大一英语上学期期末试卷及答案

大学英语第一学期期末考试（A卷）

PartIListeningComprehension

(30%)

SectionA

DirectionsInthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Both

theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

ExampleYouwillhear

Youwillread

A)Attheoffice.C)Attheairport.

B)Inthewaitingroom.D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworkthey

hadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.

Therefore,A)〃Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswer

Sheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A)Placeanotherorder.

B)Calltocheckonit.

C)Waitpatiently.

D)Goandfindthefurniture.

2.A)Shedoesn,tneedthejob.

B)Shehasn,tgotajobyet.

C)Shehasgotagoodjob.

D)Sheisgoingtostartworksoon.

3.A)Shegothomebefore9o'clock.

B)Shehadabadcold.

C)Shehadacaraccident.

D)Shewasdelayed.

4.A)Shehasn,tgonecampingforseveralweeks.

B)Shelikestotakelongcampingtrips.

C)Sheprefersnottogocampingonweekends.

D)Sheoftenspendsalotoftimeplanninghercampingtrips.

5.A)Awriter.

B)Ateacher.

0Areporter.

D)Astudent.

6.A)ShehasnotheardofProf.Johnson.

B)ShehasnotheardofProf.Johnson'sbrother.

0SheisagoodfriendofProf.Johnson*s.

D)ShedoesnotknowProf.Johnson'sbrother.

7.A)Comingbackforalatershow.

B)Waitinginaqueue.

0Comingbackinfiveminutes.

D)Notgoingtothemovietoday.

8.A)Hehasgotaheartattack.

B)Hewasunharmed.

0Hewasbadlyhurt.

D)Hehasfullyrecoveredfromtheshock.

9.A)ThemanwenttoAustraliaduringChristinas.

B)ThemanvisitedAustraliaduringthesummervacation.

0Themandidn,thaveagoodtimebecauseofthedifferentweather.

D)Themanremainedhomewhilehisparentswenttoseehisuncle.

10.A)Toattendapartyataclassmate'shome,

B)Todohomeworkwithherclassmate.

0Toattendaneveningclass.

D)Tohavesupperoutwithherclassmate.

SectionB

DirectionsInthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheaiaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)In1969inAmerica.

B)In1969inFrance.

C)In1981inAmerica.

D)In1981inSouthAfrica.

12.A)InAfrica.

B)InAmerica.

C)InFrance.

D)InEurope.

13.A)Becausetheybenefitfromdamagetotheimmunesystem.

B)Becausetheyinfectanddestroywhitecells.

C)Becausetheydonotnormallyoccur.

D)Becausetheyspreadtoothercells.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Becausesomedriversovertakeontheleft.

B)Becausepeoplelikedrivinginthefastlane.

C)BecauseroadsareoftenwetinLondon.

D)Becausepedestriansdonotfollowtrafficrules.

15.A)ThefastlanesinBritainareontheleft.

B)DriversinLondondonotobeytrafficpolice.

C)TrafficaccidentswhereMarkHillworksarefrequent.

D)OnaverageMarkHillisondutyfourhoursaday.

16.A)Helikestoworkonbusymotorways.

B)Helikestohelptheinjuredandneedy.

C)Hefindshisworkinterestingandvaried.

D)Helikesdrivinginthefastlane.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Hispersonalinterestsandactivities.

B)Hisscoreinentranceexams.

C)Hisperformanceinhighschool.

D)Hischaracterandpersonality.

18.A)$22

B)$41.50

C)$63.50

D)$85

19.A)TheACTtakesmoretimethantheSAT.

B)TheACTismoreexpensivethantheSAT.

C)TesttakersarerequiredtowriteanessayintheACT.

D)TesttakersJacademicachievementisfocusedintheACT.

20.A)History.

B)Foreignlanguage.

C)Mathematics.

D)Literature.

SectionCSpotDictation

DirectionsInthissection,youwi11hearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassage

isreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredto

fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,

whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.RemembertowriteyouransweronAnswerSheetTwo.

Abarniswherefarmerskeepanimalsandequipment.Overtime,asfewerand

fewerpeopleworkedtheland,moreandmorebarnswere(SI)____downtomakeway

fordevelopers.Othersthatremainedmighthavefallenintopoorcondition.Or

perhapstheyjustnolongersatisfytheneedsofa(S2)____farmer,eepinganold

barningoodconditionmightnotbeseenasworththecostifitdoesnot(S3)____

muchpurpose.ButAmericanswithhistoricbarnsarebeing(S4)____tosavethem.

ThemagazineSuccessfulFarmingandtheNationalTrustforHistoric

PreservationareworkingtogetheronaprogramcalledBarnAgain!TheNationalTrust

isa(S5)____organizationthatworkstoprotectplacesofhistoricimportance

inAmerica.

TheBarnAgain!programadviseshundredsofbarnownerseveryyear.(S6)

aregivenfortheprojectsthatbestsucceedatrestoringabarnforcontinuedfarm

use.(S7)____buildingsareusedtodemonstratemethodsofpreservation.

Theorganizationsuggestshowproblemswiththingslikestoneandconcreteblock

foundationscanbefixed.Withmanyoldbarns,thefoundationtheyarebuilton

isfalling(S8)___.BarnAgain!alsooffersadviceforotherrepairs,likehow

to(S9)sidingandhowtouseapowerwashertoremoveloosepaint.Andfarmers

aregivensuggestionsabouthowto(S10)costs.

注意：此部分请在主观答题纸(AnswerSheetTwo)上作答。

PartIIReadingComprehension

(30%)

DirectionsTherearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

PassageOne

Scienceisnotasetofunquestionableresultsbutawayofunderstandingthe

worldaroundus.Itsrealworkisslow.Thescientificmethod,asmanyofuslearned

inschool,isagradualprocessthatbeginswithapurposeorproblemorquestion

tobeanswered.Itincludesalistofmaterials,aproceduretofollow,asetof

observationstomakeand,finally,conclusionstoreach.Inmedicine,whenanew

drugisproposedthatmightcureorcontroladisease,itisfirsttestedonalarge

randomgroupofpeople,andtheirreactionsarethencomparedwiththoseofanother

randomgroupnotgiventhedrug.Allreactionsinbothgroupsarecarefully

recordedandcompared,andthedrugisevaluated.Allofthistakestimeand

patience.

It'stheresultofcourse,thatmakesthebestnews-nottheyearsofquiet

workthatcharacterizethebulkofscientificinquiry.Afteranexperimentis

concludedoranobservationismade,theresultcontinuestobeexaminedcritically.

Whenitissubmittedforpublication,itgoestoagroupofthescientist*s

colleagues,whoreviewthework.Einsteinwasrightwhenhesaid“Noamountof

experimentationcaneverprovemeright,asingleexperimentcanatanytimeprove

mewrong.”

InAugust1996,NASAannouncedthediscoveryinAntarcticaofameteorite(流

星)fromMarsthatmightcontainevidenceofancientlifeonanotherworld.As

PresidentClintonsaidthatday,thepossibilitythatlifeexistedonMarsbillions

ofyearsagowaspotentiallyoneofthegreatdiscoveriesofourtime.

Aftertheexcitementworedownandinitialpaperswerepublished,other

researchersbeganlookingatsamplesfromthesamemeteorite.Someconcludedthat

the“evidenceoflife“wasmostlycontaminationfromAntarcticiceorthatthere

wasnothingorganicatallintherock.

Wasthisafailureofscience,assomenewsreportstrumpeted?

No!Itwasagoodexampleofthescientificmethodworkingthewayitissupposed

to.Scientistsspendyearsonresearch,announcetheirfindings,andthesefindings

areexaminedbyotherscientists.That'showwelearn.Likeclimbingamountain,

westruggleupthreefeetandfallbacktwo.It'saprocessfilledwith

disappointmentsandreverses,butsomehowwekeepmovingahead.

21.Theauthor?smainpurposeinwritingthispassageistostatethat.

A)mostscientificdiscoveriesarenotreliable

B)massmediaismisleadingbecauseitlooksattheresearchresultsonly

C)scientificresearchisaprocessfilledwithreversesandrequiresslow

andpatient

work

D)repeatedexperimentsarenecessarybeforemedicinecanbeusedin

patients

22.Publicationofascientificfindingsignifies.

A)achallengetofellowscientiststoproveitwrong

B)theendofaprocess

C)thebeginningofanewscientificinquiry

D)thesoundnessoftheresult

23.Einstein'swordsareusedtoshowthathethought

A)experimentshaveprovedhimright

B)scientistsdonotneedsomanyexperiments

0oneexperimentisnotenoughtoprovehimwrong,

D)scientificideasareneverfreefromchallenge

24.NASA'sannouncementofthediscoveryofevidenceofancientlifeonMarsshows

A)thewayhumanbeingslearnaboutnature

B)thefailureofthescientificmethod

0thefruitlessnessofhumansearchforlifeonanotherworld

D)theexcitementbroughtbyscientificfindings

25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemediaisinterestedin.

A)theprocessofscientificresearch

B)theresultsofscientificresearch

0thescientistswhodotheresearch

D)theeffectsofscientificresearchonhumanlife

PassageTwo

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,

andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsa

degree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsof

thirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthree

classesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwill

probablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwould

expecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospread

theperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossiblefor

astudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,though

thisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.

Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,

andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.All

thisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissome

studentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionsto

positionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkof

maintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademic

authorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,by

cheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,

theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudent

whohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbe

ofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattendclasseseachweek.

A)36

B)12

020

D)15

27.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed

A)toliveinadifferentuniversity

B)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C)toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

28.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofwork

because.

A)theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B)theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C)theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D)theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobably

because.

A)theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy

B)theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity

C)suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D)suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

30.Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein.

A)dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B)ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

C)evaluatingstudentsJperformancebybringingthembeforeacourt

D)keepingupthestudents*enthusiasmforsocialactivities

PassageThree

DoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMegi11University.Shehadadifficulttime

whenshefirstbegancollege.Shesaid,“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformy

examinations.ButIwouldgointoclasstotaketheexam,andIwouldfallapart.

Icouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly-----eventhoughIknewtheanswers!I

wouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear."HitoshiSakamoto,an

anthropologystudentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.

Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.

Becauseastudentworriesandisstressedaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnot

workaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecause

oftheseveretensionandnervousness.

Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,

advisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetest

anxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecause

ofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthe

testsshowthattheirstresslevelishigh,thestudentscantakeashortcourse

tomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.They

gettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheir

nervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthen

comesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.

DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse.Shenowhas

enthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.uMostly,whatIdoisimaginemyselfin

averycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyand

carefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachbreath,more

worryleavesme.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I'mreally

doingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminations,

butithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswel1.”

ForHitoshiinTokyo,theresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschool

alotmoreandlearningmore.

31.DoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamotowerefilledwithnervousnessandfearduring

examinationsbecausetheywere.

A)notreadyandunawareoftheanswers

B)physicallysoweakthattheyfellapart

C)subjecttotestanxiety

D)unabletowriteorthinkclearly

32.Thehigherthestudents'worrylevelis,.

A)thelesscalmandrelaxingtheyare

B)themoredifficulttheywillbetrainedtomanagefear

C)themorestressedandtensetheyare

D)thelongercoursestheywilltaketomanagefear

33.What'sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourses?

A)Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.

B)Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.

C)Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.

D)Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.

34.What'sthemeaningof“blankout“inparagraphone?

A)Tobelikeablanket.

B)Tobesureofananswer.

C)Toberelaxed.

D)Tobeunabletothinkclearly.

35.Whichofthefollowingbestsumsuptheorganizationofthepassage?

A)Examples----theories---ideas.

B)Problem---strategy----examples----results.

C)Generalstatement----examples----result.

D)Strategy----experiment----examples.

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(15%)

DirectionsThereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethere

arefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ChoosetheONEthatbest

completesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Thepresidentmadeaspeechattheopeningceremonyofthesportsmeeting,

whichencouragedthesportsmengreatly.

A)vigorous0flat

B)tediousD)harsh

37.ItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwellbutifyou,youwillsucceedin

theend.

A)hangupC)hangon

B)hangaboutD)hangonto

38.Rememberthatcustomersdon'taboutpricesinthatcity.

A)debateC)dispute

B)bargainD)consult

39.Thenewcomersfounditimpossibletothemselvestotheclimate

sufficientlytomakepermanenthomesinthenewcountry.

A)suitC)regulate

B)adaptD)coordinate

40.Atothisproblemisexpectedtobefoundbeforelong.

A)resultC)settlement

B)functionD)solution

41.Youhavenothingto______byrefusingtolistentoouradvice.

A)gainC)seize

B)graspD)earn

42.OnedayIanewspaperarticleabouttheretirementofanEnglish

professoratanearbystatecollege.

A)cameacrossC)cameafter

B)cameaboutD)cameat

43.Apeculiarlypointedchinishismemorablefacial

A)mark

B)featureC)trace

D)appearance

44.Ihopethatyou,11bemorecarefulintypingtheletter.Don't______anything.

A)omitC)lack

B)leakD)withdraw

45.Ournewhouseisvery______formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes.

A)adaptableC)available

B)convenientD)comfortable

46.Thosegiftsofrarebooksthatweregiventousweredeeply______.

A)appreciatedC)appealed

B)approvedD)applied

47.Thesaleusuallytakesplaceoutsidethehouse,withtheaudience______on

benches,chairsorboxes.

A)havingseatedC)seated

B)seatingD)havingbeenseated

48.Heis______abouthischancesofwinningagoldmedalintheOlympicsnext

year.

A)optimisticC)outstanding

B)optionalD)obvious

49.Theclothesapersonwearsmayexpresshis______orsocialposition.

A)curiosityC)determination

B)statusD)significance

50.Idon,tknowtheword.Ihadto______adictionary.

A)throwupC)referto

B)makeoutD)takeover

51.LookatthesebeautifulJapanesestamps.Rogergavethemtomein____for

twosetsof1988Britishspecialissue.

A)exchangeC)shift

B)changeD)switch

52.Itisrather____thattheresearchteamasawholestillhaslittleideaabout

thecauseofthatfataldisease.

A)rewardingC)embarrassing

B)demandingD)requiring

53.ThepeopleofAfricaninteriorbegantogoldinexchangeforthegoods

theyneededfromabroad.

A)desireB)afford

C)offerD)receive

54.Weshouldnotblameherforwhathappenedyesterday,becausethatwasoutside

her_ofresponsibility.

A)fieldC)extent

B)limitD)range

55.Thestudentsputforwardsomesuggestions____consideration.

A)worthlessC)worth

B)worthyD)worthyof

56.Theauthorofthereportiswellwiththeprobleminthehospitalbecause

hehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.

A)acquaintedC)enlightened

B)informedD)advised

57.Afteryearsofhardwork,hefinallygainedtotheuniversitywhichhe

longedformanyyears.

A)accessC)opportunity

B)commitmentD)reward

58.youhavepassedthedrivingtestsuccessfully,youcandriveonyourown.

A)BynowC)Nowthen

B)NowandagainD)Nowthat

59.Withinfirstsevensecondsofmeeting,peoplewillformtheiropinionabout

othersthroughunspokencommunicationlike,posturesandattitudes.

A)signsC)symptoms

B)gesturesD)symbols

60.Ithadnevertomethatourfootballteamwonthegame.

A)struckC)hit

B)occurredD)meant

61.Thestudentsincleaningtheclassroomaccordingtothearrangement.

A)alternateC)adopt

B)adaptD)admit

62.Haveyouanyplansabouthowtodealwiththesedifficulties?Weneed

tobepractical-minded.

A)abstractC)concrete

B)consistentD)contrary

63.Theprofessorwasafraidthatunlessthetrainspeededuphewouldmisshis

11-17

toNewYork.

A)junctionC)seat

B)connectionD)carriage

64.Whenwritingaboutcontroversialtopics,someauthorstrytobewithout

favoringeitherside.

A)reflectiveC)impressive

B)persuasiveD)objective

65.Manyfactorssuchastoomuchstress,badlivinghabitscanleadtopoor

andillhealth.

A)experienceC)performance

B)appearanceD)competence

PartIVCloze(10%)

DirectionsThereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEanswer

thatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Languageisasignalingsystemwhichoperates

withsymbolicvocalsounds(语声)，andwhichis

usedbyagroupofpeopleforthepurposeof

communication.

66.A)C)

Let'slookatthis66inmoredetail,recogn