《大学英语》试卷及答案

PAGEPAGE1三峡大学成人教育年季学期《大学英语》课程考试试卷(A卷)专业命题教师注意：1、本试卷共4页；2、考试时间:110分钟；3、姓名、学号必须写在指定地方。题号一二三四五六七总分得分三峡大学试卷纸班级三峡大学试卷纸班级学号姓名试题不要超过密封线I.VocabularyandStructure（10points，1pointforeach）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。1.______thesun，themoonlooksthebiggestobjectinthesky.A.ExceptforB.BesidesC.ExceptD.Otherthan2.Whentheyjointheworkforce，theiremployersandassociatesalikewillsoonrealizethatthebehavioroftheserudeyoungpeopleiscloserto______ofanimalsthancivilizedindividuals.A.thoseB.whichC.whatD.that3.Althoughthereisnodoubtthat_____peoplebenefitfromheartsurgery，criticsofourhealth-caresystemspointoutthattheemphasisonthesurgicaltreatmentofthediseasehasthreecleardisadvantages.A.agreatdealof

B.agreatamountof

C.agreatnumberof

D.thenumberof4.IfI______alittleearlier，Iwouldhavecaughtthetrain.A.leftB.wouldleaveC.leaveD.hadleft5._______theircommonaimmayseemgood，peopleprobablydonotrealizethatdietingcandoharmtotheirhealth.A.AsB.ThoughC.IfD.Since6.Weshouldbe______oftheviewsofothers，evenifwedisagreewiththem.A.kindB.considerateC.tolerantD.capable7.Rudepeoplearethosewhosebehaviorshowslittlerespectfortherulesthatthemajority_____.A.haveB.ownC.followD.like8.Thereisgreatpleasureinwatchingwildlifeinnaturalornear-naturalenvironments，andtourismcan_____theincomeofcountries.A.addtoB.taketoC.keeptoD.seeto9.HehelpedmeandIhopeIcandosomethingforhim______.A.inturnB.forreturnC.byturnD.inreturn10.Wecancometothe_____thatthemorewepractice，themoreskillfulwewillbe.traditionB.generationC.conclusionD.factII.ClozeTest（10points，1pointforeach）下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。“Family”–thewordhaddifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeople，andeventhedictionarygivesusseveraldefinitions：“agroupofpeoplerelated__11__bloodormarriage，”“twoadultsandtheirchildren，”“allthosepeople__12__fromacommonancestor，”“ahousehold，”andsoon.Somepeoplethinkofafamily__13__amother，afather，andtheirchildren；othersincludegrandparents，aunts，uncles，andcousins.For__14__ofus，familymeansthegroupofrelatives__15__farawayfromhome.Forothers，havinga__16__simplymeanshavingchildren.Somefamilieshavelonghistories，__17__othersknowverylittleabouttheirancestors.No__18__ifitisyoungorold，largeorsmall，traditionalormodern，everyfamilyhasasenseofwhatafamilyis.Itisthatfeelingof__19__，ofloveandsecurity__20__comesfromlivingtogether，helpingandsharing.11.A.toB.forC.afterD.by12.A.derivedB.separatedC.distinguishedD.descended13.A.byB.asC.fromD.for14.A.someB.otherC.mostD.one15.A.liveB.livingC.livedD.tolive16.A.parentB.relativeC.familyD.house17.A.whileB.whyC.whereD.which18.A.problemB.thingC.matterD.question19.A.belongB.belongingC.belongedD.havingbelongedIII……ReadingComprehension（30points，2pointsforeach）从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。20PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mygeneration——thegenerationthatcameofageinthe1950sand1960s——maybethelastonetoknowthefeelingofbeingsurroundedbymillionsofwordsthatweretheproductsofyearsofworkbyauthorsfamousandobscure.Fornowweareseeingasubtlebutunmistakableturningawayfromsuchthings.ThehousesofAmerica，Ifear，maysoonincludenoroomforlibraries.Thehardcoverbook——thatsymbolofthepermanenceofthought，thehandingdownofwisdomfromoneagetothenext——maybeanewadditiontoourlistofendangeredspecies.IhaveafriendwhorunsabookstoreinaMidwesterncollegetown.Hehasfoundthathecannotsellhardcoverbooks；paperbackbooksarehisstockintrade，andeventhoseareadisappointmenttohim.“Youknowhowweusedtoseepeoplecarryingaroundbookbags？”hetellsme.“Well，nowIlookoutofthewindowofmyshop，andallIseearestudentscarryingboxesfromtherecordstores.Thestudentsaren‘treadinganymore.They’relisteningtoalbums（唱片集）。”Andindeedhemayberight.Storiesofproblemsyoungpeoplehavewithreadingarenotnew，butthetrendseemstobeworsening.RecentlythepresidentofauniversityinNewYorksaidthat10percentofthefreshmen（大学一年级学生）atthisuniversitycouldreadnobetterthantheaverageeighthgrader.Thereisanevenmoreworryingaspecttoit：ofthosecollegefreshmenwhosereadingskillswereequivalenttothesixth-to-eighth-gradelevel，thepresidentreportedthatmanyhadrankedinthetophalfoftheirhigh-schoolclasses.21.Theunderlinedword“obscure”（Paragraph1）mostprobablymeans____.A.notwell-paid

B.notwell-made

C.notwell-trained

D.notwell-known22.Thehardcoverbookmaybecomeanendangeredspeciesbecause_______.A.hardcoverbooksarescarcertodayB.peoplearetiredofhardcoverbooksC.thehabitofreadingbooksisdyingoutD.thepermanenceofthoughtischallenged23.Thewritermentionshisfriend‘sbookstoretoshowthat_______.A.thereisagraduallackofinterestinseriousreadingB.thereisasubtleincreaseinthepopularityofmusicC.hardcoverbooksgreatlyaffecthisfriend‘sbusinessD.paperbackbooksareadisappointmenttohisfriend24.Asaresultoftheworseningtrendofturningawayfromreading____.A.manycollegestudentsenjoylisteningtoalbumsB.studentsfailtoreadaswellastheyarerequiredtoC.manyhighschoolstudentsfailtoenteruniversitiesD.high-schoolstudentshavebecomethebestreaders25.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.thechangesinpeople‘sattitudetowardsreadingB.thetroublesencounteredbytheownerofabookstoreC.thetrendofreadinginthe1950sand1960sD.theproblemsthatcollegestudentshavewithreading.A.whatB.thisC.thatD.suchPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thefirstastronaut（航天员）towalkinspace，Leonov，andhiscompanion，Belaiev，beganmakingpreparationsforthewalkassoonastheirspaceshipwaslaunched.Thespaceshipwasequippedwithadoubledoor，whichwasfittedwithabellows（）betweentheshipandtheoutside.Thismadeitpossiblefortheastronaut，inhisspacesuitwithoxygensupply，togofirstfromtheair-filledshiptothebellows.Thentheairwasletoutofthebellows，andwhilethemansteppedoutside，theairinsidetheshipremainedatnormalpressure.Ifthedoorhadopeneddirectlyintospace，theairintheshipwouldhaverushedoutandbeenlostwhenthedooropened.LeonovandBalaievpracticedtestingthedoorsseveraltimesaftertheyhadbegunmovingaroundtheearth.WhenthetimecameforLeonovtogoout，hiscompanionhelpedhimattachthecablethatwastokeephimfromfloatingawayfromtheship.ThenLeonoventeredthebellows，andthedoorclosedbehindhim.Whentherewasnoairleftinthebellows，theouterdooropenedandLeonovcouldseetheblacknessofspaceandtheblindinglightofthesun.Iftheskyappearsbluetousonearth，itisbecausetheearth‘satmosphereabsorbsacertainnumberofblueraysofsunlight.Outwherethereisnoair，thisphenomenondoesnottakeplace.Ontheearth，ouratmospherespreadslightsothat，whenthesunisup，lightseemstobeeverywhere.However，intheairlessouterspace，stronglights，suchasthesun，existsidebysidewithadarksimilartotheblackestnight.Theabsenceofairalsoexplainswhythestarsdonotseemtotwinkle（闪烁）inspace，astheydofromtheearth.26.Thespaceshipwasfurnishedwithabellowsinorderto________.A.keepairintheshipwhenitsdoorwasopenedB.preventthespaceshipfromfloatinginspaceC.makeitpossiblefortheastronautstowalkinspaceD.providetheastronautswithairundernormalpressure27.Immediatelybeforegoingoutofthespaceship，theastronautshaveto______.A.checkthespaceshipdoorsB.walkthroughthebellowsC.attacheachotherwithacableD.dosomewarm-upexercises28.Whenhesteppedoutofthespaceship，Leonovsaw______.A.blackspacewithoutlightB.thesunfirstandthendarknessC.darknessturningintoblindinglightD.darknessandlightatthesametime29.Duringthedaypeoplecanseelighteverywhere，becausewhenthesunisup______.A.itgivesofflightB.itabsorbslightC.theearth‘satmospheregivesofflightD.theearth‘satmosphereabsorbssunlight30.Inouterspace，theabsenceofairisresponsiblefor______.A.thebrightnessofspaceB.thebrightnessofstarsC.thecoexistenceofstarsandstrongerlightsD.thecoexistenceofbrightnessanddarknessPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Awayatmedicalschool，23-year-oldSwatienjoyedherselfinhernew-foundfreedom.Shedrankandexperimentedwithdrugs.Whenhergradesgotworse，herfatherimmediatelyhiredaprivateeyetoinvestigateher.Beforelong，herparentshadadetailedreport.“Iwasworried，”saysSwati‘smother.“We’reamodernfamilybutstilltraditional.Weworriedaboutherreputation（名声）–ourreputation.”MoreandmoreIndianparentshavebegunturningtoprivatedetectives（侦探）tofollowtheirchildren.Indeed，India‘sfirstMTVgenerationistakingfulladvantageoftheexplosionofpartiesandbarsthathaveemergedoverthepastdecadeasthecountryhasopenedup.“Weseeupper-andmiddle-classparentsincreasinglybeingdeceivedandcheatedbytheirchildren，”saysBrindaAdige，aresearcherattheChildDevelopmentCenter.That‘sgoodnewsforIndia’sprivate-detectiveindustry.Sofar，thereareabout100firmsthroughoutthenation，mostlyinthebigcities.Eachfirmnowhandlesasmanyasadozencaseseverymonth.Detectivereportsdon‘tcomecheap；$1，000aweekisstandard.“It’salotinIndia，”saysadetective.“ButwhenIpointoutwhattheyspendontheirchild‘seducationandmarriage，theyacceptit’ssmallpricetopaytoprotecttheirinvestment.”Thechoiceisariskyone.Mostprivatedetectiveswarnparentsagainstrevealingthattheyhavemonitoredtheirchildren.Somekidsfindoutanyway–eitherfromparentsunabletocontaintheirrageorthroughthedetectives‘foolishness.“It’saverydangerousstrategy，”saysAdige.“It‘sapermanentdamagetotrustbytheparents.There’snowaybackoncethechildknowstheirparentshavepaidsomeonetofollowthem.”Butitcanalsobesurprisinglyeffective.Swatibeganbehavingbetteraftershewaschallengedbyheranxiousparents.31.Swati‘sparentshiredaprivatedetectivebecause

.A.shedrankalotB.sheuseddrugsC.herhealthwaspoorD.herstudiessuffered32.Welearnfromthepassagethatthechildrenbeingfollowedbydetectivesaremainlyfrom

.A.richfamiliesB.smallfamiliesC.well-knownfamiliesD.single-parentfamilies33.Theunderlinedphrase“theirinvestment”*（Para.3）referstothemoney

.A.theyhopetogetbackfromtheirchild‘sschoolB.theyaregoingtoleavetotheirchildafterdeathC.theypayfortheirchild‘seducationandmarriageD.theypayaprivatedetectivetofollowtheirchild34.Hiringaprivatedetectiveisariskystrategyinthatitcandoharmto

.A.thefamilyinvestment

B.thefamilyrelationshipC.thechild‘sreputation

D.thechild’shappiness35.Thepassageismainlyabout

.A.asuccessfulapproachtodealingwithdishonestchildrenB.anewwayofIndianparentstodisciplinetheirchildrenC.whyIndianchildrenbehaveagainsttheirparents‘wishesD.whyhiringaprivatedetectiveisbothriskyandeffective.第二部分

非选择题（共50分）IV.WordSpelling（10points，1pointfortwowords）将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。36.n.进步

p_______37.v.坚持

i_____38.adj.睡着的

a_____39.n.镜子

m_____40.adj.直接的d_____41.v.提供p______42.n.洪水f____43.v.探险e______44.n.压力p_______45.adj.冷漠的i__________46.n.话题t____47.v.争吵d______48.adj.相像的a____49.n.气候c______50.adj.无止境的e______51.n.欧洲人E_______52.n.享受e________53.v.适应a____54.num.十四f_______55.adj.安全的s___V.WordForm（10points，1pointforeach）将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空格56.Americansoftenprotestthatthegovernment________（use）theirtaxdollarsinthewrongway.57.Curiouslyenough，sleepwalkershaveanunusualwayof_______（avoid）theirowntrapswhentheysleepwalk.58.Experimentshaveto________（make）undercarefullycontrolledconditions.59.Youcanbuildyourvocabularywithout________（use）adictionaryeachtimel.60.Ontheaverage，malesscore________（high）thanfemalesonteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning，mechanicalability，andproblem-solvingskills.61.Suchprogrammescouldteachthelocalpeoplehowtoselecttreesworthexportingandtocutonlythosetreesdownwhile______（leave）therest.62.Successfullanguagelearnersfinditeasy________（practice）usingthelanguageregularlybecausetheywanttolearnwithit.63.How______（surprise）thepeoplewhothoughttomatoespoisonouswouldbeiftheycouldknowthatmillionsofpoundsoftomatoesweresuppliedtosoldiersoverseasduringWorldWarII.64.Ifheacceptsthejob，he________（get）moremoneyrightaway.65.Itisreportedthatthereareatleastthreesignsthatindicateaperson_______（suffer）fromapanicattackratherthanaheartattack.VI.C-ETranslation（15points，3pointsforeach）将下列各句译成英语。66.大西洋有那么多水，很难想象出有多少。67.科学家们知道极度高温和高压的共同作用把碳（carbon）变成钻石。68.买东西的人心底里总是暗自希望找到价值高而又便宜的东西。69.自然环境正在急剧变化的例子不胜枚举。70.你必须认识到肢体语言与文化密切相连。VII.E-CTranslation（15points）将下列短文译成汉语。71.Organizationalsomakesadifferenceinourabilitytoremember.Howusefulwouldalibrarybeifthebookswerekeptinrandomorder？Materialthatisorganizedisbetterrememberedthanjumbledinformation.Oneexampleoforganizationischunking.Chunkingconsistsofgroupingseparatebitsofinformation.Forexample，thenumber4671363ismoreeasilyrememberedifitischunkedas467，13，63.Categorizingisanothermeansoforganization.Supposeyouareaskedtorememberthefollowinglistofwords：man，bench，dog，desk，woman，horse，child，catchair.Manypeoplewillgroupthewordsintosimilarcategoriesandrememberthemasfollows：man，woman，child；cat，dog，horse；bench，chair，desk.N