大学英语期末考试试卷及答案-试卷2A

CollegeEnglishAchievementTestBandTwo

PaperA

PartIListeningComprehension(20%)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissectionyouwillheartenshortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.Hepaidthetuitionforhisparents.

B.Hepersuadedhisparentstopaythetuition.

C.Heaskedhisparentshowmuchthetuitionwas.

D.Hetoldhisparentsthatthetuitionwastoohigh.

2.A.Sheismajoringinarthistory.

B.Shelikeshavingachangefrommath.

C.Sheisn，ttakingnormalhistorycourse.

D.Shefellasleepinmathclass.

3.A.Inadoctor，soffice.B.Inanoperatingroom.

C.Inaprofessor'soffice.D.Inagymnasium.

4.A.Theplayisexcellent.B.Hewantstoseetheplayagain.

C.Theplayisnotgood.D.Hedoesn，twanttostayhome.

5.A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Threehours.D.Fourhours.

6.A.Inahotel.B.Inacoffeeshop.C.Inalibrary.D.Inalaboratory.

7.A.LookupstairsforBill.B.GowithBill.

C.LockupBill.D.TrytovisitBill.

8.A.Tomappliedforajob.B.Tomwaspreferredtoothers.

C.Tomwantedotherjobs.D.Tomwassounlucky.

9.A.Hewroteitlastsemester.B.He，11finishitinafewminutes.

C.Heneverdoesassignmentsearly.D.Heisn，tgoingtowriteit.

10.A.Tomisunabletohearwell.

B.Tomdidn，tsayanythingatthemeeting.

C.Tomwentoutbeforethemeetingwasover.

D.Tomdoesn，tlistentohim.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

PassageOne

11.A.Topayhistrainfareforhim.B.Totellhimsomefunnystories.

C.Tolookforhislostwallet.D.Togiveapublicspeech.

12.A.Heboughtatrainticketforhim.

B.Hefoundhiswallet.

C.Hecomfortedhisfriendandsenthimhome.

D.Hegavehimhisownticket.

13.A.Becausetherewasnoseatforhim.

B.Becausehedidn，thaveaticket.

C.Becauseheenjoyedlyingonthefloorundertheseat.

D.BecauseMarkTwainplayedajokeonhim.

PassageTwo

14.A.Howtouseanencyclopedia.

B.Encyclopediasinthefuture.

C.Thefunctionofacomputernetwork.

D.Wheretolookforup-to-dateinformation.

15.A.Wecanreadtheinformationonthemusic.

B.Wecangetasetofrecordsofthemusic.

C.Wecanhearanexampleofthemusic.

D.BothAandC.

16.A.Encyclopediasmaysoonbeavailableinfullcolorandsound.

B.Informationcanbeimmediatelyupdatedwithacomputerencyclopedia.

C.Encyclopediasaresetsofbookswitharticlesandpictures,andwill

neverchange.D.Encyclopediaswillnotbetheformoftheprintedword.

PassageThree

17.A.Becausehecheatedonanexam.

B.Becausehedidpoorlyinanexam.

C.Becausehehadafightwithanotherstudent.

D.Becausehedrewapictureoftheteacheronanexam.

18.A.Theteamplayers.B.Theclassmates.

C.Theteacher.D.Thecoach.

19.A.Thedeanshowedhimthepicturetheplayerdrew.

B.Thedeanshowedhimthestudent，spaper.

C.Thedeanshowedhimthestudent，sknife.

D.Thedeanshowedhimthemoneystolenbythestudent.

20.A.Lookatthis.B."Susandidn，tknow.〃

C.〃Idon，tknow."D.“NeitherdoI.”

II.VocabularyandStructure(15%)

Directions：Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswer

thatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.Thegaragehassellingpetrol一一itonlydoesrepairsnow.

A.givenoffB.givenupC.gaveawayD.givenin

22.Helosinghishousewhenhiscompanywentbankrupt.

A.riskedB.engagedC.threatenedD.chanced

23.Itriedtohimathisofficebuthewasn'tin.

A.touchB.containC.contactD.contract

24.Kidsshouldbefromallthatviolence.

A.protectedB.projectedC.protestedD.proposed

25.Theanswermustinfindingalternativesourcesofenergy.

A.happenB.layC.proveD.lie

26.Themenwhoarethesolewageearnersfortheirfamiliesalot

ofstresses.

A.deserveB.affordC.offerD.suffer

27.Thebossaskedhertotakeoftheofficeforafewdayswhile

hewasaway.

A.taskB.dutyC.workD.charge

28.Don，tgivemesomuchinformation-you，reme!

A.mistakingB.mixingC.misunderstandingD.confusing

29.Howdoesshemanagetokeepherwhensheeatssomuch?

A.bodyB.figureC.stateD.outline

30.They'vealreadybeengivena10%raisesowhyarethey?

A.disapprovingB.dissatisfyingC.complainingD.proposing

31.Sincetheofareportistopresentinformation,itmustbe

preparedwiththereaderinmind.

A.subjectiveB.objectiveC.objectD.subject

•IfyouaskwhyIplantostudyintheUnitedStates,theonlyanswer

isthatitisa(n)______forme.

A.disputeB.advantageC.challengeD.average

33.Peopleseldomtrusthimsinceheusuallyfailstohispromises.

A.keepupwithB.keepdown

C.keeptoD.keepout

•WhenIfailtodomyduties,Imustalsodealwiththeonmy

own.

A.overlookB.outcomeC.overcomeD.outlook

•InAmericanuniversities,classesareoftenarrangedinmore

patternsandmanyjobsoncampusarereservedforstudents.

A.complexB.plasticC.flexibleD.portable

36.Helearnedhowtousesignlanguagetowithdeafcustomers.

A.connectB.combineC.communicateD.relate

37.Petermaywiththis,butIdon，treallycare.

A.disagreeB.failC.differD.discourage

38.ItoldthemIwasperfectlytohelpiftheyasked.

A.kindB.interestedC.willingD.favorable

39.It'sasimpledishtoprepare,mainlyofriceandvegetables.

A.makingupB.composingC.containingD.consisting

40.Thesamplesinqualitybutweregenerallyacceptable.

A.variedB.changedC.disagreedD.exchanged

•Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare.

A.outofcontrolB.outofstock

C.outofplaceD.outofquestion

•Iwasalmosthomewhenthecar_____gas.

A.ranoutofB.showedoffC.woreoutD.pulledup

•WhenIhavedifficultdecisionstomake,Ialwaysmyparents

foradvice.

A.turntoB.turndownC.turnupD.turnin

•Bycontrast,formostworkers,andforagrowingnumberof

white-collarworkers,workisaboring,evenpainfulexperience.

A.annualB.casualC.manualD.continual

•Likeotherformsoflifeonthisplanet,humanbeingsfaceabasictask:

todealsatisfactorilywiththeirconflictsandtherebythe

advantagesofcooperation.

A.saveB.secureC.acquireD.arouse

46.Thefiremanreceiveda(n)forsavingthechild，slife.

A.prizeB.rewardC.awardD.income

47.Eithertheplayersorthecoachresponsibleforthedefeat.

A.wereB.areC.hadbeenD.is

48.IshallneverforgetPremierZhouduringhisinspectionofour

factory.

A.tomeetB.tohavebeenmet

C.meetingD.havingbeenmetby

49.Peterhadbeenworkinghardand

A.sohadhisbrotherB.sohisbrotherhad

C.sowashisbrotherD.sohisbrotherdid

50.Ifyoulistenedmorecarefully,Itokeeprepeatingthingsjust

foryourbenefit.

A.needn'tB.wouldn，tneed

C.hadn，tD.won'tneed

III.Readingcomprehension(30%)

Directions:Inthisparttherearethreepassages.Afterreadingthem

youwillfind5questionswithfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theONEanswerthatbestanswerthequestion.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Howmuchlivingspacedoesapersonneed?Whathappenswhenhisspace

requirementsarenotadequatelymet?Sociologistsandpsychologistsare

conductingexperimentsonratstotrytodeterminetheeffectsof

overcrowdedconditionsonman.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthebehavior

ofratsisgreatlyaffectedbyspace.Ifratshaveadequatelivingspace,

theyeatwell,sleepwell,andreproducewell.However,iftheirliving

conditionsbecometoocrowded,theirbehaviorpatternsandeventheir

healthperceptiblychange.Theycannotsleepandeatwell,andsignsof

fearandtensionbecomeobvious.Themorecrowedtheyare,themorethey

tendtobiteeachotherandevenkilleachother.Thusforrats,population

andviolencearedirectlyrelated.Isthisanaturallawforhumansociety

aswell?Isadequatespacenotonlydesirable,butessentialforhuman

survival?

51.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.livingspaceandbehavior

B.populationandlivingconditions

C.interestingexperimentsonrats

D.anaturallawforhumansociety

52.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentsdescribedinthepassage?

A.Todeterminehowmuchlivingspacearatneeds.

B.Toseewhathappenswhenratsliveinalimitedspace.

C.Toknowthelikelyeffectsofinadequatelivingspaceonhumanbeings.

D.tofindouttherelationshipbetweenpopulationandlivingconditions.

53.WhichisNOTaresultofbeingtoocrowdedforrats?

A.Theybecomenervous.

B.Theycannotgetenoughrest.

C.Theyeatless.

D.Theybecomelessactive.

54.Thepassagesuggeststhatovercrowdedconditions.

A.aredirectlyrelatedwithpopulation

B.maycauseanincreaseinviolence

C.mayleadtohighbirthrate

D.maybringaboutpollutionproblems

55.Theauthorseemstoimplythat.

A.humansocietyisverysimilartothatofrats

B.birthcontrolisessentialfroabetterlife

C.effortsshouldbemadetoimprovelivingconditions

D.ratsarenotsocialanimals

Passage2

Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolonger

interestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignored

spellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,

vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriority（优

先）itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwriting

ability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreely

andconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexities

ofspelling?

Ifspellingbecometheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher，sinterest,clearly

abrightchildwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonly

wordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.

That'swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpay

attentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.

Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwriting

aboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoo

manyspellingerrorsandtechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalso

asadreflectionontheteacherwhohadfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrong

todrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredon

thechild，sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththe

presentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivation（动力）toseek

improvement.

56.Teachersaredifferentintheiropinionsabout.

A.thenecessityofteachingspelling

B.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment

C.thewayofteachingspelling

D.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills

57.Asusedinthesecondparagraph,theexpression“playsafe”most

probablymeans.

A.tospellcorrectly

B.towritesmoothly

C.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof

D.tousedictionariesfrequently

58.Teachersencouragethestudentstousedictionariessothat

A.studentswillbeabletowritemorefreely

B.studentswillbemoreskillfulinwriting

C.studentswillbemoreconfidentinwriting

D.studentswillbeindependentenough

59.Theauthor，stoneis

A.ironicB.practical

C.satiricalD.critical

60.Thispassagemainlydiscusses

A.thenecessityofspelling

B.theroleofdevelopingwritingskills

C.thecomplexitiesofspelling

D.therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofwriting

Passage3

OnMay25,intheyear585B.C.aterrifyingdarknessfellupontheGreek

cityofMiletus.Inthemarketplaceandonthewaterfront,merchants

andsailorsfellontheirkneesandimploredalmightyZeusandglorious

Apollonottodestroythesun.

Atthesametime,Thales,ascholarlystatesmanofMiletus,watchedthe

eventwithalivelyinterestquiteremovedfromfearofdisaster.Heknew

thatthedarknesswasduetoaneclipseofthesun.Hehad,infact,

predicteditthroughhiscalculationsbasedonachartgiventohimby

theastronomersofBabylon,recordingthemovementsofstarsandplanets.

Heknew,too,thatthedarknesswasactuallycausedbythemoonasitpassed

betweentheearthandsun---nottothewhimofoneofthegods-andthat

itwasinaccordwithaneternallawinwhichmencouldhavecompletefaith.

ThaleswasthefirstoftheGreekphilosophers,butothersfollowedhim.

Greekphilosopherscontinuedtoquestion,studyandspeculate,always

seekingbetterexplanationsthanthoseinthemythsinventedbytheir

fore-fathers.Thebasictruthstheydiscoveredcenturiesagohelpedfree

themindsofallmenfromignoranceandsuperstition.

61.Thephenomenondescribedinthearticleis_______.

A.aneclipseofthemoon

B.notmentioned

C.anelectricalstorm

D.aneclipseofthesun

62.ManypeopleinMiletusbelievedthatthedarknesswascausedby

A.Water-frontmerchantsB.thetide

C.anangrygodD.thesun

63.Thaleswasabletopredicttheeclipsebecause.

A.naturallawsgoverningthisphenomenonhadalreadybeendiscovered

B.ZeusandApollohadcommandedit

C.thedarknessgavehimacluetowhatwouldhappen

D.hewasagenius

64.UsingtheBabylonianrecords;Thalesknewthatwhenthemoon,earth,

andsunwereinaspecificrelationshipaneclipse.

A.mightoccur

B.wouldoccuronlyifhehadfaithintheeternallaw

C.couldneveroccur

D.wouldnecessarilyoccur

65.Fromthisarticle,wecanconcludethatastronomyasascience.

A.beganwithThalesB.wasgrosslyinaccurate

C.isanancientfieldofstudyD.didnotfreepeoplefromsuperstition

IV.Cloze(20%)

Direction:Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheform

wherenecessary.

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Editor

66.A.whichadviceB.anadviceC.advicesD.whatadvice

67.A.InB.OnC.ByD.For

68.A.aninterestedB.interestedC.aninterestinD.interestingin

69.A.someotherB.theotherC.otherD.anyanother

70.A.alldayalongB.dayfromdayC.daytodayD.dayafterday

71.A.tofeelB.feltC.feelD.havingfelt

72.A.AtlastB.ThereforeC.WhereasD.First

73.A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.only

74.A.tobeknowB.knowingC.beingknownD.toknow

75.A.itB.himC.themD.that

76.A.initB.foritC.onitD.toit

77.A.forB.withC.toD.on

78.A.formB.findC.getD.lookfor

79.A.andwhatdoesitsayB.aswellasitsays

C.aswellaswhatitsaysD.aswellasdoesitsay

80.A.willpointoutitB.willbepointedoutit

C.willshowitD.willbeshownit

81.A.keeptimeB.taketime

C.spendtimeD.cos