2020级《大学英语1》期末考试试卷

2020级《大学英语1》期末考试试卷

一、英语应用选择题(单项选择，共10题，每题2分，共20分)

1、一What*sthenoise?Itsoundsasifitcomesfromupstairs.()

一Itmustbethewindow-cleanerworkingnextdoor.［单选题］*

A、11innotsure

B、Ihopenot

C、I'drathernot

D、IdonDthinkso正确答案)

2、一Davidinjuredhislegwhileplayingfootballyesterday.()

-Really??［单选题］*

A、Whodidthat

B、What1swrongwithhim

C、Howdidthathappen

D、Whywashesocareless

3、一MustIbehomebeforeseven?()［单选题］*

A、No,youneedn^正确答案)

B、No,youmustn't

C、Yes,youwill

D、No,youwon11

4、一Iwasworriedaboutmymaths,butMr.BrowngavemeanA.

-()［单选题］*

A、Don*tworryaboutit.

B、Mr.Brownisverygood.

C、Congratulations!

D、That1sadifficultcourse)Goodlucktoyou!

5、一Thanksforyourhelp.()［单选题］*

A、Nevermind

B、Mypleasure

C、Quiteright

D、Don11thankme

6、一Hello,11mHarryPotter.()

一Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but.［单选题］*

A、callmyCharles

B、callmeatCharles

C、callCharlesme

D、callmeCharlesE确答绥।

7、一I'msorrytotroubleyou.CanIborrowapen,please?()［单选题］*

A、Yes,youmay

B、Certainly!Hereitis；正确答案)

C、She*selcome

D、Thankyou

8、一IwasborninBoston,butIstudiedinNewYork.?()

一IwasborninNewYork,butstudiedinBoston.［单选题］*

A、Andyou(正确答案)

B、Doyou

C、Wherewereyou

D、Whatdoyoudo

9、一Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice?()

一Ohyes!TwoblocksawayfromhereattheGreenAvenue.Youcan［单选题］

A、Ibegyourpardon?

B、Mm,letmethink.

C、You'rewelcome.

D、Whatdoyoumean?

10、一Whenareyougoingtotheshow?()［单选题］*

A、Lastnight.

B、Thedaybeforeyesterday

C、Thisevening正确答案)

D、Yesterday.

二、阅读短文（第一部分）（共5题，每题2分，共10分）

Morethanhalfoftheworld'spopulationliveincities.Trafficandpollutionare

becomingbigproblemsinbigcitiesallovertheworld.IncitieslikeMexicoCity,

ShanghaiorCairothequalityofairisgettingworseeveryday.IntheUnitedStates,

peoplespendmoretimesittingintrafficjams.

Someoftheworld'scitieshavealreadyfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InBogota,the

capitalofColumbia,thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoimprovethequalityoflifefor

thecity's8millionpeople.Theycreatedoverathousandnewparks,anewpublic

transportsystem,andbuilthundredsofcyclingandwalkingpaths.Peoplewholiveinthe

cityalsojoinedinmakingtheircityoneofthemostlivableplacesinSouthAmerica.

Todaycityplannersaroundtheworldarelookingforwaystoprovidemoreroomfor

livingandlessroomforcars.InAmerica,publictransporthasincreasedover2%since

themid1990s一notmuchbutastart.Moreandmorepeopleleavetheircarsathome

andgetonbuses,trainsorevenrideabiketowork.Somecitiesarefarbetteratplanning

thanothers.InAmsterdam,forexample,only40%ofthepopulationusetheircarstoget

towork,35%ridebikeswhile25%usepublictransport.InParis,abouthalfofthecity*s

workersdrivetheircarstowork.

Forcitiesindevelopingcountries,theproblemshavejuststarted.Trafficisgettingworse

asmoreandmorepeoplecanaffordtobuyacar.

11、ThewriterlistedMexicoCity,ShanghaiandCairoasexamplesofcitiesof.()［单

选题］*

A、heavytraffic

B、airpollution

C、rapiddevelopment

D、largepopulation

12、Whatdoesthesentence(para.l)peoplespendmoretimesittingintrafficjams."

mean?()［单选题］*

A、Time-consumingonroadislongerthaneverbefore.

B、Moretimeisspentincarsthanotherdailyroutine.

C、Peoplespendmoretimesittingincarsthanout-ofcaractivities.

D、trafficjamswillbegettingworseinthefuture.

13、WhatdidBogotadotoimprovethequalityoflifeforitspeople?()［单选题］*

A、Itshutdownsomefactoriesinthecity.

B、Itintroducedaforeignpublictransportsystem.

C、Itencouragedpeopletoplanttreesinthecity.

D、Itbuiltnewparksandanewpublictransportsystem.

14、Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanlearnthat.（）［单选题］*

A、35%ofthepopulationinParisridebikestowork

B、halfofthepeopleinAmsterdamdrivetheircarstowork

C、aquarterofthepeopleinAmsterdamusepublictransport

D、Americanpublictransporthasincreasedmuchsincethe1990s

15、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?（）［单选题］*

A、Waystosolvetrafficjams

B、Newchangesintransportsystems

C、People'snewchoiceinbigcities

D、Parksinsteadofcarsforcities

三、阅读短文（第二部分）（共5题，每题2分，共10分）

StepfamiliesarecommonplaceintheUnitedStatesandtheirnumbercontinuestogrow.

Whilestepfamiliesdifferwidelyintheirmake-up,theyallconsistofaparentingcouple

andchildren,oneormoreofwhomisofapreviousunion.Suchcombinationsofhiskids,

herkids,andthen,possibly,kidsofthenewunionmakeforcomplicatedandoftentrying

difficulties,morechallengingthanthoseoftraditionalfamilies.

Sincestepfamiliesinvolvemorepeopleand,consequently,morepotentialproblemsfrom

thestartthandochildlessnewmarriage,itiswiseforthecoupletodosomecareful

planningpriortomarriage.Notonlydotheprospective（预期的）maritalpartnersneed

agreementabouttheirowncarriers,lifegoals,financeandspecialinterests,theymust

alsopreparefornewrelationshipwiththeirchildrenandattempttoaccommodatetheir

individualneedsandfeelings.Furthermore,thereareoftentherightsofotherrelativesto

consider.

Asforanyfamily,thebasicingredients（成分）ofasuccessfulstepfamilyareaffection,

kindnessandmutualrespect.However,lovealoneisnotenough.Certainlyloveisthe

cornerstoneuponwhichthefoundationofanyfamilyisbuilt,buttherearealsomany

otherimportantingredientsinvolvedinbuildingasuccessfulstepfamily.

Surveysrevealthatsuccessfulfamiliesregardtheabilitytocommunicateopenlyasthe

mostimportantfactorintheirsuccess.Communicationiswhatkeepsfamiliesontrack

andfunctioningasaunit.Althoughhealthycommunicationiseasierforsomepeoplethan

forothers,thisskillcanbelearnedandimproved.Healthycommunicationinvolves

speakingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.

Planningandbuildingastepfamilyisnotaresponsibilitytotakelightly.Itcanbeavery

tryingand,attimes,seeminglyimpossibleeffort.Manypotentialtroublescanariseand

threatentodestroythestepfamily.Nevertheless,meetingandmasteringthesespecial

challengescanbringunexpectedsatisfactionsandrewardingdepthsoffamilycloseness

andaffection.

16、Accordingtothepassage,thereareintheUnitedStates.()［单选题］*

A、morestepfamiliesthantheregularfamilies

B、morestepfamiliesthaneverbefore

C、fewerstepfamiliesthaneverbefore

D、fewerstepfamiliesthantraditionalones

17、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpavoidthepotentialproblemsarisingina

stepfamily?()［单选题］*

A、Thepursuitofthesamecareers.

B、Professionalinterventions.

C、Thedevelopmentofspecialinterests.

D、Carefulplanningbeforethemarriage.

18、Manypeoplebelievethat.contributesmosttothebuildingofasuccessfulstepfamily

0［单选题］*

A、everlastingloyalties

B、opencommunicationIE确答案）

C、kindnessandmutualrespect

D、persistentaffection

19、Itisnaturalforastepfamilytobe（）［单选题］*

A、complicated

B、unrealistic

C、ambitious

D、guiltyandbuildingastepfamilyis.

20、Accordingtotheauthor,planning（）［单选题］*

A、challengingandimpossible

B、satisfyingandrewarding

C、discouragingandfrustrating

D、adifficultandtryingexperience

四、阅读短文（第三部分）（共5题，每题2分，共10分）

Internetuseappearstocauseadeclineinpsychologicalwell-being,accordingtoa

researchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.

EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmore

depressionandlonelinessthanthosewhologgedonlessfrequently,thetwo-yearstudy

showed.Anditwasn'tthatpeoplewhowerealreadyfeelingbadspentmoretimeonthe

Internet,butthatusingtheNetactuallyappearedtocausethebadfeelings.

Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletelycontrarytotheir

expectations.TheyexpectedthattheNetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision,

sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayexplainthe

dropinwell-being,researchersassumed.Faceless,bodilessvirtual"communicationmay

belesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformed

thoughitmaybeshallower.Anotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldvia

theNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

Butifsimportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnologyitself;it'sabouthowitis.

used."sayspsychologistChristineRileyorIntel,oneofthestudy'ssponsors(发起人).It

reallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesign

applicationsandservicesfortechnology.^^

21、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.(D)［单选题］*

peopleusetheInternetlessfrequentlythanbefore

peoplehavingbadfeelingsspendmoretimeontheInternet

theInternetmakesitsuserspsychologicallyhealthy

Internetusemaycauseitsusers*depression

22、ThefactthattheInternetprovedlesssociallyhealthythantelevision.()［单选题］

*

A)wasapuzzletheresearchershadsolved

B)waswhattheresearchershadexpected

C)wentagainsttheresearchers1expectation

D)waswellunderstoodbytheresearchers

23、AccordingtothepassageoneofthepossiblereasonswhyInternetuseleadstoa

declineinitsusers1well-beingisthat.(B)［单选题］*

peoplecan'testablishlastingrelationshipswithothersontheInternet

Internetusersspendlesstimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies

Internetuserscan'tgetsatisfactionfromtheInternet

theInternetpreventsitsusersfromcommunicatingwiththeirfamilies

24、InthelastparagraphChristineRileypointsoutthatastothedeclineinInternet

users*well-being,.(A)［单选题］*

itisnofaultofthetechnologyitself

theNetitselfshouldtakeresponsibilityforit

thetechnologyitselfshouldbeheldresponsible

theblamelieswithInternetusers

25、ItissuggestedindiscussingproblemscausedbyInternetusethat.(C)［单选题］*

awiderrangeofservicesshouldbemadeavailable

InternetusersshouldspendlesstimeontheInternet

socialfactorsshouldbeconsideredindevisingapplicationsfortechnology

Internetusersshouldhavemoreconversationwiththeirfriends

五、阅读短文(第四部分)(共5题，每题2分，共10分)

Happinesscanbedescribedasapositivemoodandapleasantstateofmind.Accordingto

recentpolls,sixtytoseventypercentofAmericansconsiderthemselvestobemoderately

happyandoneintwentypersonsfeelsveryunhappy.Psychologistshavebeenstudying

thefactorsthatcontributetohappiness.Itisnotpredictable,norisapersoninan

apparentlyidealsituationnecessarilyhappy.Theidealsituationmayhavelittletodowith

hisactualfeelings.

Agoodeducationandincomeareusuallyconsiderednecessaryforhappiness.Though

bothmaycontribute,theyareonlychieffactorsifthepersonisseriouslyundereducated

oractuallysufferingfromlackofphysicalneeds.

Thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegrouporeventhosewith

verylowincomes.Peoplewithcollegeeducationsaresomewhathappierthanthosewho

didnotgraduatefromhighschool,anditisbelievedthatthisismainlybecausetheyhave

moreopportunitiestocontroltheirlives.Yetpeoplewithahighincomeandacollege

educationmaybelesshappythanthosewiththesameincomeandnocollegeeducation.

Poorhealthdoesnotruleouthappinessexceptfortheseverelydisabledorthoseinpain.

Learningtocopewithahealthproblemcancontributetohappiness.Thosewhohave

goodrelationshipwithotherfamilymembersarehappierthanthosewholivealone.Love

hasahighercorrelationwithhappinessthananyotherfactors.

Itshouldbenotedthatpeoplequicklygetusedtowhattheyhave,andtheyarehappiest

whentheyfeeltheyareincreasingtheirlevelnomatterwhereitstandsatagiventime.

Childrenwhoseparentswerehappilymarriedhavehappierchildhoods,butarenot

necessarilyhappieradults.

Thebestformula(信条)forhappinessistobeabletodevelopAQ(AdversityQuotient

thatcanbeofgreatbenefitwhenrunningintotrouble),tohaveapersonalinvolvement

andcommitment,andtodevelopself-confidenceandself-esteem.

26、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.(B)［单选题］*

happinessisneitherpredictablenorapparent

apersoninanapparentlyidealsituationmustbehappy

thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegroup

happinessisnotnecessarilyconnectedtoone'ssituationinsociety

27、Accordingtothearticle,happinessisgreatlydependentupon.(A)［单选题］*

ahappychildhoodinwhichonecandowhateverhelikes

greatwealthwithwhichonecanbuyanything

afeelingthatconditionsarebecomingforthebetter

acollegedegreethatcanhelponeachievegreatsuccess

28、ThelettersAQinthelastparagraphmostprobablymean.(D)［单选题］*

ambitiontodefeatothersinaseverecompetition

abilitytoovercomedifficultyandgetoutofembarrassingsituation

methodsofsolvingdifficultproblemsandchallengesinlife

attitudestowardsseverecompetitionespeciallyintrouble

29、Thepassagemainlytalksabout.(C)［单选题］*

theformulaforhappiness

highincomeandhappiness

thefactorsthatcontributetohappiness

thecontributionhappypeoplemaketosociety

30、Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe.()［单选题］*

WhatDoesHappinessConsistin

HappinessandUnhappiness

DifferentKindsofHappiness

CausesofHappinessandUnhappiness

六、选择题(共20题，每题2分，共40分)

31、Onlyrecentlypossibletoseparatethecomponentsoffragrantsubstancesandto

determinetheirchemicalcomposition.()［单选题］*

A)itbecomes

B)havingbecome

C)hasitbecome正确答案)

D)whichbecomes

32、Themapisoneofthebesttoolsamanhashegoestoanewplace.()［单选题］*

A)whenever(正确答案)

B)whatever

C)wherever

D)however

33、Nomatterhowbrightatalkeryouare,therearetimeswhenit'sbettersilent.()

［单选题］*

A)remain

B)beremaining

C)havingremained

D)toremain

34、Thereismuchtruthintheideakindnessisusuallyservedbyfrankness.()［单选

题］*

A)why

B)which

C)that(正确答案)

D)whether

35、StudyingWendy'smenu,Ifoundthatmanyoftheitemsaresimilartoof

McDonald^.()［单选题］*

A)those(正确答案)

B)ones

C)any

D)all

36、IthinkTom,astheheadofabigdepartment,shouldeitherstudyregularlyorhisjob.

0［单选题］*

A)quits

B)toquit

C)quitting

D)quit

37、Theclub,25yearsago,isholdingapartyforpastandpresentmembers.()［单选

题］*

A)founded

B)founding

C)beingfounded

D)tobefounded

38、Ifyouareintrouble,Jackisalwayswillingtoahand()［单选题］*

A)shake

B)lend(正确答案)

C)wave

D)want

39、Mikewasusually