2011-2012年期中考试英语试B卷

1、系部_ 班级_ 姓名_ 学号_-密-封-线-潍坊科技学院20112012学年第一学期期中考试大学英语试卷(B卷) （考试时间90分钟，满分100分）（适用于2010级专科 非英语专业学生）题号合计分数阅卷人.Listening(每题1分，共15分)Task 1 You will hear eight short conversations. After each conversation, there will be a question. After each question, there will be a pause of ten seconds. The conversations

2、and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Example: You will hear: W: Are you catching the 10:15 flight to New York? M: No. I'll leave this evening. Q: What are the two persons talking

3、about? You will read: A) New York City. B) An evening party. C) A plane trip. D) The man's job. From the conversation, we learn that the man is to take a flight to New York. Therefore, C) "A plane trip." is the correct answer. Now listen. 1. A) Helen isnt like her mother. B) Helen is a

4、 teacher. C) The man should notice the book. D) The man shouldnt judge people only by their appearances. 2 .A) Because she is ill. B) Because she may go to her grandmothers funeral. C) Because she misses home. D) Because her parents have come to see her. 3. A) He had a toothache. B) He had a fever.

5、C) He broke his leg. D) He cut his fingers.4. A) He is a bus driver. B) He is a taxi driver. C) He works in an office. D) He sells cars.5 .A) The man can use the computer. B) The man cant use the computer. C) The man needs to buy the computer. D) The man learns to use the computer. 6 .A) He is very

6、thin. B) He is handsome. C) He is very fat. D) He is funny.7 .A) Sending things earlier. B) Not sending anything. C) Not buying her daughter anything. D) Sending things by air.8. A) It is sold. B) It needs repairing. C) It is new. D) It is too old.Task 2 You will hear one conversation. After the con

7、versation, there will be some questions. After each question, there will be a short pause. The conversation and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).9. A) They can help us kill the time. B

8、) They reduce the cost of products. C) They provide us information. D) They tell us which product is the best. 10. A) TV stations. B) Those who buy the advertised products. C) Manufactures. D) Advertisers.Task 3 You will hear a passage. The passage is printed with some words or phrases missing. The

9、passage will be spoken three times. During the second reading, you are required to fill in the five blanks with the words or phrases you hear. The third reading is for you to check your answers. Now listen.Florence Sephton is 77. She is reading for an 11 . “Im more of a creature to polish my mind th

10、an to 12 ”. The house takes the second place when I put studying.“I was very happy at school and had a wonderful time learning. I passed the university entrance examination and was ready to university, but with the First World War, I went into banking. I was paid one pound a week. Manchester Univers

11、ity held my place for 3 years, but I was 13 and the freedom, so I turned it down.”Mrs. Sephton sees her studies as keeping her 14 , “For all my life Ive been self-supporting. Its not a very good characteristic. It means I dont care enough about other people. I dont know whether Ill 15 in what Im lea

12、rning, so Ill be interested to see what its going to be like in my life ahead.”. Choices. (每题1分，共20分)16. The _ of College English Tests is to help students learn English better, isn't it?A. objecting B. subject C. objective D. aiming17. These shops normally _ in old and antique (古董) items, not i

13、n modern ones. A. buy B. make C. Specialize D. sell18. He saw the_ of a house against the skyA. outlook B outline C. outside D. outfit19. Some senior (年长的) members from the visiting team made a good number of enquiries (询问) about what they saw in order to _ additional information. A. advertise B. ga

14、in C. know D. remember20. The book is endlessly _ and richly rewarding; I highly recommend it to you. A. fascinating B. dull C. boring D. expensive21. When we went to the coast we stayed in a holiday _.A. vacation B. camp C. place D. site22. The fat old man looked _ in his tight white trousers.A. ri

15、diculous B. fine C. well D.sorry23. No one can stop him _ going on with his studies.A. in B. on C. from D. after24. It's very expensive to _ on television. A. advertise B. advertising C. advertiser D. advertised25. How would a person who stays abroad most probably _ when he or she is frustrated

16、by the culture shock (文化冲击)?A. remember B. respect C. recall D. react26.He pushed his way _the crowd.A. in B. on C. from D. through 27.The man who spoke at the meeting yesterday _ his brother.A. is B. was C. has been D. had been28.Has he told you where he _ his holiday next month.A. spent B. has spe

17、nt C. will spent D. would spend29.The street was sealed _ yesterday when a bomb had been found in the car driven by a young man.A. off B. on C. through D. up30. Too much direct sunlight will _ the plant.A. hold B. harm C. help D. heat31. Your natural hair color begins to _as you grow older, and even

18、tually goes grey. A. decrease B. fade C. fall D. lose32. Some people name their children _ famous rulers or public figures, like George Washington Carver, for example. A. after B. with C. by D. as33. Believe it or not, the _ line is that we have to make a decision today. A. clear B. positive C. bott

19、om D. usual34. After the operation and three days _ care, the patient is out of danger now. A. extensive B. expensive C. intensive D. deep35. We have to get moving on this before we have a real disaster _ our hands. A. on B. under C. in D. by. Cloze (每题1分，共10分)Television is rightfully described (36)

20、_the "king" of advertising media. A large (37)_ of the country's population (38)_ at least some hours in front of the TV every day. They are more (39)_ to this combination of audio (声频的) and visual form of entertainment (娱乐) than any other.However, competition is at its highest limits

21、when it (40)_ television and mostly you will see a lot of advertisements for similar products.Also, during the commercial (41)_ the viewer may choose to get a snack (快餐), go to the bathroom or have a conversation about what they just saw on the show they were viewing. Even if your advertisement is b

22、eing aired, viewers may never see it unless it is creative enough to catch their (42)_.(43)_ the most effective, television advertising is much more expensive than advertising on any other medium. It's not a good idea to attempt it (44)_ you have enough money in your budget (预算) to do it (45)_.3

23、6. A. as B. for C. with37. A. lot B. scale C. number38. A. cost B. spend C. take39. A. interested B. attracted C. acceptable40. A. comes across B. falls into C. comes to41. A. break B. pause C. period42. A. view B. attention C. eyes43. A. Although B. Because C. But44. A. when B. because C. unless45.

24、 A. right away B. right C. correct. Reading Comprehension（每题2分，共20分）Passage one It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arr

25、ival, he parked his bile outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also

26、 used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought

27、 a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had away to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kind

28、ness from strangers are even more so. This experience has a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that so

29、meone cares. And the results can be everlasting.46. Why was the bike so important to the couple?A. They used it for work and daily life.B. It was their only possession(财产).C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.D. The mans job was bike racing.47. We can infer from the passage that_.A. the couple worked 60 h

30、ours a weekB. people were busy before ChristmasC. the stranger brought over the bikeD. life was hard for the young family48. How did people get to know the couples problem?A. From a stranger.B. From a newspaper.C. From TV news. D. From radio broadcasts.49. What do the couple learn from their experie

31、nce?A. Strangers are usually of little help.B. One should take care of their bike.C. News reports make people famous.D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.50. From this story, we can see humanity is _.A. selfishB. commercialC. kindD. cold-heartedPassage twoLanguage learning begins with listening. Chi

32、ldren are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners .Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted

33、 cooperation usually shown by the child .Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they en

34、joy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these cant be said to show the babys intention to communicate ,they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agree

35、d, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation（模仿）leads on to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point

36、at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experie

37、nce of the world .Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues afte

38、r the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds .51. Before children start speaking_.A. they need equal amount of listeningB. they need different amounts of listeningC. they are all

39、eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructionsD. they cant understand and obey the adults oral instructions52. Children who start speaking late _.A. may have problems with their listeningB. probably do not hear enough language spoken around themC. usually pay close attention to wh

40、at they hearD. often take a long time in learning to listen properly53. A babys first noises are _.A. an expression of his moods and feelingsB. an early form of languageC. a sign that he means to tell you somethingD. an imitation of the speech of adults54. The problem of deciding at what point a bab

41、ys imitations can be considered as speech_.A. is important because words have different meanings for different peopleB. is not especially important because the changeover takes place graduallyC. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with ageD. is one that should be completely ignored（忽略）because childrens use of words is often meaningless 55. The speaker implies_.A. parents can never hope to teach their children new soundsB. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speakC. children