上海电力学院大学英语期末试卷及答案.pdf

大学英语一级水平试卷大学英语一级水平试卷 (2) I. Listening (20%) 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. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the A Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. A) Couple. B) Strangers. C) Boss and employee. D) Friends. 2. A) Three. B) Twelve. C) Nine. D) Fifteen. 3. A) She didnt sleep well. B) She went to bed late. C) She couldnt fall asleep. D) She didnt sleep last night. 4. A) He posted the letter. B) He lost the letter. C) He didnt know about the letter. D) He forgot to post the letter 5. A) She doesnt mind. B) The man should not smoke. C) She doesnt smoke. D) She allows the man to smoke. 6. A) She has won a prize, too. B) She doesnt show much interest. C) Shes glad to hear that. D) Shes already known it. 7. A) On foot. B) By taxi. C) By their own car. D) By bus. 8. A) She will say goodbye. B) Shell stay for a cup of tea. C) Shell be late for work. D) Shell go to the railway station. 9. A) She attended a party. B) She lost her way. C) She met with an accident. D) She failed to attend the party. 10. A) He heard of that, too. B) He will not believe it unless he sees it. C) He saw it with his own eyes. D) He believed it was true. Section B Directions: There is a passage with ten blanks in this section. Youll hear the passage read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. An (11) _ is really a consumer product; that is, it is made for people to use (12) _ ; it is not used to make other products. A car, of course, is one of the biggest and most (13) _ of all consumer products. It is often said that a house and a car are the two largest purchases that people make in their (14)_. A car is a very complex piece of (15) _. It consists of thousands of parts, which must all work (16) _. These parts are made in many (17) _ factories. The spark plugs, for example, may be made in one place and the carburetor in another. All these parts are finally (18) _ to one place to be (19) _ into a car that will go out and join (20) _ of others on the highways. II. Reading Comprehension (30%) Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologist are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effect of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but also essential for human survival? 21. This passage is mainly about _. A) living space and behavior C) interesting experiments on rats B) population and living conditions D) a natural law for human society 22. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage? A) To determine how much living space a rat needs. B) To see what happens when rats live in a limited space. C) To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings. D) To find out the relationship between population and living conditions. 23. Which is NOT a result of being too crowded for rats? A) They become nervous. C) They eat less. B) They cannot get enough rest. D) They become less active. 24. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions _. A) are directly related with population C) may lead to high birth rate B) may cause an increase in violence D) may bring about pollution problems 25. The author seems to imply that _. A) human society is very similar to that of rats B) birth control is essential for a better life C) efforts should be made to improve living conditions D) rats are not social animals Questions 26 to30 are based on the following passage Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other peoples. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they do without being taught - to talk, run, climb, -whistle, ride a bicycle compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he cant find the way to get the right answer. Lets end all this nonsense of grades, examinations, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?“ Dont worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it. 26. What does the author think teachers do which they should not do? A) They give children correct answers. B) They allow children to mark their own work. C) They point out childrens mistakes to them D) The encourage children to copy from one another. 27. Exams, grades and marks should be abolished(废除) because children s progress only be estimated by _. A) the children themselves B) teachers C) parents D) educated persons 28. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things? A) By making mistakes and having them corrected. B) By listening to explanations from skilled people. C) By copying what other people do. D) By asking a great many questions. 29. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _. A) not really important skills B) basically the same as learning other skills C) more important than other skills D) basically different from learning adult skills 30. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are _. A) unable to use basic skills B) too dependent on others C) too critical of themselves D) unable to think for themselves Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, I tried everything I could think of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking. Nothing could settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then walked softly out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushis forty-fifth birthday. My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself. I found in my babys behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit (吐唾沫) upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students dont read, that they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want! 31. Why did the author bring a TV set into his sons room? A) To make his son keep quiet. B) To spend the night by watching TV programs. C) In order not to let his son feel lonely. D) To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible. 32. The babys reaction to the TV program was _. A) unexpected C) exciting B) encouraging D) calm 33. From the passage we know that author is _. A) a doctor C) an editor B) a reporter D) a teacher 34. According to the passage, which is true of the school children? A) They prefer reading to watching TV. B) They like watching TV after school. C) They would rather watch TV than read books. D) They like their teachers who teach them reading. 35. What do you think is the authors attitude towards TV expressed in the last two sentences? A) Favorable. C) Not favorable. B) Serious. D) Not serious. Passage 36 to 40 are based on the following passage “Were more than halfway now; its only two miles farther to the tavern (小旅馆),“ said the driver. Im glad of that,“ answered the stranger. He meant to say more but the east wind blew clear down a mans throat if he tried to speak. The girls voice was something quite charming, however, and presently he spoke again. You dont feel the cold so much at twenty below zero out in the Western country, theres none of the damp chill (湿冷),“ he said, and then it seemed as if he had blamed the uncomplaining young driver. She had not even said that it was a disagreeable day, and he began to be conscious of a warm hopefulness of spirit. “Youll have cold drive going back!“ he said anxiously, and put up his hand for the twentieth time to see if his coat-collar was as close to the back of his neck as possible. He had wished a dozen times for the warm old hunting rig (服装) in which he had many a day confronted (遇到) the worst of weather in the Northwest. “I shall not have to go back!“ exclaimed the girl, with eager pleasantness. “Im on my way home now. I drive over early just to meet you at the train, we had word that someone was coming to the tavern.” 36.How far was the drive from the train to the tavern? A) One mile. B) Two miles. C) A little over four miles. D) Less than four miles. 37. The driver was _. A) an old man B) a girl C) a stranger D) we dont know from this part of the story 38.From the passage we guess that the two speakers are in _. A) the West B) the East C) the Northwest D)the South 39.According to the stranger, in the West the winters are _. A) dry and cold B) humid and cold C) warmer than in the East D) temperate 40. The driver _. A) had to return to the train station after leaving the stranger at the tavern B) was going home after leaving the stranger at the tavern C) lived at the tavern D) was going away on the train III. Vocabulary and Structure(30%) 41. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _ to be a great disappointment. A. turned up B. turned in C. turned out D. turned down 42. Everybody _ him upon his success. A. celebrated B. congratulated C. remarked D. inspired 43.The person looks familiar to me. Oh, I _ meeting him on the campus. A. remind B. recall C. relive D. recapture 44.There is a (an) _ of life on Mars. A. possibility B. ability C. capacity D. activity 45.He was so angry that he couldnt _ his emotions. A. hold on B. hold back C. hold out D. hold up 46.Youd better not lose your temper. Be patient _ your children. A. to B. about C. with D. of 47.The professor will discuss the events in historical _. A. series B. severe C. sequence D. consequence 48.The old woman decided to _ her property fairly among her relatives. A. distribute B. attribute C. contribute D. tribute 49._ she realized that she should have married the man. A. Not until his death that B. Only after his death that C. It was not until his death that D. It was his death until not that 50.Vivid memories came flooding back to me when I _ at the table where I had dined with the girl. A. was seated B. was seating C. took seat D. seated 51.There is no choice for me but _ the tedious essay. A. have to compose B. composing C. compose D. to compose 52.Old habits die hard. That is, once the habits _, it is hard to remove it. A. take along B. take note of C. take hold of D. take hold 53.The ruler commanded that the victory day _ a national holiday. A. would become B. became C. become D. had become 54.The boy wished to forget everything _ his past. A. associating to B. associated to C. associated with D. associating with 55.Ms. Green runs a successful business and gives a monthly fashion show. _, she has already published two books on cooking. A. Whats more B. However C. Off and on D. That is to say 56.Because of the rising price, I had to spend _ money on food as I had planned. A. twice than B. twice as more C. as twice D. twice as much 57.“You _ call me Uncle because I am about the same age as your father.” he said. A. may as well B. can as well C. must as well D. should as well 58.Christmas in western countries is a holiday for family _. A. reunion B. entertainment C. reputation D. basis 59.I have searched all the book stores in the library. The book you asked for is not _. A. available B. sufficient C. skilled D. precise 60.During the summer holidays, I went to the supermarkets to _ sample (样品) products. A. convey B. create C. distribute D. discard 61.Ben hurried home, _ to watch the football league game on TV. A. and anxious B. too anxious C. was anxious D. anxious 62.I remember it as if it _ tonight. A. is B. be C. had been D. were 63.It was suggested that the matter _ considered at the next meeting. A. to be B. was C. be D. would be 64._ was proved that he was the guilty man. A. It B. He C. So D. As 65._ is predicted by the outsiders, there will be a substantial cut on tax in the coming year. A. Which B. What C. As D. So 66.The music sounds as if it _ Chinese. A. was B. were C. is D. being 67.The building is said to _ by December this year. A. be completed B. have been completed C. have completed D. complete 68.It has been over 350 years _ the first settlements in the United States were made by Europeans. A. after B. since C. before D. during 69.The response to our advertisement has been somewhat _; we are all deeply _ at the result. A. disappointed, disappointing B. disappointed, disappointed C. disappointing, disappointing D. disappointing, disappointed 70. If you dont know the train schedule, please _ at the booking office. A. acquire B. inquire C. request D. require Part IV Cloze (10%) Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage. A For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep (71) _ their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communication, (72) _ to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend (73) _ can mean the difference between success and failure. (74) _ the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. (75) _ of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency (缺陷) lies in the actual stuff of language itself words. Take individually, words have (76) _ meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. (77) _, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing (退回) to re-read words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over (78) _ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. (79) _ habit which slows down the speed of reading is vocalization sounding each word either or