大一英语上学期期末试卷及答案

1、 大学英语第一学期期末考试(A卷)Part I( 30% )Section AListening ComprehensionDirections In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end ofeach conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Boththe conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestionthere will b

2、e a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Example You will hearYou will readA) At the office.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.

3、B) In the waiting room.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work theyhad to finishin the evening.This is most likelyto have taken place at the office.Therefore,A)"At the office"is the best answer.You should choose A on the AnswerSheet and mark it with a single

4、 line through the centre.1. A) Place another order.B) Call to check on it.C) Wait patiently.D) Go and find the furniture.2. A) She doesnt need the job.B) She hasnt got a job yet.C) She has got a good job.D) She is going to start work soon.3. A) She got home before 9 oclock.B) She had a bad cold.C) S

5、he had a car accident.D) She was delayed.4. A) She hasnt gone camping for several weeks.B) She likes to take long camping trips.C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips. 5. A) A writer.B) A teacher.C) A reporter.D) A student.6. A) She

6、has not heard of Prof. Johnson.B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnsons brother.C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnsons.D) She does not know Prof. Johnsons brother.7. A) Coming back for a later show.B) Waiting in a queue.C) Coming back in five minutes.D) Not going to the movie today.8. A) He has got

7、 a heart attack.B) He was unharmed.C) He was badly hurt.D) He has fully recovered from the shock.9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C) The man didnt have a good time because of the different weather.D) The man remained home while

8、his parents went to see his uncle.10. A) To attend a party at a classmates home.B) To do homework with her classmate.C) To attend an evening class.D) To have supper out with her classmate.Section BDirectionsIn this section,you will hear 3 shortpassages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some q

9、uestions. Both the passage and the questions willbe spokenonly once. After you heaarquestion,you must choosethe bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are base

10、d on the passage you have just heard.11. A) In 1969 in America.B) In 1969 in France.C) In 1981 in America. D) In 1981 in South Africa.12. A) In Africa.B) In America.C) In France.D) In Europe.13. A) Because they benefit from damage to the immune system.B) Because they infect and destroy white cells.C

11、) Because they do not normally occur.D) Because they spread to other cells.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Because some drivers overtake on the left.B) Because people like driving in the fast lane.C) Because roads are often wet in London.D) Because p

12、edestrians do not follow traffic rules.15. A) The fast lanes in Britain are on the left.B) Drivers in London do not obey traffic police.C) Traffic accidents where Mark Hill works are frequent.D) On average Mark Hill is on duty four hours a day.16. A) He likes to work on busy motorways.B) He likes to

13、 help the injured and needy.C) He finds his work interesting and varied.D) He likes driving in the fast lane.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) His personal interests and activities.B) His score in entrance exams.C) His performance in high school.D) H

14、is character and personality.18. A) $22B) $41.50C) $63.50D) $8519. A) The ACT takes more time than the SAT.B) The ACT is more expensive than the SAT.C) Test takers are required to write an essay in the ACT. D) Test takers academic achievement is focused in the ACT.20. A) History.B) Foreign language.

15、C) Mathematics.D) Literature.Section C Spot DictationDirections In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passageis read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its generalidea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required tofill in the blanks with

16、the exact words you have just heard. Finally,when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written. Remember to write your answer on Answer Sheet Two.A barn is where farmers keep animals and equipment. Over time, as fewer andfewer people worked the land, more and more ba

17、rns were (S1)_ down to make wayfor developers. Others that remained might have fallen into poor condition. Orperhaps they just no longer satisfy the needs of a (S2)_ farmer. eeping an oldbarn in good condition might not be seen as worth the cost if it does not (S3)_much purpose. But Americans with h

18、istoric barns are being (S4)_ to save them.The magazine Successful Farming and the National Trust for HistoricPreservation are working together on a program called Barn Again! The National Trustis a (S5)_ organization that works to protect places of historic importancein America.The Barn Again! prog

19、ram advises hundreds of barn owners every year. (S6)_are given for the projects that best succeed at restoring a barn for continued farmuse. (S7)_ buildings are used to demonstrate methods of preservation.The organization suggests how problems with things like stone and concrete blockfoundations can

20、 be fixed. With many old barns, the foundation they are built onis falling (S8)_. Barn Again! also offers advice for other repairs, like howto (S9)_ siding and how to use a power washer to remove loose paint. And farmersare given suggestions about how to (S10)_ costs.注意：此部分请在主观答题纸（Answer Sheet Two）上

21、作答。Part II(30 %)Reading ComprehensionDirections There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choiceand mark the correspondingletter on the Answe

22、r Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Passage One Science is not a set of unquestionable results but a way of understanding theworld around us. Its real work is slow. The scientific method , as many of us learnedin school, is a gradual process that begins with a purpose or problem or question

23、to be answered. It includes a list of materials, a procedure to follow, a set ofobservations to make and, finally, conclusions to reach. In medicine, when a newdrug is proposed that might cure or control a disease, it is first tested on a largerandom group of people, and their reactions are then com

24、pared with those of anotherrandom group not given the drug. All reactions in both groups are carefullyrecorded and compared, and the drug is evaluated. All of this takes time andpatience.Its the result of course, that makes the best news not the years of quietwork that characterize the bulk of scien

25、tific inquiry. After an experiment isconcluded or an observation is made, the result continues to be examined critically.When it is submitted for publication, it goes to a group of the scientist scolleagues, who review the work. Einstein was right when he said“No amount ofexperimentation can ever pr

26、ove me right, a single experiment can at any time proveme wrong.”In August 1996, NASA announced the discovery in Antarctica of a meteori（te流星） from Mars that might contain evidence of ancient life on another world. AsPresident Clinton said that day, the possibility that life existed on Mars billions

27、of years ago was potentially one of the great discoveries of our time.After the excitement wore down and initial papers were published, otherresearchers began looking at samples from the same meteorite. Some concluded thatthe “evidence of life” was mostly contamination from Antarctic ice or that the

28、rewas nothing organic at all in the rock.Was this a failure of science, as some news reports trumpeted?No! It was a good example of the scientific method working the way it is supposedto. Scientists spend years on research, announce their findings, and these findingsare examined by other scientists.

29、 That s how we learn. Like climbing a mountain,we struggle up three feet and fall back two. Its a process filled withdisappointments and reverses, but somehow we keep moving ahead.21. The authors main purpose in writing this passage is to state that _.A) most scientific discoveries are not reliableB

30、) mass media is misleading because it looks at the research results onlyC) scientific research is a process filled with reverses and requires slowand patientworkD) repeated experiments are necessary before medicine can be used inpatients22. Publication of a scientific finding signifies _.A) a challe

31、nge to fellow scientists to prove it wrongB) the end of a processC) the beginning of a new scientific inquiryD) the soundness of the result 23. Einsteins words are used to show that he thought_.A) experiments have proved him rightB) scientists do not need so many experimentsC) one experiment is not

32、enough to prove him wrong.D) scientific ideas are never free from challenge24. NASAs announcement of the discovery of evidence of ancient life on Mars shows_.A) the way human beings learn about natureB) the failure of the scientific methodC) the fruitlessness of human search for life on another worl

33、dD) the excitement brought by scientific findings25. It can be inferred from the passage that the media is interested in _.A) the process of scientific researchB) the results of scientific researchC) the scientists who do the researchD) the effects of scientific research on human lifePassage TwoNorm

34、ally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate,and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards adegree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists ofthirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course

35、consists of threeclasses per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student willprobably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student wouldexpect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spreadthe period of work for the degree ov

36、er a longer period. It is also possible fora student to move between one university and another during his degree course, thoughthis is not in fact done as a regular practice.For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded,and the record is available for the student to

37、 show to prospective employers. Allthis imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this somestudents still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections topositions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work ofmaintaining discipline is usual

38、ly performed by students who advise the academicauthorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, bycheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students,the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A studentwho ha

39、s held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will beof benefit to him later in his career.26. Normally a student would at least attend _classes each week. A) 36B) 12C) 20D) 1527. According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed _.A) to live in a different univer

40、sityB) to take a particular course in a different universityC) to live at home and drive to classesD) to get two degrees from two different universities28. American university students are usually under pressure of workbecause_.A) their academic performance will affect their future careersB) they ar

41、e heavily involved in student affairsC) they have to observe university disciplineD) they want to run for positions of authority29.Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probablybecause_.A) they hate the constant pressure and strain of their studyB) they will then be a

42、ble to stay longer in the universityC) such positions help them get better jobsD) such positions are usually well paid30. The student organizations seem to be effective in _.A) dealing with the academic affairs of the universityB) ensuring that the students observe university regulationsC) evaluatin

43、g students performance by bringing them before a courtD) keeping up the students enthusiasm for social activitiesPassage ThreeDoreen Sykora is now a junior at Mcgill University. She had a difficult timewhen she first began college. She said, “I was always well prepared for myexaminations. But I woul

44、d go in to class to take the exam, and I would fall apart.I could not answer the questions correctly-even though I knew the answers! Iwould just blank out because of nervousness and fear. ” Hitoshi Sakamoto, ananthropology student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.These two y

45、oung students were experiencing something called test anxiety.Because a student worries and is stressed about a test, his or her mind does notwork as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly becauseof the severe tension and nervousness.Now there are special university cours

46、es to help students. In these courses,advisors and psychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage testanxiety. Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail becauseof it. First students take a practice test to measure their worry level. If the tests show that the

47、ir stress level is high, the students can take a short courseto manage the fear. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Theyget training to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling theirnervousness, they can let their minds work more easily. Learned information thencomes

48、 out without difficulty on a test.Doreen Sykora saw immediate results after taking such a course. She now hasenthusiasm about the relaxation methods.“Mostly, what I do is imagine myself ina very calm place. Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil. I move slowly andcarefully. I breathe easily and l

49、et all the tension out. With each breath, moreworry leaves me. It really works too. My grades have improved greatly! Im reallydoing well at McGill now. This relaxation method works not only on examinations,but it has improved the rest of my life as well.”For Hitoshi in Tokyo, the results were much t

50、he same. He is enjoying schoola lot more and learning more.31. Doreen Sykora and Hitoshi Sakamoto were filled with nervousness and fear duringexaminations because they were_.A) not ready and unaware of the answersB) physically so weak that they fell apartC) subject to test anxietyD) unable to write

51、or think clearly32. The higher the students worry level is, _.A) the less calm and relaxing they areB) the more difficult they will be trained to manage fearC) the more stressed and tense they areD) the longer courses they will take to manage fear33. Whats the purpose of some special university stud

52、ent-help courses?A) To help students to reduce test anxiety.B) To show a stress level experienced by students.C) To learn more knowledge about test anxiety.D) To have a better understanding of test anxiety.34. Whats the meaning of “blank out” in paragraph one?A) To be like a blanket.B) To be sure of

53、 an answer.C) To be relaxed.D) To be unable to think clearly.35.Which of the following best sums up the organization of the passage?A) Examples-theories-ideas.B) Problem-strategy-examples-results.C) General statement-examples-result.D) Strategy-experiment-examples.Part IIIVocabulary and Structure (1

54、5 %) Directions There are 30 incompletesentencesin this part. For each sentencethereare four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletesthe sentence.Then mark the correspondingletter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.36. The president made a _ speech at

55、 the opening ceremony of the sports meeting,which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.A)B)vigoroustediousC)D)flatharsh37. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _, you will succeed inthe end.A)B)hang upC)D)hang onhang abouthang onto38. Remember that customers dont _ about prices in that city.A)B)debateC)D)disputeconsultbargain39. The newcomers found it impossible to _ themselves to the climatesufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.A) suitB)C)D)regulateadaptcoordinate40. A _ to this problem is expected to be found befor