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大学英语教育改革试题库 试卷31（适用范围：使用全新版大学英语综合教程第四册教材的大二学生）题序一二三四五总 分得分*阅卷人*班级 姓名 学号 - 密 - 封-线- -Part I. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section A (10%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one 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 the best answer is. Then write down the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.1. A) The President has no idea how to change anything in the country. B) The President doesnt want to change the education system. C) The President doesnt have the right people to carry out his ideas. D) The President doesnt know exactly how to change the education system. 2. A)Immigrants welcomed the Statue of Liberty into the US. B)The Statue of Liberty has had different meanings through the years. C) Most of all, the Statue of Liberty represents freedom from slavery. D) Immigrants were always welcomed at the Statue of Liberty.3. A) He has a better job than other people. B) He admires other peoples energy. C) He has a positive personality. D) He can get a person a better job. 4. A) Doing a little running at first. B) Seeing a doctor for advice. C) Running with her every day. D) Doing and enjoyable exercise program.5. A) Getting his mothers money. B) Respecting the memory of his mother. C) Doing what his mother said D) Finding out what his mother said.6. A) Wind power is superior to oil. B) Oil is decreasing in reserve. C) Wind power is as clean as oil. D) Oil is not a good energy source.7. A) Kilby invented the microchip. B) Kilby is not well known. C) Kilby won the Nobel Prize. D) Kilby is well known by the public. 8. A) People getting a divorce. B) Sad stories about divorce. C) Problems from poor eating. D) Angelas recent troubles. 9. A) Teacher and student. B) Mother and son. C) Father and daughter. D) Grandmother and grandson. 10.A) In a recycling plant. B) At school. C) At their home. D) In a newspaper office. Section B (5%)52Directions: Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is. Then write down the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.1. A) At the Statue of Liberty. B) In France. C) On a tour boat. D) At a school. 2. A) Because he wants to build a statue like it. B) Because he wants to impress the woman. C) Because he wants to visit France someday. D) Because he wants to write a paper for his class. 3. A) In 1876. B) In 1884. C) In 1885. D) It doesnt say. 4. A) The Statue was taken apart for transportation. B) The Statue is taller than he had imagined. C) The French had problems funding its construction. D) The Statue was transported on a ship to the US. 5. A) The Statues base is about the same height as the Statues. B) The Statue is much taller than all other statues. C) The Statue took longer to be completed than did the base. D) The Statue required a lot of time to be put back together. Section C (5%)93Direction: Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. The passage will be read TWICE. 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 the best answer is. Then write down the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.1. A) People suffering from hunger in Africa. B) Children who are starving. C) Aid to hungry people. D)The UN response to Africas problems. 2. A) 31.1 million. B) 2.9 million. C) 10 million. D) 18 million. 3. A) Governments in other countries are reluctant to help. B) Deserts are growing across Africa. C) African countries changed to democracies. D) Aid to Africa went in the wrong direction. 4. A) Fewer African children are suffering from hungry. B) Fewer children in counties like Italy are suffering from hungry. C) More children worldwide are suffering from hungry. D) More children in Africa are suffering from hungry. 5. A) Feed more Africans. B) Send high-energy biscuits. C) Send milk and food. D) Deliver beans and energy. Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (20%)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then write down the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. Have you any plans for you future now that youve completed your graduate studies? A) decisive B) exact C) precise D) definite 2. Im pleased to hear of your job offer all that hard work at school has obviously . A) paid off B) taken its toll C) made a difference D) shown up3. She once again went through her composition carefully to all spelling mistakes from it. A) withdraw B) abandon C) diminish D) eliminate4. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total living expenses. A) acceptable B) available C) advisable D) applicable 5. I will hold you personally if anything goes wrong in this project. A) destructive B) lucrative C) diverse D) responsible 6. If only the committee the regulations and out them into effect as soon as possible. A) approve B) will approve C) can approve D) would approve 7. There are still some for students of science and engineering, but those in arts and humanities have been filled. A) positions B) vacancies C) categories D) applications8. AIDS activists permanently changed and shortened Americas process for testing and approving new drugs of all kinds, for all diseases. A) efficient B) stagnant C) intricate D) appropriate 9. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. _，neither of them could swim.A) In fact B) Luckily C) Unfortunately D) Naturally10. People under a lot of may experience headaches, minor pains and sleeping difficulties. A) stress B) exposure C) endurance D) endeavor11. Your people are not to stand and look at works of art; what they want is that they can participate in. A) conservative B) content C) confident D) generous 12. Under normal circumstances the body can these naturally occurring substances into vitamins. A) convert B) render C) derive D) originate 13. Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others， _，of course，made the others envy him.A) who B) that C) what D) which14. Having received her letter of apology, Peter didnt hate Annie any longer. A) grace B) gracious C) graceful D) gratitude 15. The seller gave me a thirty percent _ on the shirt. Dont you think its a good bargain?A) discount B)treatment C) decrease D) favor16. We need someone really who can organize the office and make it run smoothly. A) crucial B) efficient C) essential D) realistic17. The survey found 80 percent of viewers were by the violent scenes in the film. A) eliminated B) alerted C) offended D) discouraged 18. She is a very secretary: she never forgets anything or makes a mistake. A) anxious B) effective C) adequate D) efficient 19. These surveys indicate that many crimes go by the police, mainly because not all victims report them. A) unrecorded B) to be unrecorded C) unrecording D) to have been unrecorded 20. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is . A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D) remediedPart III. Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and write down the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage One 8b1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:For many, deciding to get up and go is the biggest stumbling blockoften the hardest step is fixing a departure date. Once you have bought a ticket, explained to your friends and family that you are off to see the world (they will either be envious or disapproving) and packed away your possessions, the rest seems to look after itself. Inevitably, first-time travelers suffer some separation anxieties as they consider leaving behind the comfortable routines of home. But missing home is usually much worse in anticipation than it is when you are actually away. As long as you have enough motivation, together with some money, you are all set to have a great time abroad. Either you follow your first urge and opt for an immediate change of scenery, or you plan a job and a route in advance. However they approach it, not everyone does it for the same reasons. On the one hand, some people use working as a means to an endthey work in order to fund further traveling. Other people look upon a job abroad as an end in itself, a way to explore other cultures, a means of satisfying their curiosity about whether there is any truth in the clichs about other nationalities. When you are wondering whether you are the right sort to work abroad, do not imagine you are a special case. It is not only students or school-leavers who enjoy the chance to travel and work abroad. I have heard of a diplomat who enjoyed washing dishes in a restaurant and a physiotherapist who packed fishthey are countless other similar examples. All these people were motivated not by a desire to earn money but by a longing for new and different experiences, and a conviction that not all the events of ones life need to be connected with careers or success. For many, a job abroad is the best way to shake off the boredom that comes with routine. It is not the lazy optimists of this world who succeed in getting jobs. If you go abroad and “wait for something to come up,” you will soon find yourself penniless with no prospects of adding to your travel funds. If you wait in idleness at home or if you sit in your hotel abroad all day, worrying about your decreasing funds of hesitating because you are convinced the situation is hopeless, or that you lack the necessary documents to work, you will get absolutely nowhere.Every successful venture combines periodic dreaming with methodical planning. The majority of us lack the courage (or the foolishness) just to get up and go. Any homework you do ahead of time will benefit you later, if only because it will give you more confidence. As one disappointed traveler reported after a frustrating job search, “I would never again go abroad specifically to look for work without thoroughly researching the enterprise.” But it is important to strike a good balance between strictly following a prearranged timetable which might stop you from grasping opportunities as they arise, and setting off with no idea what youre looking for. For many people, a shortage of money is the main obstacle. It is the rare individual who specializes in “risky arrivals,” with hardly any money. Other people wait until they have substantial savings before they dare leave home, which gives them the enviable freedom to work only when they want to. Sometimes lack of money pushes people into action. One traveler reported that he had been avoiding jobs he didnt fancy until the realized he was down to his last 100 francs, whereupon he decided to stop being so fussy about the kind of work he was prepared to do. The next day, he found a job. 1. When first-time travelers prepare to leave home, they . A) find it difficult to set a definite date of departureB) have a feeling of separation anxiety. C) look forward to having a great time abroadD) have a strange feeling of anticipation2. Why did people like the diplomat and physiotherapist do menial work abroad? A) They had to earn money to pay for their travel expenses abroad. B) They wanted to satisfy their curiosity about whether there was any truth in the stories about other nationalities. C) They believed that finding a job abroad was the best way to shake off the boredom of routine work. D) They believed that what they did not always have to be connected to achieving success. 3. People who want to work while traveling abroad should . A) get the necessary work permit firstB) not sit in the hotel and wait for something to come upC) be prepared to do any kind of workD) not be frustrated at being told that no jobs are available4. Which sentence correctly restates the following: “It is rare individual who specializes in risky arrivals, with hardly any money.”?A) There are a few people who will risk going abroad with little money in their pockets. B) A few people are good at finding jobs abroad when they have little money in their pockets. C) The kind of person who dares to go abroad with very little money in his pockets is very uncommon. D) People who specialize in doing risky jobs when they run short of travel funds are few in number. 5. Travelers who lack money tend . A) to take any job on hand B) to lose their confidenceC) to worry about their decreasing funds D) to be less fussy about where they stay Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturers claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumers favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter. Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “This stereo does not work”. The store manager may advice the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and firmly as possible. If a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go to a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers rights.6. When a consumer finds that his or her in it, the first thing he or she should do is to _. A) complain personally to the manager B) threaten to take the matter to court C) write a firm letter of complaint to the store of purchase D) show some written proof of the purchase to the store7. How can a consumer make his or her complaint more effective, according to the passage? A) Explain exactly what is wrong with the item. B) Threaten to take the seller to court. C) Make polite and general statements about the problem. D) Avoid having direct contact with the store manager.8According to the passage, which of the following is suggested as the last alternative that consumers may turn to? A) Complain to the store manager in person. B) Complain to the manufacturer. C) Write a complaint letter to the manager. D) Turn to the Consumers Rights Protection Organization for help.9The phrase “live up to” in this context means _. A) meet the standard of B) realize the purpose of C) fulfill the demands of D) keep the promise of10The passage tells us _. A) how to settle a consumers complaint about a faulty item B) how to make an effective complaint about a faulty item C) how to avoid buying a faulty item D) how to deal with complaints from customersPassage Three Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: During the last decade computers have developed at such an enormous speed in terms of capacity, efficiency and versatility that they have practically “invaded” almost each and every human domain. They have undoubtedly gone far beyond the expectations of a generation that had already lived under the spell （一段时间）of the TV set.Throughout history there have been inventions that have been particularly remarkable