英语期末考试试题

2008级本科大学英语第一学期期末考试

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闭卷适用专业年级：08级各专业学生

姓名高腾学号20姓名3438专业

班级人力资源管理

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PartIListeningComprehension(25%)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd,anddecidewhich

isthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

QuestionsIto8arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.

1.a.Nothing,sinceitisalreadydone.

b.Hewilldefinitelybuythesoftdrink.

c.Nothing,sinceshedoesn'twanttobuythesoftdrink.

d.Hewillconsiderbuyingit.

2.a.Hewasfined.

b.Heboughtaticket.

c.Hehadacaraccident.

d.Hehadadrivinglesson.

3.a.Onthegrass.

b.Nearthepool.

c.Athome.

d.Onhisbike.

4.a.Athisoldhouse.

b.Inhisfriend'sapartment.

c.Onthestreet.

d.Ontheothersideofthetown.

5.a.About6:00p.m.

b.At3:30.

c.Aboutnoon.

d.Afterdinner.

6.a.Thewoman's.

b.Lily's.

c.Theman's.

d.Susan's.

7.a.ShewenttoNewYork.

b.Shestayedathome.

c.Shevisitedhersister.

d.Shecalledhersister.

8.a.She'sboundtofinditsomewhereelse.

b.Thepapershewantsisoutofstock.

c.He'llseeiftheyhavemorepaper.

d.Hecan'tacceptacheck.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.

9.a.Peopleindevelopingcountries.

b.Peoplelivinginpoorconditions.

c.Peopleinthe1950s.

d.PeopleinNewYork.

10.a.8.1million.

b.12million.

c.14million.

d.26million.

11.a.Healthcare.

b.Housingproblem.

c.Transportationproblem.

d.Educationalproblem.

12.a.Tokyo.

b.Beijing.

c.Shanghai.

d.Seoul.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.

13.a.Shedoesn'tknowwhethertochangemajorornot.

b.Shehadtostayupallnightdoingherassignment.

c.Shecan'tfindthebookshewants.

d.Thebookshewantsisn'tavailableinthelibrary.

14.a.Hethinksitisa180degreeshiftfromhermajor.

b.Hethinksshedoesn'thavethepatience.

c.Hethinkssheshouldtakedramaashermajor.

d.Hethinksit'sawasteoftime.

15.a.Hethinksshedecidestoofast.

b.Hethinkssheisnotsuitabletodoit.

c.Hethinksshe*11losetimeifshetransfers.

d.Hethinkssheneedstogainmorecredits.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,c.andd.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.a.Difficulttoproduceinlargequantities.

b.Subjecttomanyparasites.

c.Essentialtothewealthofthecountry.

d.Expensivetogatherandtransport.

17.a.Farmers.b.Dealers.

c.Weather.d.War.

18.a.Toexplainhowwheatismarketedtoday.

b.TojustifysuspensionoftradingontheGrainExchange.

c.TodescribetheoriginsoftheCanadianWheatBoard.

d.ToargueforfurtherreformsontheCanadianWheatBoard.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.a.1b.2c.3d.4

20.a.Theappleoflove,b.Theappleofparadise.

c.Thecousinofpotato.d.Wolfpeach.

21.a.Quality,colorandtaste.

b.Color,convenienceandquality.

c.Flavoring,qualityandcolor.

d.Convenience,qualityandflavoring.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.a.Bymakinguseofspecialpaper.

b.Byaddingcommonsalttosilversalt.

c.Bymakingtemporaryimagesonthesalt.

d.Byusingaspecialpieceofmetal.

23.a.1727.b.1826.

c.1839.d.1860.

24.a.Anewkindofpaper;

b.Anewkindoffilm.

c.Lightdarkenedsilversalt.

d.An'instant'camerawithself-developingfilm.

25.a.Thescientistsrelatedtocamera.

b.Thetechniquesincameradevelopment.

c.Thetimeperiodsofcamera.

d.Theinventionofcamera.

PartIIReadingComprehension(20%)

Passage1

ThetypicalconversationbetweenAmericanstakesaformthatcanbecalledrepartee.No

onespeaksforverylong.Speakerstaketurnsfrequently,oftenafteronlyafewsentenceshave

beenspoken.''WatchingaconversationbetweentwoAmericansislikewatchingatabletennis

game,"aBritishobserversaid."Yourheadgoesbackandforthandbackandforthsofastit

almostmakesyourneckhurt.”

Americanstendtobeimpatientwithpeoplewhotakelongturns.Suchpeoplearesaidto

'talktoomuch."ManyAmericanshavedifficultypayingattentiontosomeonewhospeaksmore

thanafewsentencesatatime,asNigerians,Arabs,andsomeothersdo.Americansadmire

conciseness,orwhattheycall"gettingtothepoint.”

Americansengageinlittleritualinteraction(礼仪式的交流).Onlyafewritualgreetings

arecommon:"Howareyou?”'Tmfine,thankyou,““Nicetomeetyou,^^and“Hopetoseeyou

again."ThesethingsaresaidincertainsituationsAmericanslearntorecognize,and,likeany

ritualgreetings,areconcernedmorewithformthanwithsubstance.Thatis,thequestionsare

supposedtobeaskedandthestatementsaresupposedtobemadeinparticularsituations,no

matterwhatthepeopleinvolvedarefeelingorwhattheyreallyhaveinmind.Inmany

American'sopinions,peoplewhorelyheavilyonritualgreetingsare“tooshy"or“toopolite,“

unwillingtorevealtheirtruenaturesandideas.

Americansaregenerallyimpatientwithlongritualgreetingsaboutfamilymembers?

health—commonamongLatinAmericans—consideringthemawasteoftime.

26.DuringatypicalconversationbetweenAmericans,peopletrytobe.

a.politeb.interested

c.concised.friendly

27.BycomparingaconversationbetweentwoAmericanstoatabletennisgame,theBritish

observermeansthat.

a.Americansliketotakeshortturnsinaconversation

b.Americansenjoytalkingaswellaswatchingatabletennisgame

c.Americansgetexcitedeasily

d.Americanstalkwithgreatexpression

28.AmericanswhentheytalkwithArabs.

a.maylosetheirpatience

b.havetolistenverycarefully

c.talktoomuch

d.neveruseEnglish

29.IntheUnitedStates,ritualgreetings.

a.areverycommoninpeople'sconversations

b.aresuitableinallsituations

c.helptoleadtoaseriousconversation

d.havelittlesubstance

30.Accordingtothispassage,Americanshavealowopinionofpeoplewho.

a.,donottalkmuch

b.donotpayattentiontothespeaker

c.liketoaskaboutotherpeople'shealth

d.bringtoomanyritualgreetingsintoaconversation

Passage2

AskmostAmericanchildrenwhattheywanttobewhentheygrowup,andtheyprobably

willsay“doctor"or“lawyer.”

Thoughourculture,oureconomy,indeedourverysecurityareheavilydependenton

scienceandengineering,only12percentofAmericanhighschoolstudentsgraduatewiththe

prerequisites（必要条件）foracareerinscienceorengineering.Worseyet,only6percentof

minoritychildrenaresaidtobesoprepared.

Don'tbetoosurprised.Ifyouaskfurtherwhythemajorityofthehighschoolstudents

wouldchooseacareerinmedicineorlaw,theanswerswillbestraightoutofsomepopularTV

shows.

"Doctorshelppeople.Theysavelives.”“Lawyersbeatthebadguys."Moststudentswould

say.

Now,howaboutscienceorengineeringasacareerchoice?Theanswerswillbejustas

predictable:"Getreal!Whowantstobeageek?Theyallarenerds.Besides,Ihatemath.^^

Inourmedia,scientistsandengineerstypicallyareportrayedasintroverted（内向的）and

humorless.Theyalwayswearwhitelabcoats,withacollectionofpencilsintheirpocket

protectors.Theywearglasseswithblackplasticframes.

Ifmorestudentsaretochoosetechnicalcareers,theymusthaveabetterviewpresentedto

them.

Theyneedtobetold,forinstance,thattheinventionoflifesavingequipmentsaveslives

justassurelyastheapplicationofitinthehospital.

Italsomighthelpifsomeoneemphasizedtostudentsthatthelawyerwhosavedthe

defendant（被告）byintroducingtheDNAevidencewouldhaveseenhimhangedhaditnotbeen

forthescientistswhodiscoveredDNA.

Whateverwedo,untilstudentsstopthinkingoftheterm“engineer“asasynonymfor

“geek,“itisimpossibletoexpectourchildrentochangetheirviewstowardsscientistsand

engineers.

31.WhatistheproblemwithmostAmericanchildrenwhentheychoosetheircareers?

a.Theyhaveaverylowopinionofscienceandengineering.

b.Theyaretooanxioustosucceedindifferentfields.

c.Theyarenotsurewhatcareersuitsthembest.

d.Theydonothaveenoughconfidenceinthemselves.

32.WhichofthefollowinghasinfluencedAmericanstudentsgreatlyintheirchoiceoftheir

careers?

a.Parents5opinions.

b.TVshowsandvariouspublications.

c.Greatdiscoveriesmadebydoctorsandlawyers.

d.Cultureandeconomy.

33.Inthepassage,thewritercriticizesthemediafor.

a.depictingscientistsandengineersasnerdsandgeeks

b.creatingtoomuchviolenceinthesociety

c.failingtoreportthegreatachievementsmadebyscientists

d.usingwordslike“nerd”and"geek”inappropriately

34.Inordertochangethestudents,viewtowardsscientistsandengineers,thewritersuggests

that.

a.teachersreconsidertheirwayofteachingmathematics

b.studentsbetoldaboutthewondersofscienceandengineering

c.scientistsandengineerschangetheirimagesalittlebit

d.themediastoppraisingdoctorsandlawyersexcessively

35.Judgingfromwhatissaidinthepassage,thewriterobviouslybelievesthat.

a.scientistsandengineersaremoreimportantthandoctorsandlawyers

b.scienceandengineeringhavebeendangerouslyignored

c.Americanchildrenarehopeless

d.therearetoomanyscientistsandengineersnowadays

Passage3

ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWater,whichisharvested

fromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.

ArthurvonWiesenberger,whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwater

criticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,Franceand

Switzerland,wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,noting

thebrandshelikedbest.uMydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater,“He

says.

Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.Infact,NewYork'smunicipalwaterformore

thanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthe

bestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthat

tapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthat

were400timesmoreexpensive.

Nevertheless,soft-drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle-groundformarket

share—thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:

PepsiCo'sAquafinaandCoca-Cola'sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.

Asdinersthirstforleadingbrands,bottlersandrestaurateurssalivate(垂涎)overtheprofits.

Arestaurant^typicalmark-uponwineis100to150percent,whereasonbottledwaterit'soften

300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwine,andmanyofthefancierbrands

aren'tavailableinstores,mostdinersdon'tnoticeorcare.

Asaresult,somerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.Accordingto

anarticleinTheStreetJournal,someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractive

bottlesonthetablefbravisualsell,listingbrandsonthemenuwithoutprices,andpouring

bottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinersiftheywantit.

Regardlessofhowit'ssold,thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesirefbrbetter

health,ourwishtoappearcultivated,andevenalongingforlostpurity.

36.WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromthepassage?

a.Itisakindoficedwater.

b.Itisjustplaintapwater.

c.Itisakindofbottledwater.

d.Itisakindofmineralwater.

37.Bysaying“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater”(Para.2),von

Wiesenbergerwantstoconveythemessagethat.

a.plaintapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinking

b.bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwater

c.bottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogstaste

d.dogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintaste

38.The“fancierbrands^^（Para.5）refersto.

a.tapwaterfromtheThamesRiver

b.famouswinesnotsoldinordinarystores

c.PepsiCo'sAquafinaandCoca-Cola'sDasani

d.expensivebottledwaterwithimpressivenames

39.Whyaresomerestaurantsturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater?

a.Bottledwaterbringsinhugeprofits.

b.Competitionfromthewineindustryisintense,

c.Mostdinersfindbottledwateraffordable.

d.Bottledwatersatisfieddiners'desiretofashionable.

40.Accordingtopassage,whyisbottledwatersopopular?

a.Itismuchcheaperthanwine.

b.Itisconsideredhealthier.

c.Itappealstomorecultivatedpeople,

d.Itismorewidelypromotedinthemarket.

Passage4

Aswehaveseen,thefbcusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuring

diseasetopreventingdisease-especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviors,

suchaspooreatinghabits,smoking,andfailuretoexercise.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthis

shiftcanbepursuedfurther.Imagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweight,butdoesnoteat

verynutritious（有营养的）foods,whofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionally,whogoesto

workeveryday,butisnotanoutstandingworker,whodrinksafewbeersathomemostnights

butdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk,andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcounts,butsleeps

alotandoftenfeelstired.Thispersonisnotill.Hemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticular

disease.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.

Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerely

“notill“andsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody'sspecialneeds.

Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalled"weH."Inrecentyears,however,somehealthspecialists

havebeguntoapplytheterms"well"and“wellness”onlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingto

maintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionand

exercise,andtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody'scondition.Mostimportant,perhaps,

peoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeople

whohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap（缺陷）maybe"well,“inthisnewsense,iftheymake

anefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations.

“Wellness“mayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachieve,butasanideal

thatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandto

fightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysofliving,theconceptof

wellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdaily

life.

41.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson.

a.keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalcondition

b.monitoringpatients'bodyfunctions

c.removingpeople'sbadlivinghabits

d.ensuringpeople'spsychologicalwell-being

42.Inthefirstparagraph,peopleareremindedthat.

a.goodhealthismorethannotbeingill

b.drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmful

c.regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfit

d.preventionismoredifficultthancure

43.Traditionally,apersonisconsidered"weH"ifhe.

a.doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabits

b.doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicaps

c.isabletohandlehisdailyroutines

d.isfreefromanykindofdisease

44.Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof“wellness“isforpeople.

a.tobestsatisfytheirbody'sspecialneeds

b.tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealth

c.tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealth

d.tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure

45.Accordingtowhattheauthoradvocates,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbe

consideredhealthy?

a.Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.

b.Peoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptomsofdisease.

c.Peoplewhotrytomaintainthebestpossible,regardlessoftheirlimitations.

d.Peoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalcare.

PartIHVocabulary(15%)

Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentencesisprovidedwithfourchoices.Choosetheonethat

bestcompletesthesentence.Then,markyouranswerbyblackeningthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

46.AstheChinesesayinggoes,atimelysnowagoodharvest.

a.indicatesb.reflects

c.showsd.promises

47.TheofourprofessorsaddedmuchhonortoourNewYear'sParty.

a.presentb.absence

c.absentd.presence

48.WheneverItakeonadifficulttask,Isaytomyself,""Nothing,nothinggain.^^

a.adventuredb.advantaged

c.venturedd.advanced

49.JohnDeweybelievedthateducationshouldbeapreparationfbrlife,thatapersonlearnsby

doing,andthatteachingmustthecuriosityandcreativityofchildren.

a.stimulateb.accelerate

c.accumulated.create

50.Ifyouneedfurtherqualifications（条件）fbrthejob,checkouthowandwhereyoucan

them.

a.inquireb.acquire

c.seekd.secure

51.Heiskeentorelationswiththiscompanybecauseofitsgoodreputation.

a.trainb.cultivate

c.furtherd.donate

52.Inmyopinion,high-IQstudentsareusuallyintellectuallycuriousandverygoodatmaking

useoftheirtimetothefullest.

a.intentb.extent

c.intendd.extend

53.TheseyoungpeopleweresoaboutthingsintheU.S.thattheythought

blacksandwhiteshadalwayshadequaleducationalopportunitiesthere.

a.innocentb.intelligent

c.ignorantd.confident

54.WhileMr.Johnsonwasawayonvacation,alotoflettersonhisdesk.

a.acceleratedb.accessed

c.accustomedd.accumulated

55.Traditionalasheisinhiswayoflife,theelderlyprofessorismorethan

mostofhisstudentsinacceptingnewideas.

a.liberateb.literal

c.liberald.literate

56.Short-termmemoriesarethosewhichareonlyforafewminutes.

a.retainedb.gained

c.obtainedd.acquired

57.Heearns$200aweekandhaslittlemoneyfbranythingexcepttheoflife.

a.necessariesb.accessories

c.vitalsd.essentials

58.Idon'tthinkwecansolvetheproblemthisway.Weshouldtryadifferent.

a.matterb.reproach

c.approachd.manner

59.Therearetoomanyhereformetoconcentrateonmytermpaper.

a.distractionsb.dimensions

c.destructionsd.directions

60.Itwasnotaseriousaccident;thecarneedsonlysomerepairs.

a.majorb.secondary

c.minord.primary

PartIV.Eachofthefollowingsentencescontainsanerrorinit.Pointitout.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenten

61.AboutathirdofthestudentsinthisclassarefromShanghaiwhile

abc

theothertwo-thirdcomefromotherpartsofChina.

d

62.Nowthatthematchisover,weregretwecannotdoanythingabout

abc

thescore,nomatterwhetheryouwerefairlytreatedornot.

d

63.JustasAmericanmenshakehandswitheachotherwhenfirst

ab

introduced,asaJapanesemanbows,showingdeeprespectforthe

cd

otherperson.

64.Youreallyshouldcongratulateyourselfinyourappearance;you

abc

lookcharming.

d

65.Aftertheworkersdownloadedmythingsfromtheboat、Ifoundone

ab

ofthepreciousbowlswasbroken.

cd

66.Whatapitywedidn'ttaketheiradvice!Weweretoosureof

abc

ourselvestobepreparingforourdefeatinthematch.

d

67.Theymarriedforthreeyearsandtheirfirstchild,whowillbe

a

namedafteroneofitsgrandparents,isgoingtojointhemsoon,

bcd

68.Thoughbeingpleasingtotheear,goodwordsarenotalwaysmore

a

helpfulthanthoseoneviewsashurtfulinthefirstplace.

bc

69.ThereasonIcan'tgetaroundtosortingoutmyroomisthatIkeep

ab

puttingmybooksaroundandhavenofeelingthatthemessis

c

somethingtobeashamed.

d

70.1tookoffencebecausehewasthefirstpersontotalktomeinthe

abc

wayhowabossordershisemployeeabout.

d

PartV.Cloze(15%)

Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.Thewaygo

aboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactuallysaveyoumoneyorcanaddtothecost.

Takethesimpleexampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkyou

aremakingthe71buyifyouchooseone72lookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest73price.

Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatit74twiceaslongasamoreexpensive75todry

yourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwell76yourhairdryerthe

mostexpensiveoneofall.

Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou77whenyougooutshopping?

Ifyou78yourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable79inexcellentcondition,youllbesaving

moneyinthelong80.Beforeyoubuyanew81,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,use

itorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticular82.

Beforeyoubuyanexpensive83,oraservice,docheckthepriceand84isonoffer.If

possible,choose85threeitemsorthreeestimates.

71.a.properb.best

c.reasonabled.most

72.a.itsb.which

c.whosed.what

73.a.forb.with

c.ind.on

74.a.spendsb.takes

c.lastsd.consumes

75.a.modeb.copy

c.sampled.model

76.acauseb.make

c.leaved.prove

77.a.adoptb.lay

c.stickd.adapt

78.a.reserveb.decorate

c.stored.keep

79.a.productsb.