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大学英语考试试卷 共 11 页学号学院专业（班级）姓名使用教材统编修读性质初修、重修学期考试方式（闭）卷讲授总学时命题人期末考试分数占总分数的百分比学分判卷人 考试时间审批人密封线题号IIIIIIIVV总分核分人得分得分I Complete the following sentences by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. (125=25)1. My niece has been to Sumatra and Iran as well as all of Europe. By the time shes twenty, she _C_almost everywhere. A. will be B. would have been C. will have been D. would be 2. When workers push together to organize themselves in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _A_. A. off B. aside C. out D. down3. Id rather you_D_ anything about it for the time being. A. do B. didnt do C. dont D. didnt 4. We must _B_that the procedure is followed as rigidly as possible. A. secure B. ensure C. assure D. issue5. I spoke to him kindly_B_ him. A. not to frighten B. so as not to frighten C. in order to not frighten D. for not frightening6. It is a common theme in many science fiction stories that the world may one day be _B_by out space invaders. A. broken in B. taken over C. run over D. filled in 7. Returning to my apartment_C_. A. my watch was missing B. I found my watch disappeared C. I found my watch missing D.the watch was missed8. Just remember one thing that _A_decisions often lead to bitter regrets. A. hasty B. prompt C. urgent D. instant9. “Wheres my cap?” “Its on the _A_.” A. kitchen counter B. kitchens counter C. counter of the kitchen D. counter for the kitchen10. When he was driving home, he was stopped by the policeman and was _C_ of speeding. A. charged B. blamed C. accused D. warned11. In the Middle East area, oil is found in _B_and its production has been able to keep up with world demand. A. efficiency B. abundance C. elegance D. elaboration12. Even on Sundays, fewer people go to_C_ church than before. A. the B. a C. / D. that13. Other peoples advice would be _A_valuable to him who is at present at his wits end. A. exceedingly B. exclusively C. intensively D. excessively14. “Do you think that the labor bill will be passed?” “Oh, yes. Its _B_that it will.” A. almost surely B. very likely C. near positive D. quite certainly 15. Would you please come and help me with this form because I dont know how to _D_it. A. set aside B. set up C. set off D. set about16. During the rush hours, a policeman directs traffic at the intersection, and _D_there have been no accidents. A. as of now B. to the present C. up until currently D. so far17. Mr. Johnson had one eye injured in an accident, but after a _B_operation, he quickly recovered his sight. A. precise B. delicate C. sensitive D. considerate18. Gunpowder was discovered in the twelfth century, but_C_. A. man did not put it to use in war two hundred years later B. until two centuries more it was used in war C. not used in warfare until two hundred years later D. in warfare did not use it two hundred years afterwards19. “Whats the matter with that picture on the wall?” “It needs _A_.” A. straightening B. to be straightening C. straightened D. straighten20. The medical report contains a (an) _C_of words which arecomparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. A. altitude B. attitude C. multitude D. latitude21. He has spent a large _B_of money on his new house. A. much B. amount C. number D. piece22. In the past most bus drivers have been men, but today the number of women _D_ this field is climbing. A. devoting B. engaging C. registering D. pursuing23. As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabias oil reserves _D_ those of Kuwait. A. come second following B. come second with C. are only second to D. are second only to 24. During our stay in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded _B_the nurse Florence Nightingale. A. in line with B. in honor of C. in favor of D. in place of25. James has just arrived, but I didnt know he _B_until yesterday. A. will come B. was coming C. had been coming D. comes得分II There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. (110=10)1. Obviously, nuclear power can never be the only (solve) _ solution _ to energy crisis. 2. It was in his childhood that he read most of the books (write) _ written _ by Mark Twain. 3. Nobody at the meeting would (belief) _ believe _ that the new proposal could be carried out smoothly. 4.If the rent is as much as $750 a month, water, gas and electricity should (include) _.be included _. 5. The lecture was so (bore)_ boring _ that many classroom fell asleep. 6. Mr. Smith considered (sell) _ selling _ his car and his house before moving to Beijing. 7. My mother (enjoy) _ has enjoyed _ a better health since we came to live in this beautiful seaside city. 8. The government is trying to find a way to deal with the problem of pollution (effective) _ effectively _. 9. expensive watch. would buy10. With the help of the police, the woman finally found her (lose) _ lost _ child after a sleepless night. 得分III Cloze. (115=15)Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet. The athletic program is expected to bring publicity to the school, attract students, foster student unity, and encourage alumni giving. “The traditional American affinity for sports and_ 1_ for education combined to form an unbeatable attraction. Every Saturday, educated sports heroes performed for an appreciative audience. Fanfare, combat, and hope of victory assured public identification and loyalty.” The most conspicuous function of athletic competition is to _2_ the image of the institution. We may want to question the appropriateness of this public relations function. Publicity is not_3_a good thing. If this publicity is scandalous (or even negative), the school has not benefited. There is a university on the banks of the river that sponsors a “Mississippi River Festival” every summer. The “ festival,” for the most part, consists of rock concerts. Unfortunately, _4_these festivals have been plagued with violence, rape, drunkenness, drug dealing and usage, and automobile accidents, the publicity has to been counter to the kind the festival was designed to produce. _5_athletics, the public is finding out more about the universities than they would wish. Does athletic fame attract students? Perhaps it does, _6_it would be a stupid engineering student who chose Georgia Tech over M.I.T. _7_ its athletic prowess. Some serious students are “turned off” by a schools athletic record. Notre Dame, _8_has an excellent academic program, is unjustly viewed by many as simply a sports mill. Does athletic success foster student unity? Here again, the _9_ is not clear. Often students enthusiasm is tepid in comparison with that of alumni and townspeople_10_when they have difficulty in getting tickets, have to pay a handsome price, or are relegated to seats in the end zone. Does athletic success_11_public support? Do legislators tend to reward_12_ schools with more generous appropriations? The may have done so in the past, but today, with the closer scrutiny of tax dollars, there are signs that funds will be more _13_ for activities closer to the heart of the academic mission. What about alumni giving? Certainly alumni will contribute money for athletic purposes in the case of a few successful universities, but the overall record for alumni giving exhibits no such pattern. A careful study of “big-time” schools from 1960 to 1976 yielded this conclusion: “Our statistical analysis has revealed that there is simply no relationship between success or_14_in football and basketball and increases and decreases in alumni giving.” “In the final analysis, however, the lack of any relationship between success in athletics and increased alumni giving probably matters a great deal less than the fact_15_ so many people believe that such a relationship exists.”C1. A. support B. consideration C. reverenceD. hesitation A2. A. enhance B. enlarge C. realize D. dimB3. A. especially B. necessarily C. exclusive D. definitelyD4. A. as B. when C. so long as D. sinceC5. A. in view of B. considering C. with respect to D. judgingA6. A. but B. yet C. so D. becauseB7. A. with regard toB. because of C. in spite of D. except for C8. A. who B. as C. whichD. when B9. A. matter B. case C. problem D. questionB10. A. hardly B. especially C. perhaps D. outstandinglyA11. A. arouse B. arise C. rise D. heedD12. A. poor B. important C. prominent D. successfulC13. A. valuable B. worthy C. available D. expensiveA14. A. failure B. loss C. defeat D. neglectB15. A. as B. that C. which D. why得分IV Reading Comprehension (215=30)In the section there are four passages followed by twenty question or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. TEXT A The Chinese of 3,500 years ago believed that the earth was a chariot, and the sky like a curved canopy stretched above it. The canopy was nine layers thick,and it sloped slightly to the northwest, as a cataclysm had broken one of its supporting columns. This gentle slope explained the movement of the stars from east to west. According to these ancient Chinese beliefs, the sun spent the night on earth and ascended to the sky each morning from the luminous valley of the east by climbing the branches of an immensely tall sacred tree. To the Chinese people, the sun was the incarnation of goodness, beauty, and truth. In popular imagination, the sun was represented as a cock that little by little assumed human form. His battles with the dragons, which personified evil in their beliefs, accounted for the momentary disappearances of the sun that men now call eclipses. Many of the Chinese people worshiped the sun, but in the vast and complicated organization of the Chinese gods, the sun was of only secondary importance.Along with these unsophisticated beliefs about the sun, the Chinese evolved a science of astronomy based upon observationthough essentially religiouswhich enabled them to predict eclipses of the sun and the movements of the stars. Such predictions were based on calculations made by using a gnomonan object whose shadow could be used as a measure, as with a sundial or simpler shadow pointers. Moreover, with the naked eye, the Chinese observed sunspot, a phenomenon not then known to their contemporaries.B1. The suns disappearances were thought to be caused by_. A. fights with cocks B. fights with dragons C. a scientific phenomenon D. eclipsesC2. Ancient Chinese astronomy could be accurately described as _. A. entirely religious in nature B. based on legendary figures C. advantages in some areas D. completely unsuccessfulC3. What is implied in this passage? A. The sun was worshiped by all the Chinese people. B. The sun was thought of as a cock. C. Chinese religion and astronomy were closely interrelated. D. Sundials were first used by the Chinese. TEXT B The oceans are the main source of humidity, but plants also pour moisture into the air. In one day, a five-acre forest can release 20,000 gallons of water, enough to fill an average swimming pool, A dryer extracts moisture from wet clothes, adding to humidity. Even breathing contributes to this sticky business. Every time we exhale, we expel nearly one pint of moist air into the atmosphere. Using sophisticated measuring devices, science is learning more and more about the far-reaching and often surprising impact humidity has on all of us. Two summers ago angry callers phoned American Television and Communications Corp.s cable-TV operation in northeastern Wisconsin, complaining about fuzzy pictures and poor reception. “What happened,” said the chief engineer, “was that the humidity was interfering with our signals.” When a blast of dry air invaded the state, the number of complaints dropped sharply. Humidity plays hob with our mechanical world as well. Water condensation on the playing heads and tapes of videocassette recorders produces a streaky picture. Humidity shortens the life of flashlight and smoke-detector batteries. When the weather gets sticky, the rubber belts that power the fan, air conditioner and alternator under the hood of our cars can get wet and squeak.Moisture also causes pianos to go out of tune, often in no time flat. At the Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va., pianos are tuned twice a day during the summer concert season. Often a tuner stands in the wings, ready to make emergency adjustments during performances. Humidity speeds the deterioration of treasured family photos and warps priceless antiques. Your homes wooden support beams, doors and window framers absorb extra moisture and expand-swelling up to three percent depending on the wood, its grain and the setting.Too much moisture promotes blight that attacks potato and green-bean cropsadding to food costs. It also causes rust in wheat, which can affect grain-product prices. Humidity affects our health, as well. We get more migraine headaches, ulcer attacks, blood clots and skin rashes in hot, humid weather. Since 1987, the Health, Weight and Stress Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has tested over 1700 patients for responses to high humidity. They have reported increased dizziness, stomachaches, chest pains, cramps, and visual disturbances such as double and blurred vision.B4. The main idea of the passage is about _. A. the main source of humidity B. the impact of humidity on our world and ourselves C. how humidity affect our life D. the damage humidity has done to our worldC5. Which of the following is NOT included as source of humidity in this passage? A. Oceans. B. Plants. C. Air. D. Dryers.D6. Why does a tuner often stand in the wings? A. So it can be reached any time. B. It is so designed mechanically. C. So it can prevent moisture. D. The piano needs to be tuned frequently.D7. What can be inferred from this passage? A. Nowadays science is learning more and more about the impact humidity has on all of us by using sophisticated measuring devices. B. Humidity could interfere with television signals. C. Humidity may warp priceless antiques. D. Visual disturbances may decrease in days of low humidity. TEXT C Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of booksespecially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy proper books, too, printed on good paper and bound between hard covers. There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops stock, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize-in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the numberless subjects about which books may be writt