大学英语期末考试试卷及答案-试卷1B

CollegeEnglishAchievementTestBandOne

PaperB

PartIListeningComprehension(20%)

SectionA10%

Directions：Inthissectionyouwillheartenshortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Example:Youwillhear:

M:Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?

W:Worklate?Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit'snecessary.

Q:Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostlikelytookplace?

Youwillread:A.Theman，soffice.

B.Thecinema.

C.TheAirport.

D.Arestaurant.

ThebestanswerisA.,soyoushouldblackentheletterAontheAnswer

Sheet.

•A.Heisnotwillingtohelp.

B.SheshouldasksomebodyinClassTwoforhelp.

C.Hewillfixtheradioforherattwoo,clock.

D.Hebelievestheradioworkswell.

2.A.Tomorrow.B.Now.

C.Thisevening.D.Eithernoworthisevening.

3.A.FatherandDaughter.B.Classmates.

C.TeacherandStudent.D.ManagerandSecretary.

•A.He'sgladtoteachher.

B.He'sunabletoteach.

C.Sheshouldteachherselfhowtoplay.

D.It'sagoodideatopracticebasketballtogether.

5.A.Heisgoingoutlater.B.He，sgoingswimmingwithBilly.

C.He，sgoingtowriteacomposition.D.He'sgoingtochangehismind

again.

6.A.He，sveryworried.B.Heispoorathisstudy.

C.He'sbeenworkingonadifficultproblem.D.Hegotupearlythat

morning.

•A.Thefirstspeaker，s.

B.Theoneoppositetothesecondspeaker's.

C.Theonenexttothefirstspeaker，s.

D.Wecan，ttell.

8.A.6:00B.6:10C.6:20D.6:30

9.A.Theywerelost.B.Theywereknockedoffthedesk.

C.Theybrokewhenthemantriedtowipethem.D.Theywereonhisnose.

10.A.Atarestaurant.B.Inawineshop.

C.Inadininghall.D.Inabakery.

SectionB10%

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.During

thefirstreading,listencarefullyforthegeneralideaofthewhole

passage.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Fillinthemissingwordsduring

thepauseateachblank.Finally,checkwhatyouhavewrittenduringthe

thirdreading.

Likeotheraspectsofculture,friendshipisperceived(理解)

differentlyinvariouspartsoftheworld.Somepeople,whentheyfirst

(SI)_______,saythatAmericansareveryfriendly,butafterlivingin

theU.S.(S2),theychangetheirminds.(S3)explainedthat

whenhefirstcame,peoplewereveryfriendly.Theyhelpedhimgetsettled,

(S4),invitedhimfordinner,andcalledtoseehowhewas,

(S5)______,theystoppeddoingthesethings,andhewas(S6)_______.

Americanstendtodo(S7)tohelppeoplewhentheyfirstarrive.

They“goallout”doingmanythingstohelptheothersgetsettledand

oftenmake(S8)feellikeapartofthefamily.Thenewcomersexpect

thiswarmhospitality(好客)tocontinueinthe(S9)_______.However,

Americansexceptthatoncepeoplearesettledandhavebeenherefora

fewweeks,theywillbeginto(S10)andbecomeindependent.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)

SectionA

Directions:Thereare15sentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethere

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthathasthe

closestmeaningwiththeworldunderlined.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.Thewordhelloisprobablyusedmoreoftenthananyotheroneinthe

Englishlanguage.

A.frequently

B.usually

C.virtually

D.actually

22.LasVegas,thecountyseatofClarkCounty,covers85squaremiles

(220squarekilometers).

A.furniture

B.station

C.chair

D.capital

23.Themayorandthecouncilmembersappointacitymanager,whoseactions

aresubjecttothecouncil'sapproval.

A.areinthedirectionof

B.areinthecommandof

C.areunderquestionof

D.areundertheauthorityof

24.Largecasino-hotelsdominatetwopartsofthearea:FremontStreet

indowntownLasVegasandtheLasVegasStrip,ahighwayjustoutsidethe

city.

A.compel

B.compress

C.control

D.command

25.InsomeEasterncountries,theladyofthehousepresidesatoneend

ofthetableinthesamewaythatWesternwomendo.

A.governs

B.givesorders

C.isincharge

D.obeys

26.Inadditiontohispassionforcomputers,Gatesisinterestedin

biotechnology.

A.sentiment

B.emotion

C.rage

D.enthusiasm

27.DenverdroppedoutofschooltopursueacareerinfolkmusicinLos

AngelesandbecametheleadsingerwiththeChadMitchellTriointhe

mid-1960s.

A.goafter

B.goby

C.goaround

D.gothrough

28.MontereyCountrySheriffNormHicksconfirmedDenver'sdeathata

newsconferencethefollowingMondaymorning.

A.verified

B.proofed

C.established

D.settled

29.InFrance,BelgiumandItaly,however,itiscorrecttokeepthe

sameknifeforeverycourse,wipingitonapieceofbread.

A.partofameal

B.subject

C.channel

D.direction

30.AllwhowouldliketobeintheOlympicsmustbeamateurs.Theymust

nothaveplayedthesportprofessionally.

A.playerswhohaveneverbeentrained

B.playersplayingformoney

C.playersplayingoutofone，spassionforsports

D.playerswhohavereceivedpayfortraining

31.DeCoubertinalsostartedacommitteetoruntheOlympics.This

committeeisnowcalledtheInternationalOlympicCommittee.

A.manage

B.compete

C.conquer

D.rule

32.IntheOlympics,athletestakepartinmanydifferenttypesofsports.

A.organizers

B.referees

C.sportsmen

D.competitors

33.InthereignofHenryVII(1457-1509),peoplewerestilleatingwith

theirhandsaftercuttingthefoodwithaclaspknife,whichwasalways

carriedattheirbelt.

A.defeat

B.conquest

C.rule

D.retreat

34.Womenoftenmarrymenofanotherrace,andtheirchildrenmaytherefore

showamixtureoffeatures.

A.combination

B.blending

C.merging

D.stirring

35.Wemaybeabletodecidewhethersomeoneiswhiteonlybyseeingif

theyhavenoneofthefeaturesthatwouldmarkthemclearlyasamember

ofanotherrace.

A.marks

B.characteristics

C.parts

D.characters

SectionB

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswer

thatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.Webothertoconsiderwhyorhowcomputersrun-untilsomething

goeswrong.

A.only

B.partly

C.willingly

D.rarely

37.Toattention,maintaininterest,andpersuadepeopletoact

incertainways,youmusttieyourtopiccloselytotheneedsofyour

listeners.

A.arouse

B.raise

C.rise

D.arise

38.Thepainter，sdepictionsofthehorrorofwarwonheraworldwide

A.reputation

B.revolution

C.repetition

D.relation

39.Manyanimalsstorefatinsummerandautumninordertothe

coldwinter.

A.suffer

B.survive

C.surround

D.supply

40.IapologizeifIhadoffendedyou,butIyouitwas

unintentional.

A.ensure

B.assure

C.sure

D.insure

41.Thisisoneofthelongestbridgesthatonthisriver.

A.iseverbuilt

B.haseverbeenbuilt

C.waseverbuilt

D.haseverbuilt

42.JohnsuddenlyleftforLosAngelesyesterday,wasmorethan

wehadexpected.

A.that

B.what

C.which

D.this

43.thereisnoopposition,weshallholdthemeetinghere.

A.Where

B.Eversince

C.Providedthat

D.Assoonas

44.thetermpaper,IhandedittoProfessorSmith.

A.Havingfinished

B.Beingfinished

C.Finishing

D.Tohavefinished

45.Themanager,aswellashiscoworkers,toattendtheworld

fair.

A.areagreed

B.wereagreed

C.haveagreed

D.hasagreed

46.Itwasnotuntiltheaccidenthappened.

A.whenherealizedhiscarelessness

B.thatherealizedhiscarelessness

C.asherealizedhiscarelessness

D.whenhiscarelessnesshasbeenrealized

47.Fournewbuildingsonthecampusbytheendofthisyear.

A.willbebuilt

B.aregoingtobebuilt

C.willhavebeenbuilt

D.havebeenbuilt

48.Mr.Blackdemandedthatthetestbefore11:00.

A.befinished

B.willfinish

C.willbefinished

D.shallfinished

49.Icouldhavecalledyouyesterday,butIyourtelephone

number.

A.didn，thave

B.won，thave

C.hadn，thad

D.wouldn，thave

50.Youyourworkaheadoftimewithoutmyhelp.

A.haven，tcompleted

B.wouldn，thavecompleted

C.weren，tcompleting

D.shouldn，thavecompleted

III.Readingcomprehension（30%）

Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Afterreadingthemyou

willfind5questionswithfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

ONEanswerthatbestanswerthequestion.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter..

Passage1

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Despitethefactthatcomets（慧星）areprobablythemostnumerous

astronomicalbodies（天体）inthesolarsystemasidefromsmallmeteor

（流星）fragments（碎片）andtheasteroids（小行星）,theyare

largelyamystery.Scientistsdonotknowexactlywhatcometsareorwhere

theycomefrom.Educatedguessesarethebestwehaveinhand.

Consideringtheroleofcometsinlegend（传说）andthememoryofman,

itisremarkablethatwestillknowsolittle,relatively,aboutthem.

Themostfamouscometofall,Halley，sComet（namedforthemanwho

predicteditsreturn）,wasfirstsightedbytheChinesein240B.C.,and

ithasreturnedtoterrifythepeopleoftheworldonaregularbasisevery

sincethen.

Ifanything,cometsareevenmorefascinatingtoamateur（业余的）

astronomers（天文学家）thantoprofessionals,becausethisisonearea

whereamateurscanmakemajordiscoveries.Oneofthebrightestcomets

toappearinthiscenturywasdiscoveredin1965byapairofJapanese

amateurs,IkeyaandSeki.Thepersonwhodiscoversanewcometgetshis

（orher）nameputonit.Andamateurshaveaheadstartintheraceto

discovernewcomets;theshorterfocal（焦点的）lengthsontheirsmaller

telescopesgivethemapositiveadvantageoverthehugetelescopessuch

asMountWilsonwhicharebuilttoscanforgalaxies（专艮7可系）,not

comparativelyshortdistances.

MostscientiststendtoagreewithastronomerFredT.Whipplethatacomet

isreallyalargemushy（糊状的）snowballoffrozenicesandbitsof

solidparticlesstuckinside.Butnooneissurehowcometsarecreated

inthefirstplace.

51.“Educatedguessesarethebestwehaveinhand"meansweholdwith

usisonly.

A.theguessesbasedonresearches

B.theguessesmadebyancientpeople

C.theguessesmadebyexperts

D.theguessesmadebyamateurs

52.ThemostfamouscometofallisHalley，sCometwhichwas.

A.namedforthemanwhopredicteditsreturn

B.firstsightedbyMr.Halley

C.discoveredbyapairofJapaneseamateurs

D.discoveredbyastronomerFredT.Whipple

53.〃Ifanything”(inPara.3)means.

A.〃Ifthereisanythingdifficulttounderstand^

B.〃Ifanythinginterestingcanbesaidaboutit〃

C.〃Ifitispossibletomakeanygeneralstatementsaboutit〃

D.”Ifthereisanythingunbelievable”

54.Inthethirdparagraph,itisimpliedbutnotdirectlystatedthat

A.the1965cometwasnamedafterIkeyaandSeki

B.IkeyaandSekimadeamajordiscovery

C.IkeyaandSekiwereamateurastronomers

D.IkeyaandSekiinventedthehugetelescopeMountWilson

55.Whothinksthatacometisreallyalargemushysnowballoffrozen

icesandgaseswithafewbitsofsolidparticlesstuckinside?

A.Manyscientists.

B.FredT.Whipple.

C.Halley.

D.SekiandIkeya.

Passage2

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfar

morefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmost

entirelyanurban（城市的）society.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleare

engagedinagricultureandforestry（林业）,andmostoftherestlive

inoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureis

changing:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,and

thetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,

butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulation

nowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas（largecitieswiththeir

suburbs）ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach-alargerproportionthan

inGermanyorEngland,letalone（更不用说）France.

Thestatistics（统计）ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreated

withcaution（谨慎）becausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassified

asruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushto

liveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithreachoftownsaregradually

filledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceof

countrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmoreAmericansliveina

metropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.

56.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengaged

inagricultureandforestry?

A.About25million.

B.Morethan25million.

C.Lessthan25million.

D.Lessthan225million.

57.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieswasnotmentionedinthepassage?

A.TheUnitedStates.

B.Germany.

C.Greece

D.England.

58.What'sthemeaningoftheword"metropolitan"inthemiddleofthe

passage'?

A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.

B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.

C.Ofurbanareas.

D.Ofruralareas.

59.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsinthe

UnitedStates?

A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.

B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.

C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.

D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.

60.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?

A.Becausetheyarethesame.

B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.

C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.

Passage3

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenTomfinishedhisstudiesattheuniversityhebegantolookaround

forajob.Hedidnotknowwhathewouldliketodo,butoneofhisuncles

hadworkedforthegovernmentforthirtyyearsandheadvisedTomtotry

togetajobofthesamekind,sohewentforanexaminationoneday.He

wassuccessful,andhisfirstjobwasinalargegovernmentofficein

London.

WhenTomhadbeenworkingthereforafewweeks,hisunclecametovisit

thefamilyoneSaturdayevening.Hewaspleasedthathisnephewhadmanaged

togetajobworkingforthegovernment,andheaskedhimalotofquestions

aboutit.

Oneofthequestionsheaskedwas,〃Howmanypeopleworkinyourdepartment,

Tom?"

Theyoungmanthoughtforafewmomentsandthenanswered.Abouthalf

ofthem,UncleJim.〃

61.Whenhegraduatedfromtheuniversity,Tomwasnot.

A.verygoodatscience

B.lookingforagood-payingjobwithexcellenthours

C.interestedingettinganyinformationfromthegovernment

D.goodatmakingdecisions

62.WhatdidTomthinkofhisuncle'sadvice?

A.Hethoughtitwasacceptable.

B.Hedidnotlikeit.

C.Herefusedtotakeit.

D.Hewasunabletofollowit.

63.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Theexamtiredhim.

B.Hesucceededingettingajobinthegovernment.

C.Hedidn，twanttotakepartintheexam.

D.Theresultwasbad.

64.Theunclewaseagertofindout______.

A.howthenephewwasgettingalongwithhisjob

B.whathisnephewwasdoing

C.whetherhisnephewmisunderstoodhim

D.whathisnephewhadmisunderstoodhim

65.Tom，sanswertohisuncleactuallymeansthat.

A.thepeopleworkinginthegovernmentofficeweredividedintotwogroups

andtheyworkedinturn

B.manyofthegovernmentworkerswerenotworkinghard

C.thegovernmentofficehadmorehandsthanneeded

D.abouthalfofthecandidates（投考人）hadbeentakeninbythe

department

IV.Cloze（10%）

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank

therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONE

answerthatbestcompletesthepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Mr.Smithwasawealthybusinessman,buthewasnotsatisfiedwithhis

life.Hedidnotsleepwellandhisfooddidnot66withhim.Thesituation

lastedfor67time.Finally,afteranumberofsleeplessnights,hedecided

toconsulthisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeofsurroundings.

“Goabroad,"hesaid.

“Butrmnotgoodatforeignlanguage,“saidMr.Smith.

“Itdoesn，tmatter,“saidthedoctor,“Itwon't68youtotalkalittle

less.Goonavoyage.Takeplentyofexercise.Tryto69yourweight.Avoid

richfood.”

Mr.SmithwenttoSwitzerland（瑞士）.HedidnotknowFrenchorGerman,

andhadto70_throughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltrainingcourse.

Theinstructormadehim71_hisknees,swinghisarms,stretchhisneck

andshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieonthegroundand72hisright

andleftlegsalternately（轮流地）.Afteratimehismusclesgrewhard

andfirm.Healmostputasidehisfinancialworriesandnearlyforgotthe

importanceofmakingmoremoney.Heevenbeganto73individualtreesand

individualbirds.Heateandsleptwell.Finallyhereturnedhome.But

unfortunatelyhisimprovementwas74.Soonhewasanormalbusinessman

again,worriedabouthisproperty（财产）,his75,hissavings,andhis

successinacompetitive（竞争的）world.

66.A.agreeB.tasteC.suitD.fit

67.A.enoughB.someC.muchD.many

68.A.stopB.helpC.hurtD.prevent

69.A.