英语试卷A

北京城市学院中关村学部期末考试试题

综合英语2试卷○C

2003/2004学年第二学期考试时间：(120)分钟

年级：专业/班级：姓名: 学号：

Part Ⅰ Vocabulary & Structure (20 points) Directions:This part is to test your ability to use words

and phases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.

Section A

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here, each

with a blank. You are required to complete each statement

by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked

A),B),C)and D).

1. Peter will my job while I’m on holiday.

A) take in B) take C) take up D) take over

2. China and India 40% of the world’s population.

A) present B) represent C) have D) take

3. Journalists are writers gathering and presenting

news.

A) they are engaged in B) being engaged they are C) themselves and to engage D) who are engaged in

4. The design was on T-shirts.

A) reproduced B) produced

C) put D) appeared

5. , we would not have finished the task so soon.

A) Were it not for his help

B) It were not for his help

C) As he did not help us

D) As he had helped us

6. The policeman force to open the door.

A) use B) employed C) take D) employing

7. It is high time that we preparations for the coming holiday.

A) make B)made

C) shall make D) are making

8. He always of owning the biggest car in the neighborhood.

A) blows B) boasts

C) flaunts D) puffs

9. The winner of the election the office of senator.

A) perform B) present

C) assume D) engage

10. They were the Boy Scouts to help the elderly people cross the intersection.

A) it was whose task B) whose task was

C) whose task was it D)to whom the task was Section B

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

11. Animals can do many ( amaze) things when properly trained.

12. It is (credit) that she is a thief.

13. Having heard the news she had a (please) look on her face.

14. Prices follow demand, generally (speak), if there is no demand, prices are low.

15. A little (encourage) is all some people need to keep doing a good job.

16. He noticed the (concern) look in the mother’s eyes.

17. The teacher must make an effort to maintain a classroom atmosphere charged with (friend) and acceptance.

18. The children were (responsibility) for cleaning their own rooms.

19. I wish you could (management) the time to come and talk to us.

20. The place has (develop) from a fishing port into a thriving tourist center.

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (10 points)

Directions:This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1 (10 points) The English author (writer), Richard Savage, was once living in London in great poverty. In order to earn (make) a little money he had written the story of his life, but not many copies of the book had been sold in the shop, and Savage was living from hand to mouth. As a result of his lack of food he became very ill, but after a time, because of the skill of the doctor who had looked after him, he got well again. After a week or two the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his visits, but poor savage hadn’t any money and couldn’t pay it. The doctor waited for another month and sent the bill again. But still no money came. After several weeks he sent it to him again asking for his money. In the end he came to Savage’s house and a sked him for payment, saying to Savage, “You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude (thankfulness) from you. ”

“I agree,” said Savage, “that I owe my life to you, and to prove to you that I am not ungrateful for your work I will give m y life to you.” With these words he handed to him two copies entitle, THE LIFE OF RICHARD SAVES.

21. The best title for this text should be ______.

A. A Poor English Writer

B. A Skilled Doctor

C. A Life for a Life

D. The Life of Richard Savage

22. In the text the underlined sentence, Savage was living from hand to mouth, means _______.

A. Savage had clothes to wear and food to eat

B. Savage had no money to buy clothes and food

C. Savage was very poor and ill

D. Savage was too poor to live on

23. According to the text we can imagine that _______.

A. the doctor was poor too

B. the doctor was skilled and kind

C. the doctor was skilled but cruel

D. the doctor was glad to have got the two books

24. The writer wrote this story just to tell us ______ .

A. a funny story

B. an unhappy story

C. a miserable story

D. an ungrateful story

25. Which statement is not true?

A. It was the doctor who cured Savage.

B. If it hadn’t been because of the doctor, Savage might have died.

C. The doctor sent bills to Savage for money.

D. The doctor himself came to see Savage again.

Task 2 (10 points) More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.

The department gave a report to the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996---97, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. "The report is a clear sign that our nation's public schools are cracking down(严惩) on students who bring guns to school," Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement." We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns

out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe."

In March1997, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14 years old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.

26. From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools _______.

A. students enjoy shooting

B. students are eager to be solider.

C. safety is a problem

D. students can make guns.

27. The report from the US Department of Education of Education shows that ________.

Ａ．the number of the expulsions is not large.

Ｂ．the number of the expulsion is wrong.

Ｃ．there are soldiers hiding among the students. Ｄ．guns are out of control in US schools.

28. The main idea of paragraph four shows us ______. Ａ．some examples of shoot in US schools.

Ｂ．the American's feeling.

Ｃ．some famous schools.

Ｄ．that some teachers were killed by students.

29. How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?

A. 10

B. 9

C. 12

D. 22

30. From this passage we know that ________.

Ａ．every American cannot have guns.

Ｂ．only soldiers and police can have guns.

Ｃ．every American citizen can own guns.

Ｄ．teachers have no money to buy guns.

Task 3 (10 points) Directions: The following are some expressions for hotel services. After reading them, you are required to find the Chinese equivalents in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the bracket on the Answer Sheet.

A—restaurant / café

B—conference room

C—gift shop

D—business center

E—outdoor swimming pool

F—check-in

G—reservation service

H—free breakfast

I—laundry service

J—free shuttle service

( ) 31. 室外游泳池

( ) 32. 免费机场接送

( ) 33. 餐厅/咖啡厅

( ) 34. 礼品店

( ) 35. 商务中心

( ) 36. 办理入住登记

( ) 37. 免费早餐

( ) 38. 会议室

( ) 39. 代客洗衣

( ) 40. 预订服务

Task 4 (5 points) Directions: Filling the blanks according to the content of the test.

The tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty was (41) some 1300 years ago by (42) the methods of Chinese traditional painting and sculpture as well as (43) the various bodies of clay forming and incising techniques. The lines therefore (44) were rugged and powerful. Then glazes of different colors were painted on before placing the pottery in a kiln. The colors (45) together to form smooth tones, due to the intense heat and chemical reactions caused by the firing of the kiln.

Part Ⅲ Translation (15 points)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

46. Please rise together with me in offering our sincere

wishes that the coming years will be filled with peace, joy, happiness, and love.

47. Developed in the tradition of the green and brown glazed

pottery of the Han Dynasty, it represented a peak in the development of Chinese ceramics.

48. Considered one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century,

Pavaroti has touched millions of people around the world with his voice.

49.Students hoped for more of a reward for their achievement

than an announcement than an announcement in the school paper.

50. From a childhood, Stew Leonard remembered wanting to be

somebody, wanting to be noticed and appreciated.

Part Ⅳ Writing (30 points) Directions: You are required to write a short passage (around 100 words) according to the information given bellow.

50. ( 20分)

假如你叫李华，现正在美国读博士学位。你的美国朋友Maris Staley 告诉你他原先就读的中学需要一名教中文的教师，你写信给校长Mr. Smith 介绍自己的情况。请按以下内容写一封信。

李华：男，30 出生地：中国成都市

出生年月：1969.10. 20 健康状况：良

学位：教育硕士

受教育背景：1987-1991 北京大学学习英语；1991-1993 纽约州

立大学学习教育获硕士学位（Master's degree ）

工作经历：1993-1997 在纽约Central High School 教书；1997-now 在华盛顿Lincoln High School 教书。

Requirements:

1.Your composition must not be only the translation of the

words up here.

2.The length of your composition must no less than 100

words.

Dear Mr. Smith，