大学英语期末考试试卷及答案-试卷3B

CollegeEnglishAchievementTestBandThree

PaperB

PartIListeningComprehension(20points)

SectionA10%

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheartenshortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationand

thequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.,

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:A.Attheoffice.B.Inthewaitingroom.

C.Attheairport.D.Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomework

theyhadtofinishintheevening.

Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A.

“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer,soyoushouldblackentheletter

AontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.15thofMay.B.4thofMay.C.April5th.D.April25th.

2.A.20dollars.B.26dollars.C.14dollars.D.9dollars.

3.A.Friendly.B.Rough.C.Mean.D.Sad.

4.A.Anewrestaurant.B.Anewhotel.

C.Anewhospital.D.Anewairport.

5.A.She，samaid.B.Shesellsstovesandrefrigerators.

C.She，sanapartmentmanager.D.She，sarealestateagent.

6.A.Cooking.B.Eatingdinner.C.Writingacheck.D.Gettingdressed.

7.A.Itisyellow.B.Itisblueandyellow.

C.Thesalesmanisasking$150forit.D.Itisdamaged.

8.A.He'sgoingtofindanapartment.

B.He，shelpinghisbrotherlookforanapartment.

C.Healreadyfoundanapartment.

D.He'slookingforanapartmentwithagirl.

9.A.Shewasgoingnowhereparticular.B.Shewastakingherdogfora

walk.

C.Shewaslost.D.Shewasgoingtoahotel.

10.A.Shehasenoughpencilsandpapertolendtheman.

B.Shewillmakefriendswiththemanafterclass.

C.Sheisalreadymarried.

D.Shehasenoughnotesforbothofthem.

SectionB10%

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.When

thepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfor

itsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageis

readforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumbered

fromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyouhareJustheard.Forblanksnumbered

S8toS10youarerequiredtofillinmissinginformation.Youcaneither

usetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsin

yourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,you

shouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Inpolicework,youcanneverpredictthenextcrimeorproblem.Noworking

dayisidenticaltoanyother,sothereisno〃(SI)_______"dayforapolice

officer.Somedaysare(S2)slow,andthejobis(S3)_______;

otherdaysaresobusythatthereisnotimetoeat.IthinkIcan(S4)

_______policeworkinoneword:(S5).Sometimesit'sdangerous.

Oneday,forexample,Iwasworkingundercover,thatis,Iwasonthejob,

butIwaswearing(S6)_______clothes,notmypolice(S7)________.Iwas

tryingtocatchsomerobberswhowerestealingmoneyfrompeopleasthey

walkeddownthestreet.Suddenly,(S8)

___________________________________________________.Anotherpoliceman

arrived,andtogether,wearrestedthreeofthemen;buttheotherfour

ranaway.Anotherday,Ihelpedawomanwhowasgoingtohaveababy.(S9)

__________________________________________________________________.Iput

herinmypolicecartogethertherefaster.Ithoughtshewasgoingto

havethebabyrightthereinmycar.Butfortunately,(S10)

PartIIVocabulary(15points)

Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentencesisincompleteandisfollowed

byfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

•Onthebasisofthistraditionalconcept,thecirclewaswidely

inthedesignofthetemple'smainbuildings,whichisinaccordwith

people，simaginationofheaven.

A.adjustedB.adoptedC.adaptedD.calculated

•TheChinesegovernmentisfully______inattainingthetargetof7

percentGDPgrowthforthewholeyear.

A.differentB.confidentC.consistentD.continent

•The______firststeptogettingthethingsyouwantoutoflifeis

this:decidewhatyouwant.

A.indispensableB.inevitable

C.indivisibleD.inflexible

•Hishonestyis.

A.outofquestionB.outofaction

C.outofcuriosityD.outofmind

•Thefrontiersmanfacedhardworkallthetime;hehadtotackleand

_____difficultobstaclesateveryturn.

A.conquestB.consentC.conquerD.consign

•Thetenantmustbepreparedtodecoratethehousethetermsof

thecontract.

A.becauseofB.inadditionto

C.inaccordancewithD.bymeansof

•Peter，stobecomeaworldchampioniswithoutquestion;noone

willdoubtit.

A.attractionB.revolution

C.ambitionD.limitation

•ThegovernmentisnotoverlyinvolvedinsocietybecauseAmericans

generallyfeelthegovernmentshouldnotintheirpersonallives.

A.interruptB.interchangeC.interveneD.interrelate

•Drugabusedamagestheabilityofpeopletoactasfreeand

beings,capableoftakingactiontofulfilltheirneeds.

A.continuousB.consciousC.curiousD.dangerous

•Thewealthofacountryshouldbemeasured_____thehealthand

happinessofitspeopleaswellasthematerialgoodsitcanproduce.

A.intermsofB.inplaceofC.bymeansofD.bywayof

21.Thebabywasbornwithaproblemwithitsheartandonlyfor

afewhours.

A.existedB.survivedC.stayedD.remained

22.Manyworkerssaidtheycouldn，t______thelonghours.

A.sufferB.admitC.spareD.tolerate

23.IwishIcouldspeakEnglish.

A.smoothlyB.completelyC.successfullyD.fluently

24.Thegovernmenthastopublicpressurebyabolishingthenew

tax.

A.respondedB.respectedC.recalledD.repaid

25.Ihavebeenthejoboflookingafterthenewstudents.

A.placedB.assignedC.establishedD.located

26.Theamountofmoneyreceivedthatexceedsthecostofproducingthe

goodiscalled______.

•profitB.interestC.revenueD.benefit

•Theuniversitycontinuestochangein_____tothechallengesit

faces.

A.reflectionB.responseC.resultD.reaction

•Recentsurveysrevealthat94percentbelievesmokingishazardousto

health,and90percentofsmokerswouldliketo.

A.dismissB.fireC.releaseD.quit

•Itisourconsistentpolicythatwewill______unitythroughpeaceful

means.

A.achieveB.fulfillC.obtainD.complete

•Thereareover100nightschoolsinthecity,makingitpossiblefor

aprofessionaltobere-educatednomatter______hedoes.

A.howB.whereC.whatD.when

31.Helosttwogamesearlyinthetournament,_____however,hemanaged

tocarryoffthechampionship.

A.neglectingwhich,B.regardlessofwhich,

C.inspiteofthat,D.despitewhich,

32.HadIknownthatyouwouldcomethisweekend,Imorefoods.

A.wouldbuyB.willbuy

C.wouldhaveboughtD.hadbought

33._____technicallyproficient,italsoexplorespsychological

problems.

•NotonlyisBarbara'sartwork

•NotonlyBarbara'sartworkis

•Barbara，sartworkwhichisnotonly

•Barbara'sartworknotonly

34.Noneoftheworkerswhointheunionforthestrike.

A.are・・・havevotedB.are,--hasbeenvoted

C.is---hasvotedD.is・・・hadvoted

35.Tom______mye-mail;otherwisehewouldhaverepliedbeforenow.

A.didn，treceiveB.mustn，thavereceived

C.shouldn，thavereceivedD.couldn，thavereceived

36.Thecountryheavilyontouristtrade.

A.dependsB.developsC.buildsD.establishes

37.Theseapplesinsizefromsmalltomedium.

A.yieldB.varyC.existD.apply

38.Howmuchdoyou______forahair-cutandblow-dry?

A.costB.chargeC.applyD.change

39.ItJoe'sfatherthathehasn，tfoundajobyet.

A.involvesB.suffersC.concernsD.harms

40.BythetimeIsawthejobadvertiseditwasalreadytoolateto

A.demandB.appointC.lookforD.apply

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions：Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbytwenty

questions,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.ChoosetheONEthatyouthink

isthebestanswer.

Passage1

Untilrecently,economichistoryhasbeenwrittenmainlyfromthe

standpointofthosecountriesinWesternEuropeandNorthAmericathat,

inthe19thand20thcenturies,achievedrelativelyhighpercapita

incomesasaresultofindustrialization.Therestoftheworldwasseen

asasourceofrawmaterialsandasamarketformanufacturedgoods.Since

WorldWarIIagreatchangehasbecomeamatterofinternationalconcern.

Thelessdevelopedcountrieswillundoubtedlybecomeofgrowing

significanceintheclosingdecadesofthe20thcentury.Political

independencehasnotenabledthemtoindustrializerapidly,nortoadapt

inheritedstructurestothemodernizationoftheirsocieties.Ithas

failedtobreaktheireconomicdependenceonaworldmarketdominatedby

theadvancedcapitalistcountriesinwhichtheymustsellasmallnumber

ofspecializedprimaryproduct.Formorerapidgrowthanumberof

conditionshavetobesatisfied.Industrialization---themeanstorising

incomes---requirescapitaleitherdomesticallygeneratedorobtained

fromthemoreadvancedcountries.Agriculturaloutputhastobeincreased

tofeedagrowingpopulationandmassesoftheruralunemployedand

underemployedmustbeprovidedwithmoreproductivework.Population

increasemustbecontrolled.Educationhastobeimprovedandtechnical

skillsdisseminatedonawidescale.Marketfortheproduceofthese

countrieshavetoexpand,andaplacehastobefoundontheworldmarket

forgrowingexportsofmanufacturedgoodsiftheirindustrializationis

tosucceed.

Asthedevelopingcountrieshavefoundout,suchobjectivesarenoteasy

toachieve.Theyrequireprogramsandplans;theyareopposednotonly

bytheoldpropertyowningclassesandtradition,butalsobythoseof

thebourgeoisiethataresatisfiedwiththeexistingrelationshipwith

foreigncapital.Thus,morerapidchangemayrequireasocialrevolution,

butthefearofsocialrevolutionfrightensoffforeigncapital.The

problemsofdevelopment,therefore,arebasicallypoliticalproblems.

41.“SinceWorldWarIIagreatchangehasbecomeamatterofinternational

concern.”(Para.1,Line5)Thephrase“agreatchangeisusedbythe

authortorefertothefactthat______.

A.economichistoryhastoberewritten

B.theareasotherthanWesternEuropeandNorthAmericacouldnolonger

beseenasasourceofrawmaterialsandasamarketformanufacturedgoods

C.theworldmarketisdominatedbythedevelopingcountriesafterWorld

WarII

D.theincomespercapitaindevelopedcountriesarenothigherthanin

theothercountries.

42.Thephrase“theclosingdecadesofthe20thcentury“refersto

A.thesecondhalfofthe20thcentury

B.nineteeneightiesandnineties

C.thelasttenyearsofthe20thcentury

D.theendofthe20thcentury

43.Intheauthor，sopinion,ifindustrializationistosucceed,theless

developedcountrymust.

A.firstofallwinpoliticalindependence

B.carryoutsocialreforms

C.producemoregrains

D.meetseveralconditionsinadditiontotheabovethree

44.Theword“underemployed”（Para.2,Line10）means.

A.employedbelowacertainlevel

B.beingemployed

C.notemployed

D.notfullyoradequatelyemployed

45.Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thelessdevelopedcountrieswillundoubtedlybecomeofgrowing

significanceintheclosingdecadesofthe20thcentury.

B.Suchobjectivesarenoteasytoachievebecauseoflackofcapital.

C.Theproblemsofdevelopmentarebasicallypoliticalproblems.

D.Industrializationrequirescapital,esp.fromtheadvancedcountries.

Passage2

Dr.Hausmanisahairdetective（侦探）.Onceamountainlionkilleda

thirteen-year-oldboy.Thetownofferedarewardofthousanddollarsfor

anyonewhowouldkillthelion.

Onedayanexcitedhuntercametothetowntosaythathehadkilledthe

mountainlion.Asproofthathehadkilledtherightanimal,heshowed

aballofhumanhair.Hesaidhehadtakenthehairfromthestomachof

themountainlion.

However,anotherhuntersoonshoweduptoclaim（要求得至U）thereward.

Hetoohadaballofhumanhairthathesaidhehadtakenfromthedead

lion，sstomach.Thetowndidnotknowwhichmantopay.Maybeneitherone

hadkilledtherightmountainlion.Tosettletheargument,theydecided

toturnthewholethingovertoDr.Hausman.

Dr.Hausmanstudiedthehairandreportedthatthesecondhuntershould

bepaid.Thehairinthestomachofthemountainlionhehadkilledmatched

thehairoftheboy.Thewholetownwasrelievedtoknowforsurethat

thekillerhadbeenfound.

Thereareotherkindsofdetectiveswhodonotwearauniformbutwho,

likeHausman,solveendlessmysterieseveryyear.Thereis,forexample,

thedustdetective.Tinybitsofduststicktoyourclothes,your

fingernails,yourhair,oryourshoes.Theycatchinyournoseandinyour

ears.Theytellwhereyouhavebeenandwhatyouhavedonelately.The

dustdetectiveoftenhelpscatchacriminal（罪犯）byprovingthathe

hasbeenonthescene（现场）ofthecrime.

Thenthereisthewooddetective.Bystudyingapieceofwoodhecantell

whatkindoftreethepieceofwoodcamefrom.Hecantellwhereitwas

grown,andhowolditis.Hecaneventellyouwhattheweatherwaslike

atacertainplacetheyearColumbuslandedinAmerica.Thegrowthrings

onatreetellhim.

46.Dr.Hausmandecidedthatthesecondhunterhadkilledthemountain

lionbecause.

A.thesecondhunterwasanhonestman

B.thesecondhuntershowedaballofhumanhair

C.thesecondhuntersaidthathehadtakenaballofhairfromthestomach

ofthemountainlion

D.thehairinthestomachofthemountainlionandthehairoftheboy

wereexactlyalike

47.Accordingtotheselection,bystudyingapieceofwood,awood

detectivecantellyou.

A.whattheweatherwasliketheyearColumbuslandedinAmerica

B.whattheweatherwaslikelastyearinthemountain

C.whattheweatherwaslikelastmonthinyourhometown

D.whatkindoftreethepieceofwoodcamefrom

48.Endlessmysteriesaresolvedeveryyearby______.

A.detectiveswholikeHausman

B.detectiveslikeHausman

C.otherkindsofdetectiveswholikeHausman

D.detectivesDr.Hausmanlikes

49.Whatdoestheword"they”（Para.4,Line4）mean?

A.Yourclothes.

B.Yourfinger-nail.

C.Tinybitsofdust.

D.Yourshoes.

50.Itisimpliedintheselectionthatitismostimportantforacriminal

A.toprovethathehasbeenonthesceneofthecrime

B.toprovethathehasnotbeenonthesceneofthecrime

C.totellthedetectivewhathehasdonelately

D.toshowthedetectivehisnoseandhisears

Passage3

Somepeoplesaythatthebestwaytoreducethemid-sectionistodo

abdominal（腹部的）exercise.Manypeoplebelievethatwhenspecific

musclesareexercised,thefattytissuesintheimmediateareaare“burned

up”.Thetruthisthatexerciseburnsfatfromalloverthebodyandnot

fromonespecificarea,regardlessofthetypeofexercise.Ofcourse,

ifyoureducethefatthroughoutyourbody,youwillcertainlyseeresults

aroundyourwaistline（腰围）too.

Itissaidthatyouneedtoexerciseonlytwiceaweekinordertomaintain

anadequatelevelofphysicalfitness.StudiesconductedbyNASA,the

NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration（美国航空航天局）,show

thatunexercisedmuscleslosetheirstrengthveryquickly.After48to

72hours,youmustusethemusclesagaintore-establishthegoodphysical

effects.Andwhatdoesthatmeantoyou?NASAscientistsconcludedthat

whiledailyexerciseismostbeneficial,threealternating（交替的）

dayseachweekwillmaintainanadequatelevelofphysicalfitness.

Itisbelievedthatyouburnmorecaloriesjoggingonemilethanwalking

thesamedistance,butthetruthisthatyouusethesameamountofenergy

whetheryouwalkorjogthemile,sinceinbothcasesyouaremovingthe

sameweightthesamedistance.Thespeeddoesnotmatter.Ofcourse,if

youjogratherthanwalkfor30minutes,youwillcovermoredistance,

andthereforeburnmorecalories.

Ifyourbreathingdoesn'treturntonormalwithinminutesafteryoufinish

exercising,youhaveexercisedtoomuch.Fiveminutesorsoafter

exercising,yourbreathingshouldbenormal,yourheartshouldn，tbe

pounding,andyoushouldn'tbetiredout.

51.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis.

A.howtoreducethefatthroughoutyourbody

B.whyyoucan，treduceonespecificareaofyourbody

C.howtodoabdominalexercises

D.howtoreduceonespecificareaofyourbody

52.AccordingtotheconclusionofNASAscientists,anappropriateway

tomaintainanadequatelevelofphysicalfitnessisthat

A.youneedn，texercisethreedaysaweek

B.youneedtoexerciseonlytwiceaweek

C.youneedtoexercisethreealternatingdaysaweek

D.youneedtoexerciseatmostthreedaysaweek

53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Joggingonemileburnsmorecaloriesthanwalkingthesamedistance.

B.Walkingonemileburnsmorecaloriesthanjoggingthesamedistance.

C.Walkingonemileburnsthesameamountofcaloriesasjoggingthesame

distance.

D.Themoredistanceyoucover,thelessamountofcaloriesyouburn.

54.“Breathingshouldreturntonormalwithinminutesafteryoufinish

exercising”,theunderlinedpartmeans.

A.immediatelyafteryoufinishexercising

B.assoonasyoufinishexercising

C.inarelativelyshortperiodoftimeafteryoufinishexercising

D.inalongperiodafteryoufinishexercising

55.Probablytheauthorofthepassage.

A.doesn，tliketoexercise

B.exercises15minutesaday

C.isanexpertonexercise

Dexercisestwiceamonth

Passage4

Untilthetwentiethcenturycigarettesmokingwasnotawidespreadhabit.

Thecigaretteindustrystartedinthe1870，swiththedevelopmentofthe

cigarettemanufacturingmachines.Ithelpedproducegreatnumbersof

cigarettesveryquicklyandreducethepricegreatly.Andconsequently

moreandmorepeople,bothmenandwomen,begantosmokecigarettes.Man

asagroup,however,smokemorethanwomen.Butthehighestproportion

ofsmokersisfoundintheagegroupof24-44,regardlessofsex

difference.

Income,education,andoccupationallplayapartindetermininga

person，ssmokinghabits.Citypeoplesmokemorethanpeoplelivingon

farms.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesarelesslikelytosmoke

cigarettesthanmenwithfeweryearsofschoolingandlowerincomes.On

theotherhand,ifawell-educatedmanwithhigherincomesmokesatall,

heislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.

Thesituationissomewhatdifferentforwomen.Thereareslightlymore

smokersamongwomenwithhigherfamilyincomesandhighereducationthan

amongthelowerincomeandlowereducationgroups.Thesemorehighly

educatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavily.

Amongteenagersthepictureissimilar.Therearefewerteenagesmokers

fromupper-income,well-educatedfamilies,andfewerfromfamiliesliving

infarmareas.Highschoolstudentswhoarepreparingforcollegeareless

likelytosmokethanthosewhodonotplantocontinuetheireducation

afterhighschool.Childrenaremostlikelytostartsmokingifoneor

bothoftheirparentssmoke.

56.Whendidcigarettesmokingbegintobecomeawidespreadhabitamong

menandwomenaccordingtotheauthor?

•Before1870's.

•Intheyearof1870.

•Whencigarettesweremadeinlargenumbers.

•Whenwomenbegantosmokecigarettes.

57.Amongwhichgroupofpeopleareyoulikelytofindthehighest

proportionofcigarettesmokers?

•Teenagers.

•Peopleintheirthirties.

•Peopleoverfifty.

•Studentsundertwenty.

58.Whichofthefollowinghaslittletodowithaperson，ssmokinghabit?

•Howmuchmoneyheearns.

•Whatkindofjobhedoes.

•Howmucheducationhe'sgot.

•Howlonghehasworked.

59.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

•Well-paidmenwithgoodeducationaremorelikelytosmoke.

•Womenwithhighfamilyincomeandgoodeducationaremorelikelyto

smoke.

•Generallyspeaking,well-educatedwomenwithhigherincomesmokevery

fewcigarettes.

•Well-educatedmenusuallysmokemorepacksofcigarettesthan

well-educatedwomen.

60.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Amongteenagersthepictureis

similar”inthelastparagraph?

•Teenagerssmokeasmanycigarettesasadults.

•Thereareasmanyteenagesmokersasadultsmokers.

•Familyincomeandeducationhavemuchthesameeffectonforming

smokinghabitsamongteenagers.

•Teenagesmokershaveapicturethatlookssimilartothatofadult

smokers.

PartIVCloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank

therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheone

thatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Checkshavelargelyreplacedmoneyasameansofexchange,fortheyare

widelyacceptedeverywhere.Thoughthisisveryconvenientfor_61

buyerandseller,it_62_notbeforgottenthatchecksarenotrealmoney:

theyarequitevalueless_63_themselves.Ashop-keeperalwaysrunsa

certain_64_whenheacceptsacheckandheisquite_65_hisrights

if,onoccasion,herefusestodo_66_.

Peopledonotalwaysknowthisandareshockediftheirgoodfaithiscalled

_67_.Anoldandverywealthyfriendofminetoldmehehadan_68

unpleasantexperience.Hewenttoafamousjewelryshopwhichkeepsalarge

69ofpreciousstonesandaskedtobeshownsomepearlnecklaces.After

examiningseveraltrays,hedecidedtobuyaparticularlyfinestringof

pearlsandasked_70_hecouldpaybycheck.Theassistantsaidthat

thiswasquite_71_but_72_myfriendsignedhisname,hewasinvited

intothemanager，soffice.

Themanagerwasverypolite,butheexplainedthatsomeonewithexactly

thesamenamehadpresentedthem_73_aworthlesschecknotlongago.

Myfriendgotveryangrywhenheheardthisandsaidhewouldbuyanecklace

somewhereelse.Whenhegotuptogo,themanagertoldhimthatthepolice

wouldarriveatanymomentandhehadbetterstay_74_hewantedtoget

intoserioustrouble._75_,thepolicearrivedsoonafterwards.They

apologizedtomyfriendforthe_76_,butexplainedthatapersonwho

hadusedthesamename_77_hiswasresponsibleforanumberofrecent

robberies.Thenthepoliceasked