2011级《综合英语1》期末考试A卷.doc

2011级综合英语期末考试Attention: Please write all your answers on the Answer Sheets!Part Listening Comprehension (30 Points)Section A Long Conversation (10 Points)Directions: In this section, you will hear several long conversations. At the end of each conversation, several questions 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 is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneThe following questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A) The Speech Association.C) The Students Sport Group.B) The Leaders Group.D) The Student Union.2.A) He wants to ask her a question.B) He wants to borrow a book from her.C) He needs her help in organizing a party.D) He wants to visit her.3.A) Materials about plays and stories.C) Both A and B.B) Advice on the performance.D) Without mention.4.A) At two oclock tomorrow afternoon.B) At two oclock that afternoon.C) At twelve oclock that afternoon.D) At twelve oclock tomorrow afternoon.Conversation TwoThe following questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) Hes from Beijing.C) Hes from Anhui.B) Hes from Jiangsu.D) Hes from Shanghai.6. A) The man cannot speak Beijing dialect well.B) The woman knows a lot about the mans hometown.C) The mans hometown is famous for various agricultural products.D) The woman has been to the mans hometown on a business trip.7. A) To bring the woman some special paper for calligraphy.B) To bring the woman something she needs from his hometown.C) To bring the woman some bamboo shoots.D)To invite the woman to visit his hometown.Conversation ThreeThe following questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Husband and wife.C) Teacher and student.B) Manager and secretary.D) Mother and son.9. A) They drive to the supermarket.C) They take a taxi.B) They walk to the supermarket.D) They take a bus.10. A) Stamps.C) Dairy products.B) Meat.D) Fruits and vegetables.Section B Passages (10 Points)Directions: In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneThe following questions are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Animals lived in cages made of concrete with iron bars.B) Animals lived in natural environment.C) Steams of water flew through the cages.D) Several species of animals lived together.12. A) Because the zoo keeper does not take care of them.B) Because the animals were not fed well.C)Because the environment was anything but natural.D)Because the cages were too dirty.13.A) Animals lived in more natural environment.B) Trees and grass grow in the cages.C) A deep ditch filled with water surrounds the area where animals live instead of iron bars.D) All of the above.Passage TwoThe following questions are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They thought it was acceptable.B) They thought it didnt make a difference both to the man and the woman.C) They thought it was impolite and foolish.D) They thought it was nothing.15. A) Social customs are the same in every country.B) Social customs dont change as time goes by.C) Social customs are only suitable for gentlemen.D) Social customs are changeable in terms of time and place.16. A) Dont make people feel uncomfortable by pointing out their mistakes in manners and customs.B) Eating peas with your knife is considered good manners.C) Correct them if you see your guests having the wrong manners.D) Dont go to a formal dinner party if you are not sure about your manners.Passage ThreeThe following questions are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Because that is an ill manner.B) Because its a custom of people to queue.C) Because they think the person who jumps the queue is ill-bred.D) Because that means he or she is selfish.18. A) How much money she earns. C) Whether she is a Christian or not.B) How old she is. D) Whether she is a feminist or not.19. A) They dont have the habit of bargaining.B) Sometimes they think bargaining losing face.C) They take it for granted that the prices are reasonable.D) They just want to buy what they think reasonable.20. A) British women are afraid to be old. C) Jump the queue.B) Bargain when you do the shopping. D) The British are very proud.Section C Compound Dictation (10 Points)Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in 1835, better known by the pen name Mark Twain. He (S1)_ up in Missouri on the Mississippi River. After his father died in 1847, young Samuel went to work as an (S2)_ to a publisher. Ten years later, he became a pilot on a steamboat that (S3)_ on the Mississippi. Later, he wrote (S4)_ stories and called himself Mark Twain. He also traveled a lot and (S5)_ writing books about his travels. Mark Twain was (S6)_ a successful writer before he became famous as a public speaker. Over the years, he had (S7)_ a lot of money in unsuccessful businesses. In 1893, he found himself deeply in (S8)_. So to earn money, he traveled around the world giving humorous talks. (S9)_ they had experienced. However, (S10)_. Two of his daughters died. His wife died in 1904 after a long sickness. Some critics think (S11)_. He died of heart failure in 1910.Part Reading Comprehension (31 Points)Section A (10 Points)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Then write your answer on the Answer Sheet. They were going to Fort Lauderdale three boys and three girls and when they R1 the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags, R2 of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray, cold spring of New York R3 behind them. As the bus R4 through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo. He sat in R5 of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting R6 , never moving, his dusty face R7 his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot, R8 into complete silence. Deep into the night, outside Washington, the bus R9 into Howard Johnsons, and everybody got off except Vingo who sat R10 in his seat.A) stopped B) masking C) passed D) showing E) boardedF) clothing G) pulled H) dreaming I) suit J) vanishedK) driven L) went M)frozen N) front O) rootedSection B (21 Points)Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something that has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand - he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him. What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors out of the countless patterns is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, nor have felt the delight which they brought to the artist. Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose(歇息). Their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, and that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, and that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects. If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous(长坏疽的) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something - all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.21. It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because_.A) most painters do not express themselves wellB) a painter uses unusual words and phrasesC) a painter uses shapes and colors instead of wordsD) many painters do not say anything22. A painter chooses certain shapes and colors because he feels that they _.A) have been used frequently in the past C) are worth showing to the publicB) are easy to work with D) will be most attractive to the public23. The writer says that contemporary artists might say their choice of subject _.A) carries a message to the public B) only provides interesting pattern C) has no pattern or formD) teaches the public important truths24. The passage implied but not stated_.A) a painting is more easily understood than a symphonyB) art is merely the arranging of shape and colorC) every artist tries to say something to the publicD) one must look beyond shape and color to understand what the artist is sayingPassage TwoQuestions 25 to 29 are based on the following passage. One day in 1754, a man went to the market in Florence, Italy, and bought some meat. The shopkeeper wrapped the meat in a piece of paper and the man took it home. When he unwrapped the meat, he was surprised to see some old writings on the paper. This man was in charge of the public library, so he knew a lot about old books and old writings. He realized that the paper was a page of scientific notes. “Only one man wrote like that,” the librarian said to himself. “It was Galileo(伽利略) who wrote these notes!” Who was Galileo? Galileo was a famous Italian scientist. He was a man of ideas, but he was also a man of action. He made many experiments in order to find out more about the earth and the universe. Galileo believed that scientists should not only sit in universities and talk about theories, but they should also make practical experiments and learn from the results. Galileo wrote down notes of all the experiments he made. After Galileos death in 1642, Viviani, one of his students, collected the notes together and put them into his own library. However, when Viviani died, nobody looked at Galileos notes any longer. For many years, people forgot about them. The librarian hurried back to the market and asked the shopkeeper where he had got the paper from. The shopkeeper led him to the house where he bought the paper from. In the house, the librarian found many more of Galileos notes. The family gave them to him. In this way, a large number of important notes about Galileos experiments were saved.25. The librarian got Galileos notes from _.A) the butcher C) a family living in Vivianis houseB) Viviani D) the market near Vivianis house26. Which statement about Galileo is NOT true?A) He was full of ideas. C) He was an Italian.B) He did a lot of experiments. D) He gave his notes to Viviani.27. Which statement about Viviani is NOT true?A) He kept Galileos notes. B) He was Galileos student. C) He passed on the notes to his daughter.D) He put the notes in his own library.28. After Vivianis death, the notes _.A) were given to one of his friends C) were lostB) were left somewhere in his house D) lost its value29. It can be inferred from the story that _.A) the family was unaware that they had Galileos notesB) the librarian bought the notesC) Viviani gave the notes to the familyD) the shopkeeper informed the librarian of the notesPassage ThreeQuestions 30 to 34 are based on the following passageWe were married in October just prior to the beginning of heavy snowfalls. It would snow heavily throughout the whole winter. Our only entertainment was listening to the radio or attending the local high school sporting events. My new husband was a lover of sports. He had been a world-class boxer and also participated in most sports. I was a lover of the arts. Speech, drama and dance were my first love. The nearest town with this kind of entertainment was forty miles away and the highway was closed off during much of the winter. We had only been married seven months when I received word that my mother, who was battling cancer, would not live much longer. Even though there was the dairy with 75 cows and a large farm to take care of, as soon as my husband read the telegram, he sadly said, “Honey, get your bags packed while I make reservations for you. Your place is with your mother and your father right now.” To him there had been no other decision to make. Every week I would receive a letter telling me all about how the farm was doing and inquiring about my parents and how we were all doing. Little was said about his sadness of being alone, or of missing his new wife, except at the very end of his letters where an unmistakeable “I love you” was written. Teenage dream letters would have been filled with remarks of undying love and pain of missing me, but his letters were simple words of reality. Four months later, after the funeral and final matters were taken care of with my father and brother, I returned to Idaho where I knew my husband would be at the airport to meet me. The look in his eyes told me more than any dream letter could. The joy and honesty of love was deep. On the 80-mile drive to our home, I talked incessantly while he quietly listened, without interrupting. When he finally had a chance to say something, he asked me to open the glove compartment of the car and take out an envelope with my name on it. “I wanted to give you something special to let you know how much I missed you,” he said quietly. I opened the envelope to find season tickets, for both of us, to all of the areas fine art functions. Our income was not all that great and I was stunned. “I dont believe this,” I cried. “You dont enjoy these things!” When I finally stopped protesting, he reached out, hugged me, and quietly said, “No, but you do, and I will learn.” In that moment I realized marriage wasnt 50/50, but real love was made of 100/0 sometimes. Love means putting the other one first. His example taught his young wife a great lesson a lesson that has made a happy marriage for 51 years.30. For the entertainment on the farm during the winter _. A) there were many sporting eventsB) one could only listen to the radio or attend local high school sporting eventsC) there were many boxing matchesD) one could easily attend speech, drama, and dance programs31. How did the husband react when they were told the authors mother was dying soon? A) He felt sorry that his wife had to leave him.B) He found it difficult to make a decision.C) He encouraged his wife to go back and take care of her mother.D) He was worried about having to do the heavy farm work alone.32. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the husbands letters to the author? A) How he was doing with the farm.B) Asking about the authors parents.C) The words “I love you”.D) How he missed her. 33. What does “incessantly” mean in the 4th paragraph mean? A)loudly B) rapidly C) slowly D) continuously34. Why was the author moved when her husband gave her season tickets to all of the areas fine art functions? A) Because the tickets were difficult to get.B) Because the husband showed his love by trying to share her interests.C) Because her husband finally had a taste for arts.D) Because he pleased her in a romantic way.Part Vocabulary and Structure (9 points) Directions: There are 18 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the correspond