大学英语考试卷B

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2022-2022学年第一学期期末考试试卷

科目：高校英语期末试卷（B卷）考试类型：闭卷

（本试卷卷面总分100分，考试时光90分钟）

一、情景交际10*1′=10′分

ImagineyouaremeetinganEnglishteacherfromtheUSAattheairport.Putinthemissingwords.

Sally:1_____________me,canyouhelpmeI'mgoingtoBeachHotel,butI'velost2_____________.

Stranger:Go3_____________thisstreetuntilyoucometoWestAvenue.Turnleftthereandgostraightaheadaboutfourblocks.TheBeachHotelis4_____________ofWestAvenueandMainStreet.Sally:Isee.Thankyouverymuch.5__________theway,canItakeabus

Stranger:Yes.Ifyougotherebybus,6____________BusNo.15andget7____________atthethirdstop.

Sally:WherecanI8_____________thebus,please

Stranger:Thebusstopisovertherein9_____________ofthesupermarket.

Sally:10_____________thanks.

二、词汇和结构15*1′=15′分

Fillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorexpressionsgivenbelow,

changingtheformifnecessary.

may

another.

2.Sorry,Ican'tgiveyouananswer_____________.Ineedtothinkaboutitfurther.

3.Alwaysthinkpositively,anditwill__________________inyourlife.

4.Ourmanagerisataconference.Shecan't____________toseeyounow.

5.Sometimesspeakingupisnotenough,andyouneedto____________.

6.I'dliketo____________somevolunteerworkifyoudon'tacceptmymoney.

7.Thehistorical____________insupportofthisconclusionisweak.

8.Thegreatprogresstheyhavemadecomesfromtheirgood____________work.

9.As____________ofWorldEconomicForum,DalianandTianjinhavebothdoneagreatjob.

10.OfcourseIwill_____________whatyoufeelaboutit,butbusinessisbusiness.

11.Thefreshmencouldhelp____________theticketsforthecollege's“DoItYourselfShow”.

12.Thechangeofacityis_______________achangeinitsbecomingmorebeautifulandfashionable.

13.The2022BeijingOlympicGamesweresuchagood_____________theworldtoknowmoreaboutChina.

14.Youhavetokeepsomemoney____________whentraveling.

15.Thebosswasherejustnow.Hehasbeenaway10minutes____________.

三、阅读理解20*2′=40′分

Task1

Question:Areyoupunctual

PostedJuly2,2022ByLisaL.

Answer1:Thisisagreatculturalquestion.Thosetravelingordoingbusinessabroadshouldalwaysfindouttheanswertothisquestion.I‘mpunctualinmyworklife.ButI’mnotpunctualinmypersonallifebyAmericanstandards标准.We,AmericanBrazilians巴西人,arealwayslatebyAmericanstandards:ifthepartyisat8,everyoneshowsupat10andeveryone,includingthehost仆人,ishappythatweareontime.Cheers!

Answer2:Itisgoodetiquette礼节tobeontimeforanappointment.Itisalsosupposedgoodetiquettetoarrivealittlelateforaparty,whichIhavenevereverunderstood.Itendtobeearlyforeverything.AndIconsider考虑itimpolite不礼貌tobe

otherwise相反的.

Answer3:ABSOLUTELY肯定地!Ibelievethatshowinguplateforadate约会,appointment,class,etc.isaninsult污辱totheperson(s)youaremeeting.Itseemstosay:“Mytimeismoreimportantthanyours.”

Answer4:NotonlyamI“punctual”,Iamalwaysearlyformosteventsinmylife.Thesecret隐秘is(anditreallyworks!):Ikeepalltheclocks(exceptmycomputer)inmylife10minutesfast!Answer5:Yep—toomuchso.Itreallygetsonmynerves.EvenwhenIreallytrytobelate,Iamearlier.Itisaterriblehabit.Okay,IAMlatesometimes.TheonlytimeIamlateiswhenIgetlost,andthenIamreallylatebyanhourorso.Buthey,weallhaveourmishaps小事故,don'twe

Answer6:Whendating,IalwaysmadesureIwasontime.OnceIhadagirlfriendwhowasalwayslateforeverydate.Ifthedatewasat9anditwasa45minutetripforher,thenshewouldarriveat9:45.Ilikedheralot,butcouldnotstand忍受thebadpunctuality.

Answer7:Ihatetobelateandalwaysplanonbeingatleast10minutesearly.However,intheWashingtonarea,whenabridgeormajor主要的highwayshutsdown,theremaynotbeanywaytogetwhereyouaregoing.SoIwouldhavetosaythatIamalwaysearly,

exceptwhenIcan‘tgetthereatall,inwhichcase大事IwillcallassoonasIknowIamgoingtobelate.Itdoesn'thappenoften,butIreallyhateitwhenitdoes.

ArethefollowingstatementstrueorfalseaccordingtothepassageWriteT/Faccordingly.

1（）IfyouaretwohourslateforaBrazilianparty,youdon'thavetoworryaboutit.

2（）Thesecondanswersaysthatoneshouldbepunctualforbothanappointmentandaparty.

3（）Thethirdpostingpersonbelievesthatbeinglateforanappointmentisaninsulttooneself.

4（）Thefourthnetizenkeepshiscomputerclock10minutesfast.5（）Thefifthpersonisreallynervousabouthisbeinglate.Task2

HannaP.,Marketing市场营销Expert专家atafamoussoftwarecompany,postedonline网上发帖hisowncommuting通勤experienceandaskedthenetizens网民tosharetheirviews:

Iwenttoday:

bybusNo.81,

thentrolleybus无轨电车No.3,

thenunderground地铁Line1,

thenbusNo.139andfinallybusNo.87

(25kmalltogether).Whomore

Andactually事实上thepoint意义ofthequestionis:whydosomanypeoplespendlotsoftimeandmoneygettingtoworkinsteadofmovingneartoitItwouldbesonerve神经-andtraffic-savingifeveryonelivedneartheirwork.

ResponsesPostedOnlinebyNetizens

CristinaF.:

InPortugal葡萄牙,movingnexttoworkwillcertainlymeanbuyingahousethatweoftencannotafford.IworkoutsideLisbon里斯本andItravelonMondaytowork,staythereandneedonlythreestepstogettowork.ItravelbacktoLisbonFridayafternoon.

(posted18hoursago)

JamesB.:

I‘vebeenworkingforsmallcompanies—companiesmove,changeandgooutofbusiness.IfIhadlivednexttowhereIworked,Iwouldhavehadtomoveseventimesinthelast30years.Thatwouldhavebeendifficulttomyfamily.SoIlivewhereIwant,andplanondrivingupto40miles,one-way单程的,togettowork.

(posted14hoursago)

NigelT.:

Idrive.Iworkonshort-term短期的contract合同assignments任务whichcanbeanythingfrom3to12months,somovingisjust

notachoice.IntheUKitcantake3to6monthstobuyandsellahouseanyway.Mycurrent现在的employerisabout40milesaway.Lastyearitwasadailyround来回的tripof189miles—way行程toomuch!(posted13hoursago)

LisaN.:

WhenIwasatmylastjob,Idroveabout10milesonewaytogetthere,oncityroadsandtheinterstate州际马路.Itwasafastcommuteusually.Idon‘thaveajobrightnow,butwhenIdo,ImightuseaparkandridesystemasImaybecommutingfromthesuburbs郊区tothecity.Imightalsousethelightrail轻轨ifitisavailable可使用的.

(posted13hoursago)

ArethefollowingstatementstrueorfalseaccordingtothepassageWriteT/Faccordingly.

6（）HannaP.isinterestedinknowingwhypeoplechoosenottoliveneartheirworkplace.

7（）CristinaF.travelstoandfromherworkeveryday.

8（）JamesB.'spresentjobishiseighthjob.

9（）NigelT.hastocommutealongerdistanceinhispresentjobthaninhislast.

10（）Inhernextjob,LisaN.mayhavetodrivetothecityandthenchangetothelightrail.

Task3

WhatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananotherWhatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafoolArepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyouliveTheseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.

Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mental(心理的)exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理学家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.

Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositive(helpful)things

totheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”

Choosetherightansweraccordingtothepassage.

11.Thewords“intelligent”and“brilliant”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______while“dull”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.

A.brightandsplendid;slowinthinkingandunderstanding

B.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-looking

C.greatandimportant;common

D.hopefulandhelpful;careless

12.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis________whileanidiotis________.

A.anormalperson;afunnyperson

B.astrongperson;aweakperson

C.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedperson

D.afamousperson;anordinaryperson

13.Aperson________ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.

A.whoseparentsareclever

B.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblems

C.oftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachers

D.bornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuse

14.Itisbetterforparents________.

A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften

B.tobehardontheirchildren

C.toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodo

D.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle

A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren’sgrowth.

B.Thelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecome.

C.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.

D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion.Task4

ItisknowntousthatEnglishisnotasoldasChinese,butitiswidelyusedbymostpeopleallovertheworld.Englishspeakersenjoycreatingnewwords.Infact,amajorityofwordsaretraceable（可追踪的）andeachofthemmayhaveaninterestingstory.

However,noonewillreallycarewhereawordcomesfrombecauseitmakeslittledifferenceinusingtheminourdailylife.Didyoueverfeelconfusedaboutwhyhamburgersarecalledhamburgers,especiallywhentheyarenotmadewithham(火腿)

Aboutahundredyearsago,somemenwenttoAmericanfromEurope,comingfromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.Theydidn'tknowhowtouseEnglishproperly.Seenthemeatingroundpiecesofbeef

andaskedwhatitwas,theGermansdidn'tunderstandthequestionsexactly,theyanswered:“wecomefromHamburg.“OneoftheAmericanswasanownerofarestaurantandgotanidea.Hecookedsomeroundpiecesofbreadwithbeefandbegansellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalled“hamburgers”.Today,hamburgersarewelcomedbylotsofpeoplecomingfromdifferentnationalities（民族）.

Choosetherightansweraccordingtothepassage.

16.Accordingtothetext,Englishis__.

A)olderthanChinese?

B)asoldasChinese

C)notsooldasChinese?

D)veryhardtolearn

17.Hamburgoriginallyis___.

A)akindoffood

B)aroundpieceofbeef

C)acityinGermany?

D)thenameofavillage

18.Whichstatementiscorrectaccordingtothepassage.'___

A)Atfirsthamburgerswasakindofbread.?

B)