北京师范大学《大学英语》试卷-2017-2018学年期末试卷

第一题）：IListeningComprehension(20points)SectionADirections:Inthispart,youwillheartenshortstatements.Thestatementswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachstatement,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.Thecompanyholdsmeetingseverywhereinthecountry.B.Thecompanydoesbusinesseverywhereinthecountry.C.Thecompanylooksforworkerseverywhereinthecountry.D.Thecompanyencouragesemployeestotraveleverywhereinthecountry.2.A.Thepressurecomesfromchildrentheirownage.B.Thepressurecomesfromchildrenyoungerthantheyare.C.Thepressurecomesfromchildrenolderthantheyare.D.Thepressurecomesfromtheprograms3.A.Thechildrenrememberedtheirfatherafteralongtime.B.Thechildrenrememberedtheirfatherlessclearlyastimepassed.C.Thechildrenrememberedtheirfatheralongtimeago.D.Thechildrenrememberedtheirfathereventhoughtheygrewup.4.A.Therobberwasalittlekindtothelonelyoldwoman.B.Therobberwasverycrueltothelonelyoldwoman.C.Therobberwasparticularnicetothelonelyoldwoman.D.Therobberwaspatienttothelonelyoldwoman.5.A.Einsteinfollowedanexampleofhowtosucceed.B.Einsteintookanexampleofhowtosucceed.C.Einsteinsetanexampleofhowtosucceed.D.Einsteinofferedanexampleofhowtosucceed.6.A.Sheisherenow.B.Shecaughtthetrain.C.Shedidn’tcatchthetrain.D.Shewillcomesoon.7.A.Marystayedfordinner.B.Wedidn’taskMarytostayfordinner.C.WeaskedMarytostayfordinner.D.Marydidn’twanttostayfordinner.8.A.Thespeakerisalawyer.B.Thespeakerisateacher.C.Thespeakerisawriter.D.Thespeakerisabusinessman.9.A.Sheshouldbehomeat10o’clock..B.Sheshouldbehomeat11o’clock..C.Sheshouldbehomeby12o’clock.D.Sheshouldbehomebefore1o’clock..10.A.Samishelpinghim.B.Samoughttohelphim.C.Samisbusy.D.Sammusthelp.SectionB:ConversationDirections:Youwillhearoneconversation.Whenyouhearaquestion,youwilldecideonthecorrectanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.11.A.Theman’splantovisitAustralia.B.Researchworkinauniversity.C.Thetimeoftheman’sdeparture.D.ElectronicsindustryinSydney.12.A.Shehastotakecareofthechildren.B.Shedoesn’twanttovisitAustralia.C.Shecan’tleaveherwork.D.Sheisinpoorhealth.SectionCDirections:Youwillheartwoshortpassages.Afteryouhearaquestion,therewillbeabreakof10secondsforyoutochoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.13.A.Nearhisoffice.B.Attheoffice.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athome.14.A.Shewaspleased.B.Shewasdepressed.C.Shewassurprised.D.Shewasamused.15.A.Hewaspleased.B.Hewasupset.C.Hewasamused.D.Hewasfrightened.16.A.Toholdaknifeandfork.B.Toshakehands.C.Tosit.D.Totalkwiththeirmouthsfull.17.A.Takingfood.B.TurningtheirbacksoneachotherwhileeatingC.EatingaloneD.Seeingotherseating.18.A.Toshowtheirrespects.B.Toshowtheywantasickpersontogetwell.C.Toshowtheyhatesomeoneverymuch.D.Toshowtheyhadnohope.19.A.Tosay“hello”tothevisitor.B.Toshakehandswiththevisitor.C.Togivethevisitorabigsmile.D.Topaynoattentiontothevisitor.20.A.Goodmannersarealmostthedameallovertheworld.B.Goodmannersaredifferentfromculturetoculture.C.Saying“hello”toothersisalwaysgoodmanners.D.Spittinginfrontofothersisalwaysrudemanners.II.ReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.(40points)IntheUnitedStatesauniversityprofessorisgivenafewmonthsoffreedomfromhisdutiesabouteveryseventhyearfortraveloradvancedstudy.Thisperiodoffreedomfromteachingiscalleda"studyorresearchleave".Itspurposeistogivetheprofessorexperienceswhichwillmakehimawiserpersonandabetterteacherwhenhereturnstohisuniversity.Fewstudyleavesareinterestingenoughtobedescribedinnationalnewspapersandmagazines.Recently,however,therewasanexception.ThepubliclearnedhowDr.JohnR.Coleman,presidentofHaverfordCollege,hadspenthisstudyleave.Attheageof51,Dr.Colemanwasdeterminedtoescapefromuniversitylifeforafewmonthsandtogetavarietyofexperiencesintheworldofwork.Heespeciallywantedtolearnaboutpeople.Peoplewhodohardphysicallaborwereespeciallyinterestingtohim."Iwantedtogetawayfromtheworldofwordsandpoliticalmattersandparties—thethingsapresidentdoes,"Dr.Colemanlaterexplainedtonewswriters.“Asacollegepresidentyoubegintotakeyourselfveryseriouslyandtothinkyouhavepoweryoudon't.Youforgetthingsaboutpeople.IwantedtorelearnthingsI'dforgotten.”Tellingnooneofhisplans,Dr.ColemanstartedhisstudyleaveonafarminCanada,hundredsofmilesfromhiscollege.Gettingupat4:30eachmorning,workingthirteenhoursadayinfields,hepreparedhimselfphysicallyforhisnextjob,diggingditchesinAtlanta,Georgia.Afterthat,thecollegepresidentwasheddishesinaBostonrestaurant.Duringthelasttendaysofhisleave,heworkedasagarbagecollector.21.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.A)whyaprofessorshouldbefreefromhisdutieseveryseventhyearB)howprofessorsspendtheirstudyleaveC)whatastudyleaveisanditspurposeD)howastudyleavemakesaprofessorawiserpersonandabetterteacher22.Astudyleaveisaperiodoffreedomfromdutiesallowedtoauniversityteacherwhohastaughtsincehislastleave.A)forsixyearsB)forsevenyearsC)foratermD)forauniversityyear23.PeoplelearnedaboutDr.Coleman'sunusualexperiencesfrom.A)hiscolleaguesB)thebossofaBostonrestaurantC)theCanadiannewspapersandmagazinesD)theU.S.newspapersandmagazines24.Dr.Colemancarriedouthisstudyleaveinanunusualwaybecause.A)hehateshisuniversitylife,especiallyhisjobasapresidentB)hewantedtolearnaboutpeople,especiallypeoplewhodohardphysicallaborC)hewantedtomakehimselfknowntothepublicD)hewantedtowritearticlesaboutpeopleandhavethemprintedinnewspapersandmagazines25.WhatdidDr.Colemandoduringhisstudyleave?A)Heworkedonafarm,dugditches,wenttoparties,andcollectedgarbage.B)Heworkedonafarm,talkedtonewswriters,washeddishes,andcollectedgarbageC)Heworkedonafarm,washeddishes,talkedtonewswriters,andwrotearticlesfornewspapersandmagazinesD)Heworkedonafarm,dugditches,washeddishes,andcollectedgarbage.IntheUnitedStates,about750,000personshavesufferedAIDS.Morethanonehalfofthemhavedied.Butdoctorssayevidence(证据)alsoshowsthereisnoreasonforpersonstobecometerrified(惊吓)bythedisease.TheAIDSvirusisspreadduringsexwithaninfectedpartner,orbyinfectedblood.Butdoctorssaytheirstudiesshowthediseaseisnotspreadthroughnormal,closesocialactivities.AstudybyoneresearchteamwasprintedintheNewEnglandJournal(杂志)ofMedicine.Thedoctorsstudiedone-hundred-onefamilymemberswholivedwithAIDSandlivedincrowdedconditions.Thefamilymemberssharedmanypersonalgoodswiththepatients.Theseincludedtoothbrushes,drinkingglasses,beds,towelsandtoilets.Doctorssaidonlyonefamilymember—afive-year-oldgirl—gottheAIDSvirus.Theynote,however,thatthegirl'smotherhadthedisease.Theybelievethegirlprobablywasbornwiththevirus.NootherfamilymemberinthestudygottheAIDSvirusorshowedanysignsofthedisease.Theheadofthestudy,GeraldFriedland,saidifthediseaseisnoteasilyspreadincrowdedhomes,italsowillnotspreadeasilyinfactories,offices,schoolsandotherpublicplaces.DoctorFriedlandsaidthestudyalsoshowsthereisnoreasontopunishAIDSpatientsandtoforcethemtoliveseparatelyfromotherpersons.Americanhealthofficialsrecentlywarned,however,thatsomehealthcareworkersshouldtakespecialcare.ThereportnotedtheAIDSvirusiscarriedinbloodandotherbodyfluids.Itsaidhealthcareworkersshouldputprotective(保护性的)coversovertheireyesandskinduringmedicaloperations,dental(牙科的)work,orothertimeswhenthepatientmaybleed.IntheUnitedStates,mostAIDSpatientsarehomosexual(同性恋的)men,peopletakingdrugswhousedinfectedneedles(针头),andpersonswhoreceivedinfectedblood.MorerecentstudiesshowtheAIDSvirusalsocanbespreadduringheterosexual(异性的)relations.Itcanspreadeitherfromthemantothewoman,orfromthewomantotheman.26.DoctorssaythereisnoreasonforpeopletobefrightenedaboutAIDSbecause.A)itisnotdeadlyB)fewpeopleareinfectedwithAIDSC)theAIDSvirusisnotspreadineverydaysocialactivities.D)theAIDSvirusisnotspreadduringsex27.Thestudyof101familymemberswholivedwithAIDSpatientsshowsthat.A)theAIDSisnotspreadbypersonalgoodsB)womenaremorelikelytogettheAIDSvirusthanmenC)marriedmenarelesslikelytogetAIDSthanunmarriedonesD)theAIDSvirusispassedbydrinkingglasses28.AccordingtoDoctorFriedland,thereisnoreasonto.A)stopmeetingAIDSpatientsB)stoplivingwithAIDSpatientsC)fearthatAIDScanbepassedfromamothertoababyD)fearthattheAIDSviruscanbepassedduringsex29.Healthworkerswerewarnedtotakespecialcarewhenthepatientbleedsbecause.A)AIDScanbepassedbytouchingthepatient'sbodyB)AIDScanbespreadbytouchingthepatient'sskinC)AIDSviruscanbecarriedinbloodorotherbodyfluidsD)thehealthcareworkersmaybeinfectedbytheblood30.areleastlikelytobeinfectedwiththeAIDSdisease.A)PeoplewhousedrugsB)PersonswhoofferinfectedbloodtoothersC)MenwhoaregayD)MarriedmenForyears,it'sbeenassumedthattheinsideenvironment(环境)limitsthevarietyofplantsthatpeoplearesubjectedto.Lately,however,plantsthatareusuallyonlygrownoutdoorshavefoundtheirwayintoinsidespaces.Thereareafewsimplereasonswhythisis.Themoderninsideenvironmentcanbeagoodplaceforawidevarietyofoutdoorplants.Plantsthatordinarilycannotgrowincolderoutdoorweathercanbeprotectedbytheinsidespaces,wheretemperaturesareeasilycontrolled.Plantsthatusedtobefoundonlyoutside,suchastrees,havebecomemoreandmorepopularasdecorationsinsidehouses.Orchids(兰花),whichwereonceonlyfoundinhotplaces,havebeguntogrowwellininsideplaces.Alargenumberofsmallerplantshavealsofoundtheirwayintohomes.Onereasonthatthemodernhomehasmadeexotic(引进的)outdoorplantsmorepracticalisthemodernuseofwindows.Inthepastwindowswereusedlessofteninbuildingsthantheyaretoday.Itispartlybecauseoftheabilityoflargewindowstoadmitalargequantityoflightfromthesunandtokeeptheheatinatthesametime,thatmanyoutdoorplantshavebeenabletomaketheirmoveinside.Itistruethatmostoftheplantsthathavebeensuccessfulinmovinginsidehavebeensmall.Someofthebestsuitedvarietiesarethevines(藤本植物).Manyvinesthatgrowinnaturallocationsmakeexcellentdecorationswhereotherplantsprovedifficulttogrow.Althoughsometreescanbegrowninside,itisnotlikelythelargervarietiescanbeused.Unfortunately,mosthomesjustdon'thavethespacetogrowamonkeytree.31.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.A)theabilityoflargewindowsB)thedifficultyofmovingmonkeytreesintohomesC)growingplantsinsidehousesD)thebestsuitedtrees32.Itisimpliedorsuggestedinthepassagethat.A)theinsideenvironmentcanprotectplantsbetterB)peopleliketouseplantsasdecorationsintheirhousesC)peoplemoveplantsintotheirhousestosavethemD)theusesofwindowsinthepastwerenotpractical33.Peopleusedtobelievethat.A)theplantsthatcouldgrowinsidewerelimitedB)theplantsthatcouldgrowinsidewerefromhotplacesC)thetemperatureintheinsideenvironmentcouldbecontrolledD)thelargerplantsgrewbetterinside.34.Onefunctionofmodernwindowsis.A)toallowfreshairinC)toprovideheatandlightB)togrowplantsandtreesinsideD)tocontrolthetemperature35.Itisnotlikelythatlargeplantswillmoveinsidebecause.A)theweatherisnotsuitableC)theycannotbecontrolledB)theycannotbemovedD)thereisnotenoughspaceTherearedifferentideasaboutpetsindifferentpartsoftheworld.Inmostcultures,animalsareinaworsepositionthanhumanbeings.Insomecases,however,peopletreattheirpetslikemembersoftheirfamilies,orperhapsbetter.IntheUnitedStatesandEurope,therearespecialshopsthatsellclothingandfoodforcatsanddogs.Inmanycountriesoftheworld,thereisspecialfoodforpets.Itiscommonforbigmarketsinmanyplacestosellcatfoodanddogfood.However,inasmalltowninFrance,thereisaspecialrestaurantfordogs.Dogsaretheonlycustomers.Thereisseatingfortwentyofthem.Thedogschoosefromavarietyofdishesonthemenu.Ofcourse,inmostpartsoftheworld,petsdon'tliveinsuchwealthandcomfort.Peopletreattheirpetsinamorepracticalway.Peopleowncatsanddogsbecausetheykeepawaymiceandotherunwantedanimals.Ownershavesomelovingfeelingsfortheirpets,buttheydonotseethemasequaltofamilymembers.Inmostplacesintheworld,thereisn'tanyspecialclothingorfinefoodforanimals.Therearen'tanyspecialrestaurantsfordogs.Petsaroundtheworldliveinagreatvarietyofways,justaspeopledo.36.Accordingtothepassage,inmostcountries.A)animalsareinaworsepositionthanhumanbeingsB)peopletreattheirpetslikemembersoftheirfamiliesC)therearespecialshopsthatsellclothingfordogsandcatsD)petssuchasdogsandcatsareverypopular37.Accordingtothepassage,thereare.A)manyownersofdogsandcatsintheUnitedStatesandEuropeB)restaurantsfordogsineverycityinFranceC)nodogsorcatsthatwearclothingD)somepeoplewhotreattheirpetsfarbetterthantheytreattheirchildren38.Formanypeople,petsmayhaveamorepracticalfunctionbecause.A)petsareoftenusefulcompanionsforoldpeopleB)catsanddogscanbeusedtokeepawaymiceC)petscansometimesbesoldtomakemoneyD)somepetsmayshowlovingfeelingsfortheirowners.39.Inyouropinion,whichofthefollowingsentencesisprobablytrue?A)Dogsandcatsliketowearexpensiveclothing.B)ManypeoplevisitthedogrestaurantinFrance.C)Peopleineverypartoftheworldliketobuyfineclothingfortheirpets.D)Insomecases,animalshavebetterfoodandclothingthanpeople.40.Themainideaofthisreadingpassageis:.A)DogsenjoyfinerestaurantsB)ArichcatcanaffordtogotoanyrestaurantC)PeopletreatpetsinverydifferentwaysindifferentpartsoftheworldD)Itisstupidtohavespecialfoodandclothingforanimals41.Ashehasourpratience,we’llnotwaitforhimanylonger.A)exhaustedB)wastedC)tornD)consumed42.TomorrowthemayoristoagroupofCanadianbusinessmenonatourofthecity.A)cooperateB)accompanyC)coordinateD)associate43.MostpeopleagreethatthepresentroleofwomenhasalreadyaffectedU.S.society.ithasaffectedthetraditionalroleofmen.A)AboveallB)InallC)AtmostD)Atlast44.ItisobviousthatthisnewruleisapplicabletoeveryonewithoutA)exclusionB)substitutionC)modificationD)exception45.Asoneoftheworld'shighestpaidmodels,shehadherface.forfivemilliondollarsA)despoiledB)measuredC)insuredD)assured46.Themachinelookedlikealarge,，old-fashionedtypewriter.A)clumsyB)trickyC)forcefulD)intense47.Withintwoweeksofarrival,allforeignershadtowiththelocalpoliceA)inquireB)registerC)consultD)profession48.I'menoughtoknowitisgoingtobeaverydifficultsituationtocompeteagainstthreestrongteams.A)awareB)consciousC)radicalD)realistic49,Hefoundthemediaattentionintolerableanddecidedtogoabroad.A)constantB)sufficientC)steadyD)plenty50,elephantsaredifferentfromwildelephantsinmanyaspects,includingtheirtempers.A)CivilB)TameC)CultivatedD)RegulatedPartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaperYoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle