滨州学院期末考试试卷标准样式

滨州学院2007-2008学年第一学期期末考试

非英语专业（本）2007级《大学英语》（新视野）试卷（B）

（答案一律写在答题纸上，在本试卷上做答无效）

I.Listeningcomprehension（15points）

PartA

Directions:Youaregoingtoheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Thena

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatyou'veheard.Listenonceandchoosetherightanswerto

eachquestionyouhear.（10points）

1.A.TravelonhisownB.Travelwithhisfriends

C.WorkfulltimeatarestaurantD.Doapart-timejobatarestaurant

2.A.90centsB.1.50dollarsC.50centsD.1.15dollars

3.A.Heisn'tinterestedinvisitingmuseums.

B.Hedoesn'thavetimetovisitartmuseumsoften.

C.Heisn'tkeenonartatall.

D.Heisn'tsuchanartloverashesaysheis.

4.A.Hewastoobusytocallthewoman.

B.Hecalledthewomanbutshewasout.

C.Hetriedcallingthewomanbutwasnotsuccessful.

D.Hedidn'tknowthatheshouldhavecalledthewomanlastnight.

5.A.Afterhisclassisover.B.After3o'clock.

C.Afterclasstomorrow.D.Sometimetomorrowafternoon.

6.A.Onlythemanagercanhandlenewaccounts

B.Themanagerisawayfromthebank.

C.Thewomancan'topennewaccountsnow.

D.Thewomanistoobusytoopenanaccountfortheman.

7.A.BuyanewsuitatSears'.B.GotoSears'withthewoman.

C.WatchtheadonTV.D.Waituntilthesaleisover.

8.A.Theydon'treallyneedtobuyanygroceries.

B.Theyhavenotimetogoshoppingatthesupermarket.

C.Theyshouldwaitforabetterdeal.

D.Theyshouldbuysomegroceriesatthesupermarket.

9.A.10:00B.9:15

C.8:45D.9:50

10.A.Ifsomethingseemsfarbetterthancanbeexpected,itisprobablynogood.

B.Ifsomethingseemsforbetterthancanbeexpected,grabitwhileyoucan.

C.Ifsomethingseemsfarbetterthancanbeexpected,itmustbenogood.

D.Ifsomethingseemsfarbetterthancanbeexpected,itmustbeverygood.

PartB

Direction:Listentothefollowingpassagethreetimesandthenfillintheblankswiththe

missinginformation.(5points)

Listeningisanimportantlanguageskill.Wemust___(11)thisskillforsuccessand(12)

throughoutlife.Justthinkhowmuchtimewespendeverydaylistening.Welistentotheradio,

televisionprograms,concerts,tapesanddisks.Wealsolistentoteachers,friends,ourfamily

membersandotherpeoplespeaking.Thebetterwelisten,themorewewill___(13)。

Listeningis(14)theunderstandingofwordsandtherelationshipbetweensentences.

Badlistenersonlylistentoseparatewordsandseparatesentences.Theytrytounderstandevery

wordandeverysentence.Thisisimpossibleevenwhenwelisteninourownlanguage.Agood

studentwillconstantly(15)hislisteninghabitssothathecanfindouthisstrengthsand

weaknesses.Inthiswayhecanimprovehislistening.

II.Vocabularyandstructure

Directions:Choosethebestonetocompleteeachsentence.(20points)

16.Thepolicesearchedthecityinanefforttocatchthemanwhomurderlastweek.

A)limitedB)madeC)didD)committed

17.Theyhadtoexaminethedeadtigerbeforetheyhadaanswerastowhokilledit.

A)positiveB)seniorC)virtualD)vital

18.Hecouldbeabouteverythingelseintheworld,butnotaboutManet,hislovingchild.

A)visualB)criticalC)favoriteD)essential

19.Shewasputtingonherjeansmetohandherthesweater.

A)whileaskedB)askedC)askingD)whileasking

20.Nomatterwhatyousay,I'mcoming________.

A)anywayB)anywayC)inawayD)intheway

21.Itrainsoneminuteandshinesthenext.What_______weather!

A)fineB)awfulC)radicalD)tuneless

22.Peopleworkinginthesovernmentshouldnotbusinessaffairsthatmightchansetheir

politicaljudgement.

A)engageinB)hopeforC)choosebetweenD)pickon

23.Thelargewingsofthatbird_________ittoflyveryhighandfast.

A)makeB)enableC)forceD)realize

24.Twentyyearsagoitwascommontoseepeoplefromhungeronthestreetsin

thatpoornation,butclearlythesituationhasimprovedgreatlysincethen.

A)callingB)preventingC)resultingD)collapsing

25.Itisverydifficultforthetimebeingtohowmuchmoneyisneeded.

A)accountB)assumeC)rangeD)estimate

26.Theteacherpraisedandrewardedthegoodofhisstudentsinclass.

A)statusB)behaviourC)functionD)signal

27.Wemust________ourattentiononthequestionofreducingourcost.

A)payB)focusC)absorbD)promote

28.He'snotgotanotherjobyetandit'snot______hewillforsometime.

A)likesB)unlikeC)likelyD)like

29.Theteacherhanded_____booksatthebeginningoftheclass.

A)onB)downC)overD)out

30.Thevounsprofessorhimselfasaninternationalleaderinthefieldofmathematics.

A)establishedB)builtC)foundedD)found

31.Thestrikewasnotasuccessbecauseoftheworkers*leaderwhothemanagers.

A)soldouttoB)soldoutC)soldoffD)soldup

32.InourdiscussiontodayI'dlikefirstto________theinfluencesthattheInternetwillexercise

onmodemlife.

A)accounttoB)accountforC)talkD)say

33.1workintheEnglishdepartmentthat_______threeteachingsections.

A)makesofB)constitutesC)consistsofD)forms

34.Being________whoyoureallyareisthefirststeptointegrity.

A)opentoB)openforC)openwithD)openabout

35.Youaskedmeifyoushouldmoveyourparentsin.Well,Ican*tadviseyouonsucha

question;it'samatterof.

A)consciousnessB)conscienceC)kindnessD)sympathy

IILCloze(WithTwoChoicesProvided)

Directions:Readthefallowingpassagecarefullyandchoosethecorrectonefromthetwo

choicesgiventofillineachblank.(10points)

Inthisnewcentury,computers(36)(A.wouldB.could)measurethebrain's

electricalactivitytolearntheefficiencyofworkerperformance.Doctorswillutilizecomputer

analysisinsteadofbooksfordiagnosisand(37)(A.prescribing,B.describing)pillsfor

treatment;citizenswilllearnaboutalternativehealthanddietmethods.Computer-controlled

carswillshowourroutes,takemoney(38)(A.intoB.from)ourbankaccounts,identify

motorproblems,andfind(39)(A.connectionsB.collections)torepairshops.Home

computerswilltakecareofhouseholdserviceslikesecurity,use(40)(AworldwideB.

widespread)sitesforhomeworkandpurchasegroceriesthroughInternetsuppliers.Significantly

morewomenwillbe(41)(A.includedB.involved)intheworkforce,alargepercentage

(42)(A.startB.starting)theirownbusinesses;peoplewillchangecareers(43)(A.

on,B.an)averageeverytenyears;specialistswillbemoreimportant(44)(A.thenB.than)

generalworkers.Protectionoftheenvironmentfrompollutionwillbeaglobalconcernas

countriesmonitor(45)(A.emissionsB.explosions)tomakesuretheymeetpermitted

carbonmonoxideoutput.

IVReadingComprehension

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage(s)carefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.(30

points)

Text1

Onceuponatimetherewasawisemanthatusedtogototheoceantodohiswriting.He

hadahabitofwalkingonthebeachbeforehebeganhiswork.

Onedayhewaswalkingalongtheshore.Ashelookeddownthebeach,hesawahuman

figuremovinglikeadancer.Hesmiledtohimselfatthethoughtofsomeonewhowoulddance

onthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.

Ashegotcloser,hesawthatitwasayoungmanandtheyoungmanwasn'tdancing,but

insteadhewasreachingdowntotheshore,pickingupsomethingandverygentlythrowingit

intotheocean.

Ashegotcloserhecalledout,HGoodmorning!Whatareyoudoing?"

Theyoungmanpaused,lookingupandreplied,"Throwingstarfish(海星)intheocean."

"IguessIshouldhaveasked,whyareyouthrowingstarfishintotheocean?”

"Thesunisupandthetideisgoingout.AndifIdon'tthrowthemintheylldie."

"But,youngman,don'tyourealizethattherearemilesandmilesofbeachandstarfishall

alongit.Youcan'tpossiblymakeadifference!"

Theyoungmanlistenedpolitely.Thenhebentdown,pickedanotherstarfishandthrewit

intotheocean,pastthebreakingwavesandsaid,"Itmadeadifferenceforthatone."

Thereissomethingveryspecialineachandeveryoneofus.Allofushaveanaturalability

tomakeadifference.Ifwecanbecomeawareofthatability,wewillgetthroughthestrengthof

ourimagesthepowertoshapethefuture.

Allofusmustfindourstarfish.Ifwethrowourstarfishwiselyandwell,theworldwillbe

wonderful.

46.Beforehebeganwriting,thewisemanwould.

A)takeawalkalongtheshore

B)goswimmingintheocean

C)haveawalkandpickupstarfishonthebeach

D)lookdownthebeachandenjoythescene

47.Oneday,thewisemansawtheyoungman.

A)dancingalongthebeach

B)walkingalongthebeach.

C)pickingupstarfishforsale

D)tryingtosaveasmanystarfishaspossible

48.Inthelastbutoneparagraph,"somethingveryspecial"refersto.

A)theabilitytomakedecisions

B)thestrengthofimages

C)starfishthattheyoungmanthrewbacktotheocean

D)ourabilitytohaveaneffectonthefuture

49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A)Thewisemanandtheyoungmansharedthesameopiniononthesubjectofstarfish.

B)Theyoungmandisagreedwiththewisemanonthesubjectofstarfish.

C)Thewisemanthoughtitimpossibletosaveanyofthestarfishonthebeach.

D)Theyoungmanwasunawareofhisabilitytomakeadifferenceforstarfish.

50.Thewritertoldthisstoryinordertotellusthat.

A)everyoneofusisclever

B)allofuscanhelptoshapeourfuture

C)wisemenaresometimesstupid

D)youngpeopleareactuallywiserthanoldpeople

Text2

TheAIDSvirusiscarriedinaperson'sbodyfluids(体液).Theviruscanbepassedduring

sexwithaninfectedpartnerorbysharinginstrumentsusedtotakeintravenous(静脉注射的)

drugs.Italsocanbepassedinbloodorfluidsmadefrombloodorfromapregnant(怀孕的)

womanwithAIDStoherdevelopingbaby.

ManystoriesaboutthespreadofAIDSarefalse.YoucannotgetAIDSbyworkingor

attendingschoolwithsomeonewhohasthedisease.Youcannotgetitbydrinkingglassesor

otherobjectsusedbysuchpersons.OfficialssaynoonehascaughtAIDSbylivingwith,caring

forortouchinganAIDSpatient.

ThereareseveralwarningsignsofbeinginfectedwithAIDS.Theyincludealwaysfeeling

tired,unexplained(无法解释的)weightlossanduncontrolledexpulsion(排泄)ofbodywastes.

Otherwarningsignsaretheappearanceofwhiteareasonthemouth,darkredareasofskinthat

donotgoawayandahigherthannormalbodytemperature.

However,justbecauseyouhaveoneormoreoftheseconditionsdoesnotmeanyouhave

AIDS.Alwaysgotoadoctororhealthcenterforacompleteexamination.Thedoctormaygive

youanAIDSbloodtest.

Whenavirusentersthebody,thebody'sdefensesagainstdiseaseproduceantibodies(抗体)

tofightthevirus.ThetestshowsifthebodyhasproducedantibodiestotheAIDSvirus.Results

ofthetestareknownafterafewhours.ThetesttellsonlyifyourbodyhasproducedAIDS

antibodies.ItcannottellifyouhaveAIDSorifyouwillevergetthedisease.InDecember

(1988),theUnitedStatesgovernmentapproved(批准)asimplerandfasterAIDSbloodtest.The

newertestcanconfirm(i正实)thepresence(出现)oftheAIDSantibodiesinaboutfiveminutes.

51.TheAIDSviruscanspread.

A)onlyfromamantowoman

B)amongthosewhousedruginstruments

C)byshakinghandswithsomeonewhohasthevirus

D)bytouchinganAIDSpatient

52.Itiswronglythoughtthat.

A)theAIDSviruscanbepassedduringsex

B)theAIDSviruscanspreadfromanexpectingmothertoherbaby

C)theAIDSviruscanbepassedbytouchinginfectedblood

D)onecangetAIDSbyworkingorattendingschoolwithsomeonewhohasthedisease

53.ThewarningsignsofbeinginfectedwithAIDSinclude.

A)weightloss

B)toomuchexpulsionofbodywastes

C)theappearanceofredareasofskin

D)abodytemperaturehigherthananormalone

54.canshowifonehasAIDS.

A)WhetheronehasadefensemethodagainstAIDS

B)Whetheronehasunexplainedweightloss

C)WhethertheAIDSantibodiesareproducedinthebody

D)Thedoctor'scompleteexamination

55.AnAIDSbloodtestshows.

A)whetherthedefensemethodisdamagedornot

B)whetheronehasAIDS

C)onehasahigherthannormalbodytemperature

D）whetherantibodiesareproducedinthebody

Text3

Mr.andMrs.Albinadon'tknowwherealltheirgrownchildrenarelivingnow.Someof

them,theyknow,areinArgentina（阿根廷）,buttheyaren'tsurewhereinArgentina.They

aren*tsurehowoldalltheirchildrenare,either.Askthem,forexample,“Howoldisyour

daughterSusanna?^^andtheysay,"We,renotsure.*1Theymightevensay,"WhichSusanna?'1But

itisunderstandablethattheAlbinascan'tremembertheirchildren'saddressesandages.Afterall,

theyhave53children.

Mr.andMrs.Albina,with53children,havetheworld'slargestfamily.Notoneoftheir

childrenisadopted.

WhenpeoplehearabouttheAlbina*slargefamily,thefirstquestiontheyaskis,"Howisit

possible?Howcanonewomangivebirthto53childreninherlifetime?"Theanswerissimple:

EverytimeMrs.Albinagavebirth,shehadtwinsortriplets（三胞胎）.Shewasatripletherself;

shethinksthat'swhyshealwayshadtwinsortriplets.

TheAlbinasmarriedwhenMrs.Albinawas12yearsoldandMr.Albinawas30.The

childrencamequickly,intwosandthrees.Thefirst21childrenwereboys.Mrs.Albinalovedher

sons,butshewantedadaughterverymuch.

TheAlbinasspenttheearlyyearsoftheirmarriageinArgentina.Thentheydecidedtomove

toChile.TotravelfromArgentinatoChile（智利），theyhadtocrosstheAndesMountains.Mr.

andMrs.Albinaandtheir21sonsmadethedifficult,two-weekjourneyonmules.Onenight

therewasaterriblesnowstorminthemountains.Duringthesnowstorm,Mrs.Albinagavebirth

totriplets,aboyandtwogirls!Mrs.Albinanowhas16moregirls,includingtwinswhoare15

monthsold.

TheoldestAlbinachildrenareintheirthirtiesandforties.Theyareontheirownnow,but

18oftheAlbinachildrenstilllivewiththeirparents.Thefamilylivesinatwo-roomshackin

Colina,Chile.Theshackhaselectricitybutnotoiletorrunningwater.Thechildrenwashina

smallbowlinthedustybackyard.

AttimesthereisverylittlefoodintheAlbinas'smallhouse.Whenthereisnotenoughfood

foreveryone,Mrs.Albinamakessuretheyoungestchildrendonotgohungry."Thesmallesteat

first,andthenthebiggerones.We'vealwaysdoneitthatway/shesays.Obviously,theAlbinas

donothaveenoughmoneyfortheirbigfamily.Why,then,dotheycontinuetohavechildren?

TheAlbinasdonotusebirthcontrolbecauseitisagainsttheirreligiousbeliefs.Theycould

letotherpeopletakecareoftheirchildren,butMrs.Albinawillnotallowit."Whenmytwo

brothersandIwerebabies,"shesays,Kourmotherleftusatanorphanage（孤儿院）andnever

returned.Welivedtheretogetheruntilwewerefive.Thenacoupleadoptedmybrothers,andI

wasleftbehind.Iwasheartbroken.IpromisedmyselfthatwhenIbecameamother,Iwould

nevergivemychildrenaway.EvenifIdidn'thavemuchmoney,Iwouldalwaystakecareofmy

childrenmyself.'1Mrs.Albinahaskeptherpromise.

So,theAlbinafamilycontinuestogrow.Mr.andMrs.Albinahavesomanychildrenthat

theyranoutofnamesforthemallandhadtogivesomechildrenthesamename.Therearethree

Susannas,threeMiriams,twoEstrellas,andtwoSoledades.

Willth