大学英语一级样卷

1、华东理工大学继续教育学院成人教育大学英语（一级）期末试卷（样卷）考试范围：Unit 17 考试形式：闭卷 I. Vocabulary and structure (30%)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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on t

2、he Answer Sheet.1. Tom went _ the whole book before the examination.A) up B) over C) with D) to2. _ the interruption, he was able to finish his exercises before the class was over.A) Instead of B) Because of C) Despite of D) In spite of3. With _ exceptions, he always attends school.A) rare B) unusua

3、l C) scarce D) uncommon4. At the _ rate of growth, this should be a wise investment.A) moment B) current C) nowadays D) actual5. Congress has the power to _ war. A) announce B) declare C) pronounce D)state 6. He has so much changed that I could hardly _ him. A) influence B) recognize C) imagine D) i

4、dentify7. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the _ of bowling on the 9th floor.A) favor B) possibility C) privilege D) advantage8. Now she was back, _ to see her boyfriend. A) fond B) keen C) eager D) urgent9. One of his many faults is that he never _ anything very long. A) decides on B) sticks to C) se

5、ts aside D) makes sure10. The airplane arrived one hour behind _. A) timetableB) plan C) date D) schedule11. _ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill. A) By no means B) In additionC) By farD) Apart from12. Do you believe that a _ girl has translated this English story into Chin

6、ese all by herself? A) 15 year old B) 15 years old C) 15-year-old D) 15-years-old13. Has the secretary _ the photographer to take a picture after the commencement? A) arranged forB) taken forC) prepared forD) accounted for14. When the quiet hour ends, the TV networks might even be forced to _ better

7、 shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities. A) come up B) come up with C) come on D) come on with15. A typical example of this kind of dinosaur is shown in the _ at the top of the page. A) imagination B) variation C) illustrationD) qualification16. An increase in average tem

8、perature by only a few degrees could cause environmental problems _. A) worldwideB) domesticC) horizontalD) neighborhood17. At drama(戏剧) school, there is _ attention to a students control of both voice and movement, and the difference departments work at developing a students overall acting techniqu

9、e. A) current B) reliable C) primary D) constant18. Whatever one has planned to do is _ to be altered(改变) in the process. A) prohibited B) eager C) embarrassed D) bound19. You _ about your friends never coming to see you, but when they do come, you give them such a hard time its hardly surprising th

10、ey stay away. A) waken B) disturb C) complain D) publish20. The _ use of drugs is a serious problem among some American young people. A) miserable B) frequentC) indignantD) efficient21. A flight in a plane used to be quite an _. A) advanceB) intentionC) adventureD) ambition 22. This was more than _

11、anyone had previously sailed before. A) twice distance B) twice the distance C) two distance D) two the distance23. Has the secretary _ the photographer to take a picture after the commencement? A) arranged forB) taken forC) prepared forD) accounted for24. It was not until we had finished the experi

12、ments _we made a report on them. A) thatB) before C) sinceD) when25. What a tragic accident! _ a little more carefulness, the driver might have avoided it. A) WithB) ButC) ForD) Unless26. Henry listened and heard nothing but the _ of his own voice. A) arguments B) echoesC) repetitionsD) reflections

13、27. Let Susan have the chocolate biscuits because they are her _. B) attractionsB) entertainmentsC) temptationsD) favorites28. They are making further efforts to _ the cost of production. A) achieveB) relieveC) resistD) decrease 29. The _ use of drugs is a serious problem among some American young p

14、eople. A) miserable B) frequentC) indignantD) efficient30. I was so busy that I couldnt _ even an hour for lunch. A) affordB) provideC) takeD) assembleII. Reading comprehension (30%)Directions:There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For

15、 each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again.

16、 But there are two tests that are more important than all the others.The first is called the “tank test”. A modern airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure (结构) of the plane has to be very strong for this reason

17、. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure (压力) on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane i

18、s lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can

19、 discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger.The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机) are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like

20、a stone. It is the pilots job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.31. By doing the “tank test”, the engineers can find out _.A) the amount of air in the plane B) the strength of the plane st

21、ructure C) the pressure inside and outside the plane D) the power of the airplane engines32. When a plane is flying in the sky, which of the following is not true? A) The passengers cant breathe if air is not pumped into the plane. B) There will be an explosion if the structure of the plane cant sta

22、nd the great pressure.C) The pressure inside the plane is much greater than that outside. D) The plane needs a tank of air for the passengers to breathe. 33. What will happen to the plane under the “tank test”?A) It will be broken. B) It will be made stronger. C) It will be filled with water. D) It

23、will be tested by pilots. 34. According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?A) The plane may explode in the air. B) The pilot may lose control of the plane. C) The engines may be damaged. D) Too much air may get into the plane.35. What might be the most suitable title for the text? A) T

24、wo Important Tests on Airplanes. B) How Airplanes are Made and Tested. C) The Danger of Testing Airplanes. D) The Importance of Flying Safely.Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: Some people have it easy. When their kids ask them what they do at work, they can give a sample, direct

25、 answer: “I put out fires” or “I fix sick people” or “I teach primary school”. As a theoretical(理论的) physicist, I never had this luck. Society has come to expect many things from the physicists. It used to be that we only had to discover the basic laws of the world and supply the techniques that wou

26、ld power the next Silicon Valley(硅谷). With these expectations we were fairly comfortable: they are the sorts of things we think we know how to do. What makes us uncomfortable -and what makes it hard for us to tell our kids what were up to-is that in this century we have become, though unwillingly, g

27、urus on questions such as “what is the nature of reality(现实)?”.We now deal with a whole new class of problems. We ask how the world began and what is the nature of matter. The answers we are coming up with are just not easy to comprehend for the average person.So, when physicists get out of their ca

28、rs in the morning, have a cup of coffee and sit down in front of their computers, they leave a familiar world and enter a place where things act in strange ways that are impossible for ordinary people to understand.36. According to the passage, in a way physicist are .A) intelligent B) comfortable C

29、) strange D) unlucky37. Judging from the context, the word “guru” in the first paragraph most probably means a person .A) who acts as a teacher and answers big questionsB) who gives wrong answers to big questionsC) who does not have answers to real big questionsD) who is eager to supply answers to b

30、ig questions38. Which of the following is true according to what the author says about physicists?A) Physicists do not like their jobs.B) Physicists live in two different worlds.C) Physicists are coming up with new answers to old questions.D) Physicists dont have to tell people what they are doing.3

31、9. Which of the following statements is true of theoretical physicists?A) They only have to answer the basic questions about the world.B) They have disappointed the expectations of many people.C) They have contributed to the new industry in Silicon Valley.D) They have found it hard to make friends w

32、ith ordinary people.40. Which of the following is true about the job of todays physicists? A) It is getting easier and easier with the help of modern technology.B) It is not related to any practical use.C) It cannot be done by a person with average intelligence.D) It is beyond the comprehension of o

33、rdinary people. Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle

34、Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. The custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates(考生)for the doctors degree.Generally, however, modern examinations are wr

35、itten. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, ti

36、med exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called an objective(客观) test. It is intended to deal with

37、 facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the materi

38、al properly.41. In the Middle Ages students _. A) took objective testsB) were timed by electric clocksC) specialized in one subjectD) never wrote exams42. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that _.A) workers now take examinationsB) the population has grownC) there are only written exams todayD) examina

39、tions are now written and timed43. The kind of exams where students must select answers are _. A) objectiveB) spokenC) personalD) written44. Modern industry must have developed _. A) before the Middle AgesB) in Greece or RomeC) around the 19th centuryD) machines to take tests45. It may be concluded

40、that testing _. A) should test only opinionsB) has changed since the Middle AgesC) should always be writtenD) is given only in factories III. Cloze (10%)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE

41、that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. The air surrounding us is important _46_ everyone. Without air, we could not _47_. Everyone understands that. But air is necessary _48_ many other ways that are not always so _49_ or widely known. For example, i

42、f we did not have air, _50_ would be no sound. Sound travels through air. _51_ there is no air, there is no sound. _52_ air, there would be no fire. There would be no automobiles, _53_ motors need air in order to _54_. Without air there would be no wind or clouds. There would be no _55_, as we know

43、it. The night time would be very _56_, the days very hot. We would be _57_ seek shelter from the sun, _58_ there would be no atmosphere to protect us from the sun's _59_ rays. The _60_ is all the air surrounding the _61_. Atmosphere pressure is the weight of all that air against the _62_ of the

44、earth. If we did not have _63_ pressure, we could not have automobile tires. The tires would _64_ or burst if they did not have the pressure of the atmosphere _65_ their surface.46. A) to B) by C) for D) in47. A) living B) livelyC) exist D) alive48. A) under B) ofC) on D) in49. A) clearly B) obvious

45、lyC) obvious D) knowingly50. A) there B) theyC) it D) we51. A) What B) WhereC) Which D) Why52. A) Despite B) WithC) As D) Without53. A) however B) butC) since D) and54. A) operate B) being operated C) having been operated D) for operating55. A) air B) weatherC) breeze D) climate56. A)warm B) coolC)

46、cold D) hot57. A) forcing B) forcefulC) force D) forced58. A) as B) soC) that D) so that59. A) dying B) deadC) deadly D) death60. A) atmosphere B) gasC) cloud D) wind61. A) floor B) groundC) land D) earth62. A) top B) surfaceC) face D) coverage63. A) the atmosphere B) atmosphere C) atmospheric D) at

47、mospherics64. A) sweet B) swellC) sweep D) smell65. A) under B) againstC) beneath D) aboveIV. Translation from English into Chinese (15%)66. Listen to English every day. Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills. In addition to language tapes especially prepared for your course, you can also listen to English radio broadcasts, watch English T