西安石油大学《大学英语(大一上册)》期中试题D及其答案

2009 /2010 学年第一学期期中考试题（卷）班级 学号 姓名 命题教师 教研室（系）主任审核(签字) -装-订-线- 装 订 线 以 内 不 准 作 任 何 标 记课程名称大学英语（大一上册）考试性质考试试卷类型D使用班级全校非艺术专业考试方法闭卷人 数题 号一二三四五六七八九十总 成 绩成 绩一，听力理解 Section A Directions: In this section you will hear 10 statements. Each statement will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is closest in meaning to the sentence you have just heard. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A) This city is like the back of my hand.B) I know the city very well.C) I know the city in the same way that I know the back of my hand.D) I like the back of my hand.2. A) A girl named Snow White lived there.B) There lived a lovely little princess called Snow White.C) There lived a lovely little prince named Snow White.3. A) The servant complained to the king.B) The king complained of the servant.C) The servant obeyed the king complainingly. D) The servant did what he was asked obediently.4. A) Miss Green went out only at lunch time.B) Lunch time was the only time for Miss Green to go out.C) Miss Green went on fighting even at lunch time.D) Miss Green was on a diet during the lunch time.5. A) It seems reasonable for us to stay where we are.B) Wed better not stay where we are.C) It is a good idea to stay where we are asked to.D) Whether we stay or not makes great difference.6. A) My house is at a distance of four miles from the sea.B) My house is far away from the sea.C) My house walks four miles to the sea.D) My house is only four minutes walk from the sea.7. A) He suffered greatly from a bad could.B) His neglect of the regulation cost him dearly.C) He was seriously injured because he did not pay any attention to the regulation.D) Regulation made him suffer a lot.8. A) Im sure he telephoned last night.B) I doubt that he telephone last night.C) Its likely that he telephoned last night.D) I know for sure that he didnt telephone last night.9. A) Fisherman used birds to catch Japanese fish.B) Fisherman used Japanese birds to catch fish.C) Fisherman in Japan catch fish with birds as bait.D) Fisherman catch fish in Japan Sea.10. A) The noise drove him to madness.B) He was driven in a mad car full of noise.C) He drove a mad car.D) He who was mad drove a car.Section BDirections: 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 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 center.11. A) Indiana.B) Portersvill.C) Michigan.D) Indianapolis.12. A) Picking her up for her sister.B) Giving her direction.C) Giving her a lift.D) Showing her around the town.13. A) Making a call.B) Waiting at the bus station.C) Knocking at the door.D) Nodding on a bus.14. A) He had to kill someone.B) He never minded killing someones time.C) He had some free time with nothing to do.D) He never minded that his time was lost.15. A) He has known this men before.B) He has trusted strangers before.C) He has never trusted strangers before.D) He has helped this man before.16. A) At the bank. B) In the department store.C) At the stationers. D) In the classroom.17. A) Six. B) Thirty. C) Two. D) Three第 10 页 共 10 页18. A) After the woman.B) Ahead of the woman.C) At the same time as the woman.D) Later than the woman.19. A) He had no idea of chopsticks.B) He couldnt deal with chopsticks.C) He didnt know how to use them but he could manage them.D) He was not sure whether he could handle them or not.20. A) Cook dinner.B) Have dinner.C) Put dinner away.D) Buy dinner at the grocery. 二，单项选择1. These students _ the cause of helping those who are not able to help themselves. A) are committed to B) are filled with C) are made up of D) are related to 2. You must be _.If you punish Paul, you must punish Jason for doing this same thing. A) essential B) consistent C) envious D) absolute 3. The students were asked to give a _ on communication through body language. A) corporation B) decoration C) isolation D) presentation 4. He suddenly became _ that he was the only man who wasnt wearing a suit at the party. A) accurate B) conscious C) effective D) gradual 5. Although my chance _ with this famous artist was 30 years ago I still remember it very well. A) contract B) document C) encounter D) equality 6. Sentences today _ from 5 or 6 words to 70, with the majority close to 20. A) range B) entertain B) intend D) compose 7. His _ force was week, but his mental and moral force was amazing. A) chemical B) physical B) mathematical D) geographical 8. Father had a(n) _ with the teacher about Johns work. A) sample B) relativity C) interview D) quantity 9. He was _ in his work and didnt hear me come in. A) organized B) marked C) experienced D) absorbed 10. He finds it hard to _ his thoughts on one thing for longer than five minutes. A) focus B) contact C) assume D) bother 11. What was her _ to the news when you told her about it? A) supposition B) proposition C) reaction D) expectation 12. He became severely _ when his wife died. A) applied B) depressed C) chased D) opposed 13. The president _ the Congress to review the past year and announced plans for the next. A) informed B) interpreted C) published D) addressed 14. Shes always trying to make a(n) _ on people with her new clothes. A) impression B) profession C) opposition D) collection 15. You can _ in the quickest possible way with people in many countries by E-mail. A) reflect B) promote C) communicate D) approach 16. Your complaint is being _ ; when we have anything to report to you we will write to you again. A) looked up B) looked on C) looked over D) looked into 17. T he _ are dressed in a variety of ways, some in suits and dresses, some in jeans. A) edition B) audience C) expense D) personal 18. At this _, we wont get to New York before Wednesday. A) space B) nerve C) rate D) forest 19. It was the first time he had ever spoken to me in such a _. A) tune B) tone C) type D) tape 20. The chairman _ with anger when he heard the bad news. A) bored B) confused C) neglected D) roared 21. His firm _ is that actions speak louder than words, and, therefore, he is working very hard to prove that he is able to do the work. A) destruction B) appreciation C) conviction D) transportation22. It is difficult to _ how many deaths are caused by passive smoking each year. A) assume B) estimate C) promote D) disturb 班级 学号 姓名 -装-订-线- 装 订 线 以 内 不 准 作 任 何 标 记23. You are _ correct if you think air pollution is caused by factories, but a great deal of pollution is also caused by cars. A) centrally B) eventually C) partially D) regularly 24. The official group works to promote the _ of elderly people as active and useful members of the community. A) status B) pattern C) guide D) emotion 25. When we drove up to the four corners the police officer held up his hand as a _ for us to stop. A) contrast B) item C) image D) signal 26. She was asked by her mother to _ all the money she had spent. A) set out B) account for C) turn to D) bring up 27. If you sing the song several times, your daughter will begin to _ the words. A) look up B) come up C) break up D) pick up 28. She told me that if she was not _ within the next two years she was going to change jobs. A) responded B) exposed C) promoted D) depended 29. Not many people understand that body language also helps _ ones self in a certain way. A) subject B) project C) object D) abject 30. She returned to Shanghai, where she became _ with many well-known writers. A) exhausted B) provided C) retired D) acquainted 三，阅读理解（一） 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A The fiddler crab (蟹) is a living clock. It tells the time of day by the color of its skin. Which is dark by day and pale by night. The crabs changing skin color follows a regular twenty-four hour cycle that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun. Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply respond to the suns rays, changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it? To find out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months. Even without daylight the crabs skin color continued to change exactly on schedule. Perhaps this feature developed gradually in response to the rhythm of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it had become completely fixed inside the living body of the crab. The biologists noticed that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this occurs fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this they discovered that each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides. The crabs period of greatest darkening is the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught!1.The crabs changing skin color follows _.A) the daily rhythm of the sun B) the suns raysC) the rhythm of the tides D) both A and C2.The experiment carried out by the biologists shows that _.A) its color-changing ability has nothing to do with daylightB) only in a dark room it changes colorC) its changing skin color follows a regular cycleD) it changes color every fifty minutes3. Whats the function of crabs color-changing ability?A) Keep time. B) Protect himself from enemies and sunlight.C) Keep warm. D) Respond to the suns rays.4.The sentence “The crabs skin color continued to change exactly on schedule.” in the second paragraph means that _A) it didnt change color at allB) it changed color more slowlyC) it still changed in a regular twenty-four hour cycleD) it changed color more quickly5.The passage is probably taken from a book of _.A) biology B) geography C) science D) physiology （二） 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. A If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius (天才), they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious (雄心勃勃的) parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michaels mother knows very little about music, Michaels father is a good trumpet (小号) player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michaels friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winstons father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. 班级 学号 姓名 -装-订-线- 装 订 线 以 内 不 准 作 任 何 标 记 1. Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage?A) To neglect their childs education.B) To expect too much of their child.C) To make their child become a musician.D) To help their child to be a genius.2. What should parents do in order to help their children succeed?A) They should push the children into achieving a lot.B) They should understand and help their children in different times.C) They should try to have their own successful careers.D) They should arrange private lessons for their children.3. Which of the following statements about Michael Lees parents is true?A) His father is a very poor player of trumpet.B) His parents are quite rich and have a car.C) His mother knows much about music.D) His parents help him in a proper way.4. Winstons parents push their son so much that _.A) he is unhappy because he is not self-confidentB) he has succeeded in a lot of competitionsC) he feels he cannot learn anything about music from themD) he has already become a better musician than his father5. The two examples illustrate the principle that _.A) it is important to let children develop in the way they wantB) successful parents often have unsuccessful childrenC) parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musiciansD) the more money spent on a childs education, the better the child will do （三） . BABCC George Willig loves to climb. He has climbed mountains for many years. In 1977, Willig decided to climb the second tallest building in the world the World Trade Center in New York City. It is 110 floors high. Willig planned his climb carefully. He made a special claw to fit on the outside of the building. He found a strong rope to wrap around his body. Willig tested the equipment on the building five times late in the evening. Only his close friends knew about his plan. Willig began his climb at 6:30 a.m. on May 26. Soon a crowd of people gathered on the street. They watched the 27-year-old man make his way up slowly. Willig was 20 feet high before police found out what he was doing. They ordered him to come down, but he refused. The crowd got bigger as Willig climbed higher. Soon thousands of people were cheering. The police waited on the roof of the building. At 10:05 a.m., Willig finally reached the top. The police asked for his autograph and then arrested him. At first, Willig was fined $250,000. But later the mayor of New York change the fine to $1.10, or one penny for every floor of the building. Why did George Willig climb the World Trade Center? Many people said he wanted to be famous. But Willig said that is not true. He said he did it for the joy and challenge of climbing.1. How long did George Willig take to climb the Building? A) One hour. B) About 3 1/2 hours. C) About 5 hours. D) About 2 hours.2. Willig tested his equipment five times _. A) to make sure it was safe B) to show