contests d. battles9. it has taken joe a long time to come to terms with the fact that he wont be able to go to college.a. refuse b. acceptc. shrug

41、 off d. live on10. he was not much of a tennis-player when he was at high school.a. seldom played tennis b. was not a good tennis-playerc. didnt like tennis very much d. didnt think much of tennissection b directions: for each of the following incomplete sentences, there are four choices marked a, b

42、, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 11. i _ the rush-hour traffic so much that i often avoid it by coming late to work.a. disappoint c. frightenb. disregard d. dread12. because of the rain, his car swerved and _ into a wall.a. smashed b. strokec. dropped d. rushed13. t

43、he cost of the reconstruction would _ from 2.5 to 3 million pounds.a. deserve b. rangec. spend d. include14. it would be unwise to _ too much importance to these opinion polls.a. stick b. applyc. attach d. mention15. several people were reported to have suffered _ and physical attacks.a. verbal b. b

44、odilyc. sound d. spoken16. “shall i help you with the washing up?” “dont _ ill do it later.”a. bother b. carec. trouble d. disturb17. the sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic _ in the country.a. crash b. threatc. crisis d. danger 18. how can i have any self-confidence when youre always so _

45、of me?a. serious b. criticalc. unpleasant d. mistaken19. many women find it difficult to combine _ a career with having children.a. chasing b. runningc. pursuing d. searching20. by the time i saw the job advertised it was already too late to _.a. apply b. appointc. demand d. seek part iv struct

46、ure (15%)section adirections: for each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 1. _ what you intended, i should not have wasted my time trying to explain matters to you.a. i had realized b. had i realizedc. real

47、ized had i d. had realized i2. _ her mind was made up on any subject, it was very hard to make her change.a. while b. oncec. although d. whether3. its my advice that she _ right now, or she might be late for the plane.a. start b. startsc. would start d. will start4. 2. ill never forget _ the alps fo

48、r the first time. the sight was impressive.a. see c. seenb. to see d. seeing5. _ the look on his face, he doesnt quite understand what the speaker is saying.a. to judge by b. judge byc. judging by d. to be judged by6. ill never know all that was in his mind, _.a. nor will anyone else either b. nor w

49、ont anyone else tooc. nor anyone else will d. nor will anyone else7. driving downtown to the stadium was easy. we arrived there quickly because there was _ traffic.a. a few b. a littlec. few d. little8. sometimes earthquakes cause tidal waves and, _ in the case of japan, these can be dangerous.a. as

50、 c. such asb. like d. just like9. all the evidence pointed to the conclusion _ he was guilty.a. which b. whetherc. that d. where 10. if i couldnt get a scholarship, i might get a job _ to graduate school next semester.a. instead go b. instead goingc. instead to go d. instead of goingsection b direct

51、ions: each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked a, b, c and d. identify the one part that is grammatically incorrect. 11. my brother wrote in his last letter that he was getting good grades but that he still haddifficulty to understand lectures. a b c d12. it was with great jo

52、y which he received the news that he succeeded in his final examination.a b c d13. however much do you like doing dangerous things, you wouldnt want your children to do them.a b c d 14. he was very angry when his car broke down, having it be serviced only a week before.a b c d15. i dont think that n

53、ecessary for julie to make such a fuss about that sort of thing.a b c d  part v cloze (10%)directions: there are 10 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best fits into the passage. after studying all night for an

54、 important examination, most college students find themselves wishing for one thing after their big test: sleep. although the exact reasons (1) _ people sleep are still being debated, researchers have come (2) _ with a number of theories to explain the functions of sleep. (3) _, sleep is believed to

55、 give the body time to repair burned-out brain cells (4) _ make more of the special chemical that makes it possible for the brain to think. (5) _ theory holds that sleep enables the body to save energy because when we sleep, the body temperature is lower, (6) _ less energy is needed to create heat.

56、this method of energy conservation may have helped people survive thousands of years (7) _ when food was hard to find. sleep may also have helped humanity survive by keeping people out of trouble. in prehistoric times, (8) _ many large predators（食肉动物）hunted in darkness, the habit of sleeping at night helped prevent people from being