大一英语上学期期末试卷及答案

大学英语第一学期期末考试(A卷)

Part I Listening Comprehension

( 30% )

Section A

Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both

the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each

question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four

choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.

Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line

through the center.

Example: You will hear:

You will read:

A) At the office. C) At the airport.

B) In the waiting room. D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A)"At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

1. A) Place another order.

B) Call to check on it.

C) Wait patiently.

D) Go and find the furniture.

2. A) She doesn’t need the job.

B) She hasn’t got a job yet.

C) She has got a good job.

D) She is going to start work soon.

3. A) She got h ome before 9 o’clock.

B) She had a bad cold.

C) She had a car accident.

D) She was delayed.

4. A) She hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.

B) She likes to take long camping trips.

C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.

D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.

5. A) A writer.

B) A teacher.

C) A reporter.

D) A student.

6. A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.

B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson’s brother.

C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnson’s.

D) She does not know Prof. Johnson’s brother.

7. A) Coming back for a later show.

B) Waiting in a queue.

C) Coming back in five minutes.

D) Not going to the movie today.

8. A) He has got a heart attack.

B) He was unharmed.

C) He was badly hurt.

D) He has fully recovered from the shock.

9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.

B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.

C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.

D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.

10. A) To attend a party at a classmate’s home.

B) To do homework with her classmate.

C) To attend an evening class.

D) To have supper out with her classmate.

Section B

Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions

will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the

best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

center.

Passage One

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) In 1969 in America.

B) In 1969 in France.

C) In 1981 in America.

D) In 1981 in South Africa.

12. A) In Africa.

B) In America.

C) In France.

D) In Europe.

13. A) Because they benefit from damage to the immune system.

B) Because they infect and destroy white cells.

C) Because they do not normally occur.

D) Because they spread to other cells.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) Because some drivers overtake on the left.

B) Because people like driving in the fast lane.

C) Because roads are often wet in London.

D) Because pedestrians do not follow traffic rules.

15. A) The fast lanes in Britain are on the left.

B) Drivers in London do not obey traffic police.

C) Traffic accidents where Mark Hill works are frequent.

D) On average Mark Hill is on duty four hours a day.

16. A) He likes to work on busy motorways.

B) He likes to help the injured and needy.

C) He finds his work interesting and varied.

D) He likes driving in the fast lane.

Passage Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) His personal interests and activities.

B) His score in entrance exams.

C) His performance in high school.

D) His character and personality.

18. A) $22

B) $41.50

C) $63.50

D) $85

19. A) The ACT takes more time than the SAT.

B) The ACT is more expensive than the SAT.

C) Test takers are required to write an essay in the ACT.

D) Test takers’ academic achievement is focused in the ACT.

20. A) History.

B) Foreign language.

C) Mathematics.

D) Literature.

Section C Spot Dictation

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage

is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general

idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to

fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when

the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have

written. Remember to write your answer on Answer Sheet Two.

A barn is where farmers keep animals and equipment. Over time, as fewer and fewer

people worked the land, more and more barns were (S1)____ down to make way for

developers. Others that remained might have fallen into poor condition. Or perhaps

they just no longer satisfy the needs of a (S2)____ farmer. Keeping an old barn

in good condition might not be seen as worth the cost if it does not (S3)____ much

purpose. But Americans with historic barns are being (S4)____ to save them.

The magazine Successful Farming and the National Trust for Historic Preservation

are working together on a program called Barn Again! The National Trust is a (S5)____

organization that works to protect places of historic importance in America.

The Barn Again! program advises hundreds of barn owners every year. (S6)____

are given for the projects that best succeed at restoring a barn for continued farm

use. (S7)____ buildings are used to demonstrate methods of preservation.

The organization suggests how problems with things like stone and concrete block

foundations can be fixed. With many old barns, the foundation they are built on is

falling (S8)____. Barn Again! also offers advice for other repairs, like how to

(S9)____ siding and how to use a power washer to remove loose paint. And farmers

are given suggestions about how to (S10)____ costs.

注意：此部分请在主观答题纸（Answer Sheet Two）上作答。

Part II Reading Comprehension

(30 %)

Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some

questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four

choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice

and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line

through the center.

Passage One

Science is not a set of unquestionable results but a way of understanding the world around us. Its real work is slow. The scientific method , as many of us learned in school, is a gradual process that begins with a purpose or problem or question to be answered. It includes a list of materials, a procedure to follow, a set of observations to make and, finally, conclusions to reach. In medicine, when a new drug is proposed that might cure or control a disease, it is first tested on a large random group of people, and their reactions are then compared with those of another random group not given the drug. All reactions in both groups are carefully recorded and compared, and the drug is evaluated. All of this takes time and patience. It’s the result of course, that makes the best news—not the years of quiet work that characterize the bulk of scientific inquiry. After an experiment is concluded or an observation is made, the result continues to be examined critically. When it is submitted for publication, it goes to a group of the scientist’s colleagues, who review the work. Einstein was right when he said: “No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right, a single experiment can at any time prove me wrong.”

In August 1996, NASA announced the discovery in Antarctica of a meteorite（流星） from Mars that might contain evidence of ancient life on another world. As President Clinton said that day, the possibility that life existed on Mars billions of years ago was potentially one of the great discoveries of our time.

After the excitement wore down and initial papers were published, other researchers began looking at samples from the same meteorite. Some concluded that the “evidence of life”was mostly contamination from Antarctic ice or that there was nothing organic at all in the rock.

Was this a failure of science, as some news reports trumpeted?

No! It was a good example of the scientific method working the way it is supposed to. Scientists spend years on research, announce their findings, and these findings are examined by other scientists. That’s how we learn. Like climbing a mountain, we struggle up three feet and fall back two. It’s a process filled with disappointments and reverses, but somehow we keep moving ahead.

21. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to state that ____________.

A) most scientific discoveries are not reliable

B) mass media is misleading because it looks at the research results only

C) scientific research is a process filled with reverses and requires slow and patient

work

D) repeated experiments are necessary before medicine can be used in patients

22. Publication of a scientific finding signifies __________.

A) a challenge to fellow scientists to prove it wrong

B) the end of a process

C) the beginning of a new scientific inquiry

D) the soundness of the result

23. Einstein’s words are used to show that he thought___________.

A) experiments have proved him right

B) scientists do not need so many experiments

C) one experiment is not enough to prove him wrong.

D) scientific ideas are never free from challenge

24. NASA’s announcement of the discovery of evidence of ancient life on Mars shows

_________.

A) the way human beings learn about nature

B) the failure of the scientific method

C) the fruitlessness of human search for life on another world

D) the excitement brought by scientific findings

25. It can be inferred from the passage that the media is interested in __________.

A) the process of scientific research

B) the results of scientific research

C) the scientists who do the research

D) the effects of scientific research on human life

Passage Two

Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.

For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student

who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.

26. Normally a student would at least attend __________classes each week.

A) 36

B) 12

C) 20

D) 15

27. According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed _______.

A) to live in a different university

B) to take a particular course in a different university

C) to live at home and drive to classes

D) to get two degrees from two different universities

28. American university students are usually under pressure of work because_________.

A) their academic performance will affect their future careers

B) they are heavily involved in student affairs

C) they have to observe university discipline

D) they want to run for positions of authority

29.Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably

because_________.

A) they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study

B) they will then be able to stay longer in the university

C) such positions help them get better jobs

D) such positions are usually well paid

30. The student organizations seem to be effective in _________.

A) dealing with the academic affairs of the university

B) ensuring that the students observe university regulations

C) evaluating students’ performance by bringing them before a court

D) keeping up the students’ enthusiasm for social activities

Passage Three

Doreen Sykora is now a junior at Mcgill University. She had a difficult time when she first began college. She said, “I was always well prepared for my examinations. But I would go in to class to take the exam, and I would fall apart.

I could not answer the questions correctly-----even though I knew the answers! I would just blank out because of nervousness and fear.”Hitoshi Sakamoto, an anthropology student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.

These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is stressed about a test, his or her mind does not

work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the severe tension and nervousness.

Now there are special university courses to help students. In these courses, advisors and psychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage test anxiety. Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of it. First students take a practice test to measure their worry level. If the tests show that their stress level is high, the students can take a short course to manage the fear. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. They get training to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work more easily. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.

Doreen Sykora saw immediate results after taking such a course. She now has enthusiasm about the relaxation methods. “Mostly, what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place. Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil. I move slowly and carefully. I breathe easily and let all the tension out. With each breath, more worry leaves me. It really works too. My grades have improved greatly! I’m really doing well at McGill now. This relaxation method works not only on examinations, but it has improved the rest of my life as well.”

For Hitoshi in Tokyo, the results were much the same. He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more.

31. Doreen Sykora and Hitoshi Sakamoto were filled with nervousness and fear during

examinations because they were__________.

A) not ready and unaware of the answers

B) physically so weak that they fell apart

C) subject to test anxiety

D) unable to write or think clearly

32. The higher the students’ worry level is, __________.

A) the less calm and relaxing they are

B) the more difficult they will be trained to manage fear

C) the more stressed and tense they are

D) the longer courses they will take to manage fear

33. What’s the purpose of some special university student-help courses?

A) To help students to reduce test anxiety.

B) To show a stress level experienced by students.

C) To learn more knowledge about test anxiety.

D) To have a better understanding of test anxiety.

34. What’s the meaning of “blank out” in paragraph one?

A) To be like a blanket.

B) To be sure of an answer.

C) To be relaxed.

D) To be unable to think clearly.

35.Which of the following best sums up the organization of the passage?

A) Examples----theories----ideas.

B) Problem----strategy----examples----results.

C) General statement----examples----result.

D) Strategy----experiment----examples.

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15 %) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best

completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer

Sheet with a single line through the center.

36. The president made a _______ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting,

which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.

A)vigorous

B)tedious C)flat

D)harsh

37. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _______, you will succeed in

the end.

A)hang up

B)hang about C)hang on

D)hang onto

38. Remember that customers don’t _______ about prices in that city.

A)debate

B)bargain C)dispute

D)consult

39. The newcomers found it impossible to _______ themselves to the climate

sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

A)suit

B)adapt C)regulate

D)coordinate

40. A _______ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

A)result

B)function C)settlement

D)solution

41. You have nothing to _______ by refusing to listen to our advice.

A)gain

B)grasp C)seize

D)earn

42. One day I _______ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor

at a nearby state college.

A)came across

B)came about C)came after

D)came at

43. A peculiarly pointed chin is his memorable facial _______.

A)mark

B)feature C)trace

D)appearance

44.I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don’t _______ anything.

A)omit

B)leak C)lack

D)withdraw

45. Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

A)adaptable

B)convenient C)available

D)comfortable

46. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply _______.

A)appreciated

B)approved C)appealed

D)applied

47. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience _______ on

benches, chairs or boxes.

A)having seated

B)seating C)seated

D)having been seated

48. He is _______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next

year.

A)optimistic

B)optional C)outstanding

D)obvious

49. The clothes a person wears may express his _______or social position.

A)curiosity

B)status C)determination

D)significance

50. I don’t know the word. I had to _______ a dictionary.

A)throw up

B)make out C)refer to

D)take over

51. Look at these beautiful Japanese stamps. Roger gave them to me in _____ for two

sets of 1988 British special issue.

A)exchange

B)change C)shift

D)switch

52. It is rather _____ that the research team as a whole still has little idea about

the cause of that fatal disease.

A)rewarding

B)demanding C)embarrassing

D)requiring