英语期末考试试题B

办学单位：年级专业：办学单位：年级专业：姓名：学号：成绩：2013年第1学期期末考试《英语》函授试卷（B卷）（本试卷满分100分，考试时间120分钟）专业：姓名：学号：得分：

I.VocabularyandStructure(30%)

PartADirections:Therearetwocolumnsinthissection.MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththeirexplanationsinColumnB.WriteyouranswersintheboxontheANSWERSHEET.ColumnAColumnB

1.incapableA.数据库

2.irritatingB.不情愿的

3.databaseC.令人烦恼的，讨厌的

4.mysteryD.效率高的

5.positiveE.重要的，有意义的

6.favoriteF.使显露，显示

7.revealG.有助的，有益的

8.reluctantH.不能胜任的

9.efficientI.神秘，神秘的事物

10.significantJ.特别喜欢的人（或物）

PartBDirections:Completeeachofthesentenceswithanappropriatewordorphrasefromthebox.Changetheformifnecessary.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.bedoomedto，access,confidence，giveup，religion，shallow，longfor，dueto，manners，inadditionbedoomedto，access,confidence，giveup，religion，shallow，longfor，dueto，manners，inaddition11.Aftertheaccidentittookalingtimebeforeshehadthetogetonaplaneagain.12.Dadgaveusalectureaboutourtable.13.Don’tdivein.Thewateristoohere.14.Christianity（基督教）,Islam（伊斯兰教）andBuddhism（佛教）arethegreatoftheworld.15.Idon’tfelllikegoingtothatparty;Ihaveabadcold,soIshouldn’tgo.16.Hethegoodolddayswhenteacherswereshownrespect.17.Withouttraining,allitseffortswerebefailure.18.Catsshouldalwayshavetofresh,cleanwater.19.Shehasbeenabsentfromworkillness.20.It’snotrealistictosmokinginordertosavemoneynow.PartC

Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.21.HeorIgoingtoattendthemeeting.isB.amC.areD.were22.Makeathome.yourselfB.myselfC.youD.himself23.Youshouldn’tsaysuchthingsthechildren.beforeB.afterC.infrontofD.behind24.Itookfourexams.ThefinalinEnglishisofall.A.difficultB.theleastdifficultC.leastdifficultD.thedifficult25.Themanwallethadbeenstolenimmediatelyreportedthetheft.whichB.thatC.whoseD.who26.Ididn’tgotoseethefilmbecauseIit.sawB.haveseenC.hadseenD.amseeing27.Newofficersbyourclubwhenweholdournextmeeting.electB.areelectedC.willelectD.willbeelected28.shewillbebackdependsmuchontheweather.WhereB.WhyC.WhenD.If29.Ihavenoideahewillreturn.A.whenB.whatC.whereD.which30.Theseplansaredifferentfrom.AthatweexpectedB.whatweexpectC.whichwehaveexpectedD.whatweexpectedII．ReadingComprehension(40%)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillread4passages.ReadthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETPassageOneThedeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawhaddecidedthatIcouldn’treturntoclassesnextfall.Mygradesweretoolow.Afterknowingthisbadnews,myfatherthencontactedthelaw-schooldean.Buttherewasnochangingthedecision.Yoursonisanexcellentyoungman,hehadsaid,buthewillnevermakealawyer.HeevenurgedthatIlookforanothercareer.Inthemeantime,theadvisedthatIstayputinthegrocerystorewhereIworkedonweekends.IwroteanotetothedeantoaskwhetherIcouldgobacktotheschool.Itwentunanswered.MyfatherknewhowmuchIwantedtobecomealawyer.HesuggestedIlookatWestminsterCollegeofLaw,whereclasseswereheldatnightbecausestudentstherehelddowndayjobs.Dad’sadvicewasreallypractical,butithurtlikehell,whenIbegantopicturemyselfatWestminsterafterhavingbetweenworkandprivatelife.PassageThreeIfallinlovewiththeminister’ssonRobertthewinterIturnedfourteen.WhenIfoundoutthatmyparentshadinvitedtheminister’sfamilyoverforChristmasEavedinner,Icried.WhatwouldRobertthinkofourChineseChristmas?WhatterribledisappointmentswouldhefeeluponseeingnotaroastedturkeyandsweetpotatoesbutChinesefood?ThedinneronChristmasEvethrewmedeeperintodespair.Myrelativeslickedtheendsofchopsticksandreachedacrossthetable,dippingthemintothedozenorsoplatesoffood.Robertandhisfamilywaitedpatientlyformyfathertopassthemthelargeshallowdishes.Myrelativesmurmuredwithpleasurewhenmymotherbroughtoutthewholesteamedfish.TherewasastrangeexpressiononRobert’sface.Thenmyfatherstuckhischopsticksjustbelowthefisheyeandpickedoutthesoftmeat.“Amy,yourfavorite,”hesaid,offeringmethetenderfishcheek.AtthatmomentIwantedtodisappearinstantly.Robertwaslookingdownathisplate.Hisfacewasratherred.Iwasshockedandfeltuneasy.FortherestofthenightIkeptsilent.Aftereveryonehadgone,mymothersaidtome,“Amy,youwanttobethesameasAmericangirlsontheoutside.”Shehandedmeanearlygift.Itwasamini-skirtinlightyellow.“ButinsideyoumustalwaysbeChinese.Youmustbeproudyouaredifferent.Youronlyshameistohaveshame.”Manyyearslater,IfoundIwasnolongerinlovewithRobert.ItwasonlythenthatIwasabletofullyappreciateherlesson.41.WecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatA.Theauthorwasveryexcitedtofindthatherparentshadinvitedtheminister’sfamilyoverforChristmasEavedinner.B.Amydidn’twanttodisappointRobertbytheChinesefoodwithoutaroastedturkeyandsweetpotatoesonChristmasEve.C.RobertnevercelebratedtheChristmasEvewithChinese,andhealsowantedtoknowhowChinesecelebratetheChineseChristmas.D.Amydidn’tgetenoughtimetobuyRobertaChristmaspresent.42.HowdidAmyfeelontheChristmasEve?A.Amywasveryhappytogetmini-skirtinlightyellowfromhisparents.B.AmywassorryforherrelativeswholackedproperAmericanmanners.C.ShesufferedalotbecauseshethoughtRobertwouldbedisappointedtohaveChinesefoodforChristmasdinner.D.AmyenjoyedthedeliciousChinesefoodcookedbyhermotheronChristmasEve.43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Boththeminister’sfamilyandAmy’srelativesliketheChinesefoodverymuch.B.ItwasmanyyearslaterthatAmybeguntoappreciatehermother’slesson.C.Amy’smotherpreparebothChineseandwesternfoodattheChristmasdinner.D.AmyhadawonderfuldinnerwithRobertatChristmasEve.44.WhydidAmywanttodisappearinstantlywhenherfatherofferherthetenderfishcheek?A.ThetenderfishcheekisalsoRobert’sfavorite.B.TherewasastrangeexpressiononRobert’sface.C.BecauseAmy’srelativesmurmuredwithpleasurewhenmymotherbroughtoutthewholesteamedfish.D.AmywasembarrassedbythetraditionalChinesetablemannersandthelackofwesterntablemanners45.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.Everyoneisspecialandweshouldproudthatwearedifferent.B.ChinesepeopleshouldcelebratetheChristmaswiththetraditionalChinesefood.C.Amy’sfamilyshouldn’thaveinvitedtheminister’sfamilyoverforChristmasEavedinner.D.AmyunderstoodthelessonimmediatelyonthatChristmasEve.PassageFourIcameacrossanoldcountryguidebooktheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillage,anditwasimpressivetoseethepastvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone’sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.NowadaysatravelerinruralEnglandmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtothevillagersorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Onthesurface,therehasbeenadeclineofvillagecommerce,butitspowerisstillremarkable.Ourlocalgrocer’sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhiledoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueuingupatasupermarket.Andthegrocerknowswellthatpersonalservicehasaconsiderablecashvalue.Hispricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buthewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldretiredwomanwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Therichercustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocer,aredfaced-figure,instantlyobtainsitforthem.46.Nowadaysthecommercialservicesinthevillageare____________.A.stillveryactiveB.quicklydecliningC.unabletoflourishD.personaltovisitors47.Thelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingbecause_____________.A.thecompetitionthereisweakB.itisaplaceforwomentochatC.itprovidesgoodpersonalserviceD.thegoodstherearemorevaluable48.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesupermarkets?A.PricestherearemuchhigherB.Customersoftenhavetoqueueup.C.Customerscanorderbytelephone.D.Theirpersonalservicesaresatisfactory.49.Howdothevillagegrocer’sassistantsfeelaboutgivingextraservice?A.Theydon’tthinkitatrouble.B.Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile.C.Theydon’tconsideritagooddeal.D.Theydon’tconsideritapleasantexperience.50.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat___________.A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailableB.customerscanordergoodsbywordofmouthC.customerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlierD.thereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorstepsIII．Cloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.Itisbelievedthatonlyonepercentoftheworld’spopulationrefuse1alltypesofmeatandonlyone-tenthoftheonepercentaretotalvegans,2allanimalproducts.Yetmanyculturesrestrictwhatmeatsmaybeeaten,andthisisusually3issueofreligion.Aperson4loyaltytoareligionseeslittle5toaskwhyameatisrestricted.6,itisoftenconsideredsinfulforhumanstoquestionthecommandofGodorthechurch.Someresearchershavestudiedhowanimalsareregardedasdifferentorunnatural7theirphysicalfeatures.TheJewishprohibitionoftheeatingofpork,forexample,seemstohavecome8duetothefactthatpigsdonotchewtheircud,whileothersusethetermuncleanto9theruleagainsteatingpork,claimingthatporteatingis10.51.A.eatingB.eatedC.eatenD.toeat52.A.toavoidB.preventfromC.avoidingD.prevent53.A.theB.anC.aD./54.A.withoutB.withC.holdD.from55.A.imageB.imagesC.reasonsD.reason56.A.InfactB.HoweverC.Forexample,D.But57.A.duetoB.fromC.resultinD.liein58.A.fromB.aboutC.intoD.yet59.A.hideB.shiftC.strainD.justify60.A.healthyB.prohibitedC.unhealthyD.sentimentalIV．Translation(10%)

Directions:Thereare5Chinesesentencestobetranslated.PutthemintoEnglish,usingthewordsorexpressionsgiveninthebrackets.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.1.能够见到老朋友，我说不出有多高兴。（describe）2.她正躺在沙发上看时装杂志。（lie…reading）3.这座山成了两国之间的天然屏障。（barrier）4.他没有让这些蔬菜腐烂掉，而是以半价将它们卖了出去。（ratherthan）5.近10年来，该国家的税收负担已经从公司转移到了个人。（shiftfrom…to…）V．Writing(10%)

Directions:Writeashortpassageofatleast120wordsentitled“MyOpinionaboutRunningRedLights”ontheANSWERSHEET.YourcompositionshouldbebasedontheChineseoutlinegivenbelow.1.有人认为闯红灯（runningredlights）无所谓。2.有人认为闯红灯是不应该的。3.我的看法。ANSWERSHEET.专业：姓名：学号：得分：I.VocabularyandStructure(30%)

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PartB

11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.PartC21222324252627282930II．ReadingComprehension(40%)

3132333435363738394041424344454647484950III．Cloze(10%)51525354555657585960IV．Translation(10%)1.2.3.4.5.V．Writing(10%)考试试题B参考答案

I.VocabularyandStructure(30%)

PartA

1-5.HCALG6-10.JFBDEPartB

11.confidence12.manners13.shallow`14.religions15.inaddition16.longedfor17.doomedto18.access19.dueto20.giveupPartC21-25BACBC26-30CDCADII．ReadingComprehension(40%)

31-35.BADAB36-40.CBBAD41-45BCBDA46—50ACBAB

III．Cloze(10%)

51-55DCBBD