大学英语期末考试试卷及答案-试卷1A

CollegeEnglishAchievementTestBandOne

PaperA

PartIListeningComprehension(20%)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheartenshortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.Togototheconcert.B.Tomakeaplan..

C.Tovisitheraunt.D.Tobuytickets.

2.A.BeforeshewastenshemovedtoShanghai.

B.AftershewastenshemovedtoShanghai.

C.ShehasneverbeentoShanghai.

D.ShewasborninShanghai.

3.A.Insshop.B.Inahotel.C.Inabathroom.D.Inalibrary.

4.A.Thetestonlyhadonepage.

B.Thewomanmusthavefailed,intheEnglishtest.

C.Thewomanfoundthetesteasy.

D.Thewomancompletedthetestinonehour.

5.A.Hehadlostthepen.

B.Hehadboughtthewrongpen.

C.Hehadforgottentobringthepen.

D.Hewasnotabletobringthepen.

6.A.13.B.65.C.78.D.52.

7.A.Doctorandpatient.B.Fatheranddaughter.

C.Teacherandstudent.D.Classmates.

8.A.Noisy.B.Cruel.C.Terrible.D.Exciting.

9.A.Theywanttogodowntown.

B.Hewantstogotothepark,butshedoesn，t.

C.Hedoesn，tknowwheretoparkthecar.

D.Hewantstofindoutwheretheparkis.

10.Amanager.B.Aretiredworker.C.Adentist.D.Astorekeeper.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

Passage1

11.A.Inthefall.B.Inthesummer.C.Inthewinter.D.Inthespring.

12.A.Tuesday.B.Friday.C.Sunday.D.Wednesday.

13.A.Fivedays:fromMondaytoFriday.

B.Sevendays:fromFridaytoFriday.

C.Sixdays:fromSundaytoFriday.

D.Fourdays:Tuesday,Wednesday,ThursdayandFriday.

Passage2

14.A.Sunnyskies.B.Cloudiness,butnorain.C.Lightshowers.D.

Thunderstorms.

15.A.79°FB.74°FC.750FD.73°F

16.A.RainyandmildB.Sunnyandmild

C.RainyandcoldD.Cloudyandcold

Passage3

17.A.Shopsthatsellcatsanddogs.

B.Shopsthattakecareofcatsanddogs.

C.Shopsthatprovidemedicaltreatmentforpets.

D.Shopsthatselljewelry,clothingandfoodforpets.

18.A.Tohavegoodandfriendlycompany.B.Tomakethemliveagoodlife.

C.Tokeepawayunwantedanimals.D.Tokeepawayloneliness.

19.A.Peopletreattheirpetslikemembersoftheirfamilies.

B.Therearespecialshopsforpetsonly.

C.KittyCatlivesmuchbetterthanmostpeopledo.

D.Petownershavesomeaffectionatefeelingsfortheirpets.

20.A.No,theydon，t.B.Yes,theydo.

C.It'shardtosay.D.Thepassagedoesn，ttell.

II.VocabularyandStructure(30%)

SectionA

Directions:Thereare15sentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethere

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthathasthe

closestmeaningwiththeworldunderlined.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.ThomasEdison,however,wasamanoffewwords.

A.amuteman

B.ashyman

C.notapopularman

D.notatalkativeman

22.Strangelyenough,whenthefirsttelephonesystemwasinstalledin

NewHaven,Connecticut,in1878,peopledidnotsayhelloorhulloor

evenhalloo.

A.fixed

B.mended

C.repaired

D.bought

23.Inhisjunioryear,GatesdroppedoutofHarvardtodevotehisenergies

toMicrosoft,acompanyhehadbegunin1975withPaulAllen.

A.leftwithoutfinishhiseducation

B.waskeptoutof

C.wastakenbackhomefrom

D.leftafterhiseducation

24.Thefirstthingyouhearwhenyoupickupthephoneis〃hello〃・・,:

A.liftup

B.holdon

C.getup

D.riseup

25.PresidentBillClintonpaidtributetoDenver,callinghimamanwhose

soaringmusic"touchedmillionsandadvancedunderstandingaroundthe

world.

A.sentanofferto

B.wenttovisit

C.givemoneyandthingsto

D.showhisrespectfor

26.His"LeavingonaJetPlane"wasaninternationalhitforPeter,Paul

andMaryin1969,whenAmericawasintumultovertheVietnamWar.

A.wasindisorder

B.wasnotinamess

C.wasinapeacefulstate

D.wasatwar

27.Theword“record”canbeusedbothasanounoraverb,soitis

accentedoneitherthefirstorthesecondsyllable.

A.stressed

B.goneup

C.gonedown

D.pronounced

28.Universitylifeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.I'maway

fromhome,soIhavemanythingstoadjustto.

A.alterto

B.adaptto

C.varyfrom

D.changeinto

29.Foranamateurathlete,simplysucceedinginbecomingaparticipant

intheOlympicsplacesthepersonamongthetopathletesintheworldin

hisorhersport.

A.opponent

B.rival

C.contestant

D.ally

30.IlookedinthephonebooksinceIhadnoclueaboutanybanksaround

hereorwheretheywerelocated.

A.opinions

B.record

C.guidinginformation

D.mystery

31.Gates，father,WilliamH.Gates,II,isaSeattleattorney.

A.judge

B.jurymember

C.lawyer

D.consultant

32.IntheOlympics,athletestakepartinmanydifferenttypesofsports.

A.organizers

B.referees

C.sportsmen

D.competitors

33.Theyaretall,dark-skinnedpeoplewithblackcurlyhair.Somestill

liveahard,primitivelife,wanderingthrough"thebush”.

A.ancient

B.simple

C.old

D.rough

34.Inthepast(fromtheearlysixteenthtotheearlynineteenthcenturies)

manyblackAfricanswerecapturedandsenttoAmericatoworkasslaves.

A.wereseized

B.werereleased

C.weretakentothecourt

D.weresetfree

35.MostAmericannewspaperspublishanenlargedSundayedition

containingarticlesaboutthenewsofthedayandoftheweek,plusanumber

ofentertainmentandadvertisingsupplements.

A.expanded

B.expensive

C.excessive

D.extreme

SectionB

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswer

thatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Howcanwefinishtheworkintheofanyotherhelpers?

A.acceptance

B.appearance

C.absence

D.advance

37.Thereportsaystheindustrylossistheresultofpeoplemaking

illegalcopiesofcomputerprogramsandgames.

A.really

B.particularly

C.helpfully

D.partly

38.Someyouthareplacingmoreimportanceontheindividual'sof

happinessandlessonthevaluesofwork,family,andsociety.

A.pursuit

B.race

C.search

D.request

39.Jackisgood,kind,hardworkingandintelligent.,Ican，tspeak

toohighlyofhim.

A.Asaresult

B.Inaword

C.Bytheway

D.Onthecontrary

40.HespokeinsuchanwaythatIfailedtocatchhismainidea.

A.accurate

B.abstract

C.advanced

D.anxious

41.JohnsuddenlyleftforLosAngelesyesterday,wasmorethan

wehadexpected.

A.that

B.what

C.which

D.this

42.Thisisoneofthelongestbridgesthatonthisriver.

A.areeverbuilt

B.haveeverbeenbuilt

C.waseverbuilt

D.haseverbuilt

43.Themanager,aswellashiscoworkers,toattendtheworldfair.

A.areagreed

B.wereagreed

C.haveagreed

D.hasagreed

44.thereisnoopposition,weshallholdthemeetinghere.

A.Where

B.Eversince

C.Providedthat

D.Assoonas

45.thetermpaper,IhandedittoProfessorSmith.

A.Havingfinished

B.Beingfinished

C.Finishing

D.Tohavefinished

46.Fournewbuildingsonthecampusbytheendofthisyear.

A.willbebuilt

B.aregoingtobebuilt

C.willhavebeenbuilt

D.havebeenbuilt

47.Itwasnotuntiltheaccidenthappened.

A.whenherealizedhiscarelessness

B.thatherealizedhiscarelessness

C.asherealizedhiscarelessness

D.whenhiscarelessnesshasbeenrealized

48.Mr.Blackdemandedthatthetestbefore11:00.

A.befinished

B.willfinish

C.willbefinished

D.shallfinished

49.Youyourworkaheadoftimewithoutmyhelp.

A.haven，tcompleted

B.wouldn，thavecompleted

C.weren，tcompleting

D.shouldn，thavecompleted

50.Icouldhavecalledyouyesterday,butIyourtelephonenumber.

A.didn，thave

B.won，thave

C.hadn，thad

D.wouldn，thave

III.Readingcomprehension(30%)

Directions:Inthisparttherearethreepassages.Afterreadingthem

youwillfind5questionswithfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theONEanswerthatbestanswerthequestion.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter..

Passage1

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheUnitedStatesisfullofautomobiles.Therearestillmanyfamilies

withoutcars,butsomefamilieshavetwoorevenmore.However,carsare

usedformorethanpleasure.Theyareanecessarypartoflife.

Carsareusedforbusiness.Theyaredriventoofficesandfactoriesby

workerswhohavenootherwaytogettotheirjobs.Whensalesmenaresent

todifferentpartsofthecity,theyhavetodriveinordertocarrytheir

products.Farmershavetodriveintothecityinordertogetsupplies.

Sometimessmallchildrenmustbedriventoschool.Insomecitiesschool

busesareprovidedonlywhenchildrenlivemorethanamilefromtheschool.

Whenthechildrenaretooyoungtowalkthatfar,theirmotherstaketurns

drivingthemtoschool.OnemotherdrivesonMonday,takinghertwo

childrenandtheneighbor'schildrenaswell.Anothermotherdriveson

Tuesday,anotheronWednesday,andsoon.Thisiscalledformingacar

pool.Menalsoformcarpools,withthreeorfourmentakingturnsdriving

totheplacewheretheyallwork.

Morecarpoolsshouldbeformedinordertoputfewerautomobilesonthe

roadandtouselessgasoline.Parkingisagreatproblem,andsoisthe

trafficinandaroundcities.Toomanycarsarebeingdriven.Something

willhavetobedoneabouttheuseofcars.

51.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.EachAmericanfamilyhasgotatleastonecar.

B.SomeAmericanfamilieshavegotmorethanonecar.

C.CarsareverycommonintheUnitedStates.

D.Americansdonotusecarsforpleasureonly.

52.Accordingtothepassage,childrenmustbetakentoschoolbycarwhen

A.theirhomesareoveronemileawayfromtheirschool

B.therearenoschoolbusesavailableandtheschoolistoofarawayfor

thechildrentogotoonfoot

C.thereareanumberofchildrenintheneighborhoodandtheirfamilies

havetheirowncars

D.thechildrenaretooyoungtowalktoschooleverymorning

53.Whichpeopleareformingacarpool?

A.Threeorfourpeoplewhodriveinturnstotheofficeorthefactory

wheretheyallwork.

B.Awomanwhotakesherownchildrenandherneighbors，childrentoschool

bycar.

C.Childrenwhodrivetoschoolinturn.

D.Parentswhodrivetheirownchildrentoschoolinturn.

54.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofformingcarpools?

A.Itisagoodpractice.

B.Itisgoodjustformotherstakingchildrentoschool.

C.Itwillsolveparkingproblems.

D.Ithelpscutdownthenumberofcarsputouteachday.

55.WhatdoestheauthorthinkistheproblemaboutcarsintheUnited

States?

A.Thereisashortageofgasolineforcars.

B.Therearetoomanycarsinthestreetandontheroads.

C.Therearenotenoughcarstogoaround.

D.Somefamiliesstilldonothavetheirowncars.

Passage2

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thesenseofsoundisoneofourmostimportantmeansofknowingwhatis

goingonaroundus.Soundhasawastedproduct,too,intheformofnoise.

Noisehasbeencalledunwantedsound.Noiseisgrowinganditmaygetmuch

worsebeforeitgetsanybetter.

Scientists,forseveralyears,havebeenstudyinghownoiseaffectspeople

andanimals.Theyaresurprisedbywhattheyhavelearned.Peaceandquiet

arebecominghardertofind.Noisepollutionisathreatshouldbelooked

atcarefully.

Thereisasayingaboutitbeingsonoisythatyoucan，thearyourself

think.Doctorswhostudynoisebelievethatwemustsometimeshear

ourselvesthink.Ifwedon'twemayhaveheadaches,otherachesandpains,

orevenworsementalproblems.

Noiseaddsmoretension（紧张）toasocietythatalreadyfacesenough

stress.

Butnoiseisnotanewproblem.InancientRome,peoplecomplainedsomuch

aboutnoisethatthegovernmentstoppedchariots（四轮马车）frommoving

throughthestreetsatnight!

Waysofmakinglessnoisearenowbeingtested.Thereareevenlaws

controllingnoise.Wecannotreturntothe“goodolddays“ofpeaceand

quiet.Butwecanreducenoiseifweshoutloudlyenoughaboutit.

56.Whyarescientistssurprisedbythefindingsintheirnoisestudy?

•Becausetheworldisbecomingmoreandmorenoisy.

•Becausetheyhavelearnedthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollution.

Becausenoiseisanunwantedwasteforhumanbeings.

•Becausepeopleknewlittleaboutthedangerofnoisebefore.

57.Whatmaybetheresultifwecannothearourselvesthink?

•Wemayforgetwhatwehavethoughtabout.

•Ourthoughtsmaybeinterfered.

•Wemayhavedifficultyusingtherightwords.

•Ourmindmaybeharmed

58.Whenthewritersayswecannotreturntothegoodolddays,hemeans

that.

•oursocietyisbecomingmuchworsethanbefore

•inourmodernsocietyitishardtoleadaquietlife

•theolddaysweremuchhappierthanthepresenttime

•itisimpossibleforustodealwithnoiseaswedidbefore

59.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecanlearnthat.

•wecanputnoiseundercontrolifourmeasuresareeffective

•sometimeswehavetoshoutloudlysothatotherscanhearus

•shoutingisachiefcauseofnoisepollution

•itisimportanttowarnpeopleofthedangerofnoisepollution

60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

•Onlyrecentlydidpeoplerealizetheharmfulnessofnoise.

•Noisepollutionistheworstkindofpollutionwesufferfrom.

•Peoplearenowtryingtofindwaystomakenoiseaslowaspossible.

•Thewriterthinksthatitisalmostimpossibleforpeopletoavoid

noise.

Passage3

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit'spainful?This

mightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehas

provedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're

“hot”.That，strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhen

yourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeak

comesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.

Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliar

monologues（自言自语）as:"Getup,John!You'llbelateforwork

again!nThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingends

whenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhich

cycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

Youcan，tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlife

fititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepy

intheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract（对

抗）yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyou

wantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportant

jobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon，tchange

yourcycle,butyou'11getupsteam（鼓起干劲）andworkbetteratyour

lowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurely

yawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyour

feetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylaying

themoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkinthe

afternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyour

sharperhours.

61.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably.

•heisalazyperson

•herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle

•heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

62.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothe

passage?

•Unawarenessofenergycycles.

•Familiarmonologues.

•Achangeinafamilymember，senergycycle.

•Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

63.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,

heshould.

•changehisenergycycle

•overcomehislaziness

•getupearlierthanusual

•gotobedearlier

64.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseit

will.

•helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork

•helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

•enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

•keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

•Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone，senergy.

•Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthours

ofday.

•Habitshelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

•Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

IV.Cloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank

therearefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.,andD.Youshouldchoosethe

ONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Throughtheyears,thesearchtoattractnewpassengersandkeepoldones

hasresultedindifferentstewardessimagesforthedifferentairlines.

Some_66_haveleadingfashiondesigners_67_newuniformsfor

their_68_crew.

Otherairlines,suchasThaiInternationalandPakistanInternational

Airlines,featurestewardessesintraditionalnationaldress._69_

theattentiontoaglamorous_70_thereisalotofhardworkunderneath

itall.Thegoalisalwaysbetterserviceforthe_71_.

Because72__airlineflightattendantsarewomen,thetermstewardess

isusedmoreoften.However,manymenalsoworkas_73_attendants,

orstewardsastheyareusua