大学英语期末考试试卷及答案-试卷2B

CollegeEnglishAchievementTestBandTwo

PaperB

PartIListeningComprehension(20%)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheartenshortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.Aboutfifty.B.AsoldasJane.C.Inher20s.D.Aboutten.

2.A.At8:00.B.At10:00.C.At7:00.D.At9:00.

3.A.Sheagreeswiththeman.

B.Shehasnoopinion.

C.Shethinksitwillstopinawhile.

D.DownpourslikethatdonotoccurinBeijingatthistimeoftheyear.

4.A.Shethanksthemanandacceptshisoffer.

B.Sherefusesthehelp.

C.Sheisangrywhenthemanofferstohelp.

D.Shesaysshedoesn，tmindifthemancarriesthecase.

5.A.Inadepartmentsstore.B.Inanoffice.

C.Inadrugstore.D.Inastationarystore.

6.A.6hours.B.10hours.C.4hours.D.1hour.

7.A.Six.B.Eight.C.Four.D.Five.

8.A.AtrainarrivinginBoston.

B.Atimetable.

C.AmapofNewYork.

D.PicturesofthetrainsfromBostontoNewYork.

9.A.Gooutofthelibrary.B.Getherreportback.

C.Notwaitforhimpastnoon.D.Notworryaboutherumbrella.

10.A.Don，tuseicecubes.B.Benice.

C.Boilthewaterfirst.D.Losesomeweight

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.During

thefirstreading,listencarefullyforthegeneralideaofthewhole

passage.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Fillinthemissingwordsduring

thepauseateachblank.Finally,checkwhatyouhavewrittenduringthe

thirdreading.

Arecentfilm“TheGodsMustBeCrazy”(SI)thesocialchange

thatcanresultinasocietyfromtheintroductionofa(S2)

itemfromtheoutsideworld.Whileapilotwasflyinginalightplane

overa(S3)desertinsouthAfrica,hefinishedthesodahe

wasdrinkingandthrewthebottleoutofthewindow.Itfelltotheground

inanareawhereanAfrican(S4)lived.Thepeopletherehad

almostno(S5)orsenseofprivate(S6).Noonein

thesmallsocietyhadseenasodabottlebefore.And,becauseitcamefrom

thesky,theybelievedthatitmustbea(S7)giftfromthe

gods.Whenthebottlewasfirstfound,(S8)

playingwithitandthinkingaboutitspurpose.However,itwasnotlong

before(S9)about

whowouldpossessthebottleandforwhatpurpose.(S10)

wasdisturbedbytheintroductionofanewitemoftechnologyand,asit

wastoldinthefilm,tiesofaffectionwerebrokenandpeople'strust

ineachotherwasdestroyed.

II.VocabularyandStructure(15%)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswer

thatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.Hewas______forthearmybecauseofhispooreyesight.

A.rejectedB.returnedC.acceptedD.admitted

12.Thetroopswereorderedto______andthenconcentrate20milesto

thesouth.

A.collectB.concreteC.scatterD.scold

13.Theoutlineofthedistantmountainscouldhardlybe______inthe

mist.

A.madeupB.madeoutC.madeforD.madefrom

14.Mybookisfinished;Ihaveonlyafewchangestomakeinthe

writing.

A.virtuallyB.verticallyC.violentlyD.visually

15.Hishealthhasfromoverworkinthepastthreemonths.

A.brokenupB.brokendownC.brokenthroughD.brokenin

16.Youhavetotaketheexambeforeyoucanbeconsideredforan

interview.

A.previousB.preliminaryC.priorD.potential

17.Sheonthetable,sobbingforanhourorso.

A.leakedB.limitedC.learnedD.leaned

18.Weareincompleteoftheirplans.

A.ignoranceB.illustrationC.imageD.ideal

19.Wemustourjourneyuntiltheweatherimproves.

A.defineB.delayC.advanceD.accelerate

20.ThattouristspokeEnglishwithastrongAmerican______.

A.accidentB.accentC.absenceD.access

21.Theredlinesonthemap______railways.

A.representforB.presentC.standforD.stand

22.Asmallchildhastolearntokeepitsbeforehecanwalkfar.

A.baggageB.blockC.borderD.balance

23.Hewastheprizeforbeingthefastestrunner.

A.awardedB.rewardedC.wonD.succeeded

24.ThetouristswerebythebeautifulsceneryattheWestLake.

A.chargedB.charmedC.cheatedD.chilled

25.______isdifficultonthisriverbecauseofthenumerousrocks.

A.NavyB.SailC.AviationD.Navigation

26.Theescapedprisonerisstill______.

A.freeofchargeB.freelyC.inlargeD.atlarge

27.Thecurrenteconomicreformisconsideredtobeagreateventwithout

inhistory.

A.parallelB.pasteC.pastimeD.passage

28.HetoldushisontheEuropeansituation.

A.regardB.reflectionsC.registrationD.reforms

29.Itmayrain;you'dbettertakeanumbrellajust______.

A.incaseB.inthecaseC.ineventD.intheevent

30.Anauthormustnotbetoo______tocriticism.

A.sensitiveB.sensibleC.senselessD.insensible

•Aidgroupsalsoareprovidingblanketsandmaterialstomake

shelters.

•temporaryB.arbitraryC.literaryD.contrary

•arrangingrecruitingvisits,counselingstudents,and

coordinatinginternships（实习）,Reedmusttailorherofficetomeet

thedemandsofachangingjobmarket.

A.KeeptoB.AsidefromC.AbidebyD.Butfor

•Peoplesometimestendtoforget'sfailuresandtobeimpressed

byitsapparentsuccess.

A.marginB.magicC.motionD.media

•Each_____iscommonlyassociatedwithadifferentlevelofstatus,

usuallyreferredtoasaneconomicclass.

A.occupationB.anticipationC.participationD.dissipation

35.Whatreallyhappened?Youus.

A.musthavetoldB.mighthavetold

C.shouldhavetoldD.couldhavetold

36.TheGeneralSecretaryoftheUnionregretted______thepublic

inconvenienceandblamedtheGovernmentfortakingnoaction.

A.havingcausedB.tocause

C.tohavecausedD.havecaused

37.Therocksinger,alongwithhisbodyguard,arrivingtonight.

A.areB.isC.hasbeenD.havebeen

38.Wehavetoconsiderwhattodoinsituationstherearemany

peopleinvolved.

A.ifB.thatC.whenD.where

39.Imissedtheimportantinterviewofthebigcompany.Ifonlytheletter

intime!

A.hasarrivedB.arrivedC.arriveD.hadarrived

40.Theresultisthatgraduatescannotentertheprofessions______and

musttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegree.

A.forthattheyweretrainedB.forwhichtheyweretrained

C.forthesetheyweretrainedD.forwhattheyweretrained

III.Readingcomprehension(30%)

Directions:Inthisparttherearethreepassages.Afterreadingthem

youwillfind5questionswithfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theONEanswerthatbestanswerthequestion.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Themakingofglassisaveryoldindustry-atleast4,500yearsold.

Glasshasmanyextraordinaryqualitiesanditisfrequentlybeingused

innewways.

Oneofthemostinterestingnewusesforglassisintelephone

communication.Scientistshavedevelopedglassfibersasthinashuman

hairwhicharedesignedtocarrylightsignal.Whenthelightreachedthe

otherend,itisfirstchangedintoelectricalsignals,whichareinturn

convertedintosoundmessages.

Calledlightwavecommunication,thenewsystemwasusedsuccessfullyin

anexperimentinChicagoin1977.Duringtheexperiment,twoglassfibers

wereabletocarry672conversationsatthesametime.Thelightwavecable,

containing144glassfibers,hasthecapacitytocarry50,000

conversationsatthesametime.

Thelightwavecommunicationsystemhastwoimportantadvantages.First,

theglassfibercablesaresmallerandweighlessthancoppercables.

Second,theycostless.

Perhapsitcanbesaidthattelephonecommunicationhasenteredtheage

oflight.

41.Oneoftheextraordinaryqualitiesofglassisthatitcancarry

A.lightsignals

B.electricalsignals

C.soundsignals

D.anysignals

42.Beforeyoucanhearamessageonthetelephoneusingthenewsystem,

A.electricalsignalsmustfirstbechangedintolightsignalsandthen

intosound

B.lightmustbechangedintoelectricalsignalsandthenintosound

C.lightsignalshavetobeturneddirectlyintosoundmessage

D.electricalsignalshavetobechangeddirectlyintosoundmessages

43.Accordingtothepassagethenewtelephonecommunicationsystem

A.hadbeenrepeatedlyexperimentedonbefore1977

B.wasfirstputintoactualusein1977

C.hadbeenusedwithinverylimitedscopebefore1977

D.wasputonexperimentin1977

44.Fromthepassage,youcantellthatpeoplepreferglassfibrecables

tocoppercablesbecause.

A.glassfibresarelessexpensive

B.glassfibresareeasiertomake

C.glassfibresdelivermessagesdirectly

D.glassfibresaremoreuptodate

45.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthe

passage?

A.Glassisveryusefulbecauseithasmanyunusualqualities.

B.Lightsignalshavechangedtheuseofglassinindustry.

C.Theuseofglassfibrestocarrytelephonemessagesisaninteresting

newdevelopment.

D.Glassfibreshavereducedthecostoftelephonecommunication.

Passage2

UNESCOinauguratedOctober5thasWorldTeachers'Dayin1994tocelebrate

thesigningoftheUNESCO/ILORecommendationconcerningtheStatusof

TeachersonOctober5thl966.WorldTeachers，Dayalsohighlightsthe

RecommendationconcerningtheStatusofHigherEducationTeaching

Personneladoptedin1997.

AccordingtoUNESCO,WorldTeachers，Dayrepresentsasignificantsymbol

oftheawareness,understandingandappreciationdisplayedforthevital

contributionthatteachersmaketoeducationanddevelopment.Education

InternationalstronglybelievesthatthisTeachers，Dayshouldbe

internationallyrecognized,andcelebratedaroundtheworld.EIalso

believesthat,onthisanniversarydate,theprinciplesofthe1966and

1997Recommendationsshouldbeconsideredforimplementationinall

nations.

Over100countriesobserveWorldTeachers，Day.TheeffortsofEducation

Internationalanditsover310memberorganizationshavecontributedto

thiswidespreadrecognition.EveryyearEIhaslaunchedapublic

awarenesscampaigntohighlightthecontributionsoftheteaching

profession.

46.UNESCOrecommendsthecelebrationofWorldTeachers'Daywiththe

purposeto

•highlighttheRecommendationconcerningtheStatusofHighSchool

EducationTeachingPersonnel.

•setupasymboloftheawareness,understandingandappreciationto

theteachers.

•onlytocelebratethesigningoftheUNESCO/ILORecommendation

concerningtheStatusofTeachersonOctober5thl966.

D.focusthepublicattentionontheteacher'scontributiontoeducation

anddevelopment.

47.EducationInternationalisaninternationalorganizationwhich

•displaysvitalcontributiontoeducationanddevelopmentofthe

teachers’.

•isdedicatedtotheuniversalexecutionandacknowledgementofWorld

Teachers，Day.

•celebratesthesigningoftheUNESCO/1LORecommendationconcerningthe

StatusofTeachers.

•launchesapublicawarenesscampaigntohighlightthecontributions

oftheteachers.

48.Accordingtothepassage,WorldTeachers，Dayshouldbecelebrated

A.everyyear.B.everytwoyear.C.everythreeyear.D.everyfouryear.

49.WhatcanyouinferfromthefirstsentenceofLastParagraph?

•Over310memberorganizationshaveobservedthecelebrationofWorld

Teachers，Day.

•NotallthenationsintheworldcelebrateWorldTeachers'Day.

•Everycountryissupposedtoemphasizetherecognitionoftheteaching

profession.

•Theprinciplesofthe1966and1997Recommendationsshouldbe

considered.

50.Theword“launch”(LastPara.)mostprobablymeans.

A.startB.bargainC.contractD.communicate

Passage3

Inordertolearnaforeignlanguagewell,itisnecessarytoovercome

thefearofmakingmistakes.Iftheprimarygoaloflanguageuseis

communication,thenmistakesaresecondaryconsiderationsthatmaybe

dealtwithgraduallyasawarenessofthosemistakesincreases.Onthe

otherhand,studentsshouldignoretheirmistakes.Thelanguagelearner

mayobservehownativespeakersexpressthemselves,andhownative

expressionsdifferfromthewaythelearnermightsaythem.Forexample,

aSpanishspeakerwhohasbeensaying“Idoit”toexpresswillingness

todosomethingintheimmediatefuture,could,byinteractingwithnative

speakersofEnglish,observethatnativespeakersactuallysay'T11do

it”,Theresultingdiscrepancycanserveasabasisforthestudentto

modifyhiswayofusingthepresenttenseinEnglish.Butastudentwho

isunwillingtointeractinthefirstplacewouldlosethisopportunity

tolearnbytrialanderror.

51.Accordingtothepassage,foreignlanguagestudentsshouldnotworry

toomuchaboutmakingmistakesbecause.

A.nativespeakerswillignoretheirmistakes

B.everyonemakesmistakeswhentryingtocommunicateinastrange

language

C.communicationistheprimarygoaloflanguagelearning

D.nativespeakerslikeforeignstudentswhotrytolearntheirlanguage

52.Accordingtothepassage,thepresenttenseinEnglishis.

A.notusedtoexpressadesiretodosomethingintheimmediatefuture.

B.usedwithsomeverbsbutnotwithotherstoexpressfutureintention

C.basicallythesameinEnglishasitisinSpanish

D.notthemostdifficultproblemforforeignstudents

53.Theauthorthinksthatlanguagelearnerscanreducethenumberoftheir

mistakesby.

A.askingnativespeakersforexplanation

B.readinggoodbooksintheforeignlanguage

C.comparingtheirspeechwiththatofnativespeakers

D.speakingwithoutregardtonativespeakers

54.Thepassageimpliesthatforeignlanguagestudentswhodonotinteract

withnativespeakerswillNOT.

A.learnverymuchabouttheforeignculture

B.learnaboutthehistoryoftheforeignlanguage

C.havetoworryaboutmakingmistakes

D.takeadvantageofavailablelanguagemodels

55.Theauthor'smajorconclusionaboutthefunctionofmistakesin

foreignlanguagelearningisthat.

A.mistakesarenotimportantintheprocessoflearningalanguage

B.makingmistakescanhelpthelearnerdiscovertherulesofthelanguage

C.learnersareoftenveryafraidofmakingmistakes

D.mistakesdonotinterferewithcommunication

PartIVCloze(20points)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank

therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushouldchoosetheONE

thatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Withtheimprovementofengines,aeroplanesweremadetoflyfasterand

faster.Then,manran_56_abarrierthatblocked,foratime,any_57—

increaseinspeed.Thebarrier_58_atabout760milesanhour.When

aplane_59_thisspeeditwouldsuddenlybegintoshakeandact_60

thoughitwerehittingpocketsofcompressedair.Sometimestheshaking

wassostrong_61_theplanegotbadly_62_.

Thefactwasthattheplanehadreachedthe“sound”barrier,so_63_

becauseitisdirectlyrelatedtothespeedofsound.

Infact,760milesanhour_64_thespeedofsound_65_sealevel.

—66—aplaneistravelingmoreslowlythansound,thesoundwavesfrom

theplanecan67onaheadoftheplane.Butwhentheplane68

reachesthespeedofsound,it_69_instepwiththesoundwaves.At

thispoint,thecompressionwavescannotget_70_oftheplane.

Now,iftheplanetriestogofaster,itmust_71_throughthebarrier.

Youcanseehowbreakingthroughthisbarriercanbevery_72_onthe

plane._73_speedsfasterthanthespeedofsound,theplane_74_the

soundwavesbehindwheretheycannotcausetheplane_75_trouble.It

isonlywhentheplanepassesthroughthesoundbarrierthatthe

compressionwavesaremet.

56.A.outB.offC.intoD.to

57.A.fartherB.furtherC.farthestD.furthest

58.A.appearedB.stayedC.proceededD.evolved

59.A.reachedB.flewC.achievedD.multiplied

60.A.evenB.allC.ifD.as

61.A.whileB.thatC.ifD.as

62.A.damagedB.injuredC.hurtD.wounded

63.A.saidB.offeredC.happenedD.occurred

64.A.areB.hasbeenC.isD.willbe

65.A.onB.fromC.withD.at

66.A.WhenB.WhetherC.BecauseD.Although

67.A.flyB.speedC.chargeD.float

68.A.behindB.aheadC.forwardD.aboard

69.A.goesB.maintainsC.beginsD.keeps

70.A.throughB.outC.aheadD.away

71.A.knockB.hitC.pullD.break

72.A.hardB.rareC.simpleD.different

73.A.UponB.AtC.AboutD.For

74.A.chasesB.remainsC.pushesD.leaves

75.A.someB.anyC.such