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扬州大学大学英语一级考试试卷UCET Band 1A (2007-07-04)Part I Listening Comprehension (35 %)Section A: Conversations (15%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions 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.1. A) It was good.B) It was bad.C) It was worth seeing. D) It was too expensive. 2. A) The man and his wife enjoyed their holiday very much. B) The mans wife was quite disappointed with him.C) The mans wife didnt enjoy the holiday.D) The man was quite disappointed with his wife.3. A) He posted the letter.B) He lost the letter. C) He didnt know about the letter.D) He forgot to post the letter.4. A) He has been told to call back.B) He is talking on the phone.C) He is not in at the moment.D) He is going out this afternoon.5. A) Lock the door carefully.B) Open the door.C) Fix the lock himself.D) Call the repairman.6. A) Teacher and student.B) Doctor and patient.C) Shop assistant and customer.D) Husband and wife.7. A) 6:00.B) 7:00. C) 6:30.D) 6:15.8. A) To attend the party.B) To visit his aunt.C) To buy the birthday gift.D) To visit his uncle.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Most people dont think it is a serious problem. B) Most of our pollution is caused by things people need.C) The government has not spent enough money to stop it.D) The seriousness of pollution has not been realized by the government.10. A) It can kill people. B) It can damage ones mental ability. C) It can make it difficult to breathe. D) It can damage steel and concrete.11. A) A crowded city. B) A business airport. C) A steel factory. D) An old car park.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Next Thursday.B) Next Tuesday. C) This weekend.D) Tomorrow night.13. A) Thursday. B) Friday. C) Saturday. D) Sunday.14. A) He is going to write a paper. B) He is going to a football game. C) He is going to sleep all morning. D) He is going downtown with some guys.15. A) Brother and sister.B) Mother and son. C) Teacher and student.D) Classmates.Section B: Short Passages (10%)Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. After each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages 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 center.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Children and older people.B) Children. C) Old people.D) People who are grown up 17. A) The eighteenth.B) The twenty-first. C) The fourth.D) The hundredth.18. A) You will have a big birthday party. B) You will receive many presents, birthday cards and balloons. C) You will receive the Queens congratulations. D) You will plant a hundred candles on the birthday cake.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) They did not like him any more. B) They did not want to take him. C) The dog did not like to go with them. D) They were not allowed to take him abroad.20. A) The Browns. B) The housekeeper. C) The servant. D) The neighbor. 21. A) They were too tired. B) They could not find the place. C) They had no dog food.D) That place might not be opened at the time.22. A) The dog was too hungry. B) The dog was so angry. C) The dog did not recognize Mr. Brown. D) The dog was complaining about his stay at the place. Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) To learn English. B) To study communication.C) To have a medical meeting.D) To visit Europe.24. A) Less than 600 million people around the world.B) Nearly 600 million people around the world. C) About 300 million people around the world. D) Nearly 800 million people around the world.25. A) For meetings with other language students.B) For learning their better grammar. C) For traveling around the world.D) For international communication.Section C: Compound Dictation (10%)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 blanks numbered from S1) to S8) with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S9) to S11) you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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. You are required to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet.Bill Gates is the richest S1) _ citizen in the world. There is nothing he cant S2) _. Every morning, when his alarm S3) _ goes off, the software tycoon (大亨) is $20 million S4) _ than when he went to bed. His S5) _ is based on his company, Microsoft, of which he owns 39% of the S6) _. He has a personal fortune S7) _ at 18 billion which is more than the annual economic S8) _ of over a hundred countries.S9) _ _ _. He has built a mansion overlooking Lake Washington that hes packed with high-tech gadgetry and TV monitors, some taking up an entire wall. Visitors are given a smart card encoded with their personal preferences, so that, as they wander from room to room, their favorite pictures will appear on the screens, and the music they like will play. The card is programmed S10)_ _.This cold-blooded approach to human relationships also seems to be true of his love life. He is married, but he still keeps in touch and dates with his ex-girlfriend, AnnWinblad, who is now a very successful businesswoman, because he and his wife, Melinda, signed an agreement: S11) _ _, Ann.Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)Section A: Skimming and Scanning (10%) Directions: In this section, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly. For the statements numbered from 26 to35, please chooseA (for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;B (for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;C (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Computers Concern YouWhen Charles Babbage, a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, invented the first calculating machine in 1812, he could hardly imagine the situation we find ourselves in today. Nearly everything we do in the modern world is helped, or even controlled, by computers, the complicated descendants of his simple machine. Computers are being used more and more extensively in the world today, for the simple reason that they are far more efficient than human beings. They have much better memories and can store huge amounts of information, and they can do calculations in a fraction of the time taken by a human mathematician. No man alive can do 500,000 sums in one second, but an advanced computer can. In fact, computers can do many wages, reserve seats on planes, control machines in factories, work out tomorrows weather, and even play chess, write poetry, or compose music. Lets look now at some of the ways in which computers concern people in their daily lives and work.Computers and Our CashMr. Wood, a bank manager, discusses some of the ways in which computers control our cash. “I think most of our customers realize that in modern banking we make extensive use of computers. They see that the codes on their cheques are printed in a special way so that they can be read by a computercomputers only seem to like rather square figures. And when they call in at the bank to find out the balance of their accounts, the clerk no longer shows them a big book with hand-written entries. Instead, he goes and gets a print-out from the computer which records all the details of cash or cheques paid into or drawn out of customers accounts. The day may soon come when we no longer need to carry cash around with us, or even a cheque book. The computer where we work will tell our bank computer how much our salary or wages are- and the government computer how much tax we should pay! Then when we go shopping we will just show a special card at the check-out point. The code on the card will be fed into the shop computer, which will check with the bank computer that there is enough money in our account to pay for the goods we want, and that the card has not been stolen. If all is well, the codes from the different items will be fed into the computer and the sum owing will be drawn from our account, but only “on computer”. No money will ever change hands. Computerized shopping, like computerized banking, will be quick, safe and convenient.”Computers and Our HealthNurse Penny Atkins works in a large, modern hospital.“We use computers a lot in medicine nowadays. For instance, at the hospital where I work we make patients appointments through a computer, which saves a lot of time. So does keeping patients records on a computer. It also saves space because you can get so much more information onto a piece of computer tape than a piece of paper. Another advantage is that anyone who wants information on a patient can get it quickly, or even at the same time as someone else. You just dial the computer. In the past a doctor might take a patients records away to his room and keep them for weeks, which could make things difficult for the rest of us! Actually, computers can often do a doctors work better than a human being can. Computers dont suffer from lack of sleep, so they dont miss important points. And because they never forget anything theyve ever been told, theyre often better at working out whats wrong with a patient, or the best treatment to give him. Some people even think we should all have regular computer checks on our health and then we would be able to cure most diseases in the early stages. Wed all spend less time in hospital, so the future would be better for us over-worked nurses!”Computers Catch CriminalsChief Inspector Harston talks about ways in which computers can help the police fight crime.“Members of the public often think of detective work as fast and exciting when most of it is slow and boring. For example, a detective on a stolen car case may have to check through long lists of information, and in the time it takes him to do this, the thief may well escape. With the new National Police Computer we are now able to find out details of car ownership and driving licenses in a fraction of the time it takes by traditional methods. We are also developing systems of storing fingerprint information in computers and even information about peoples appearance. Its possible to work out codes for visual details and to link a computer with a videotape recorder (VTR). Then, instead of looking through books of photographs well be able to ask the computer to sort out the right ones, and see photographs of suspects flashed across a VTR screen. In police work speed is often essential, so computers are ideal for helping catch criminals. The only problem is that we now have a new kind of criminalthe very clever man who knows how to make huge sums of money by cheating a computer, and he is very difficult indeed to catch.” Questions 26-35 are based on the passage you have just read.26.Charles Babbage was the person who invented the first calculating machine.27.Computers can do 500,000 sums in one minute, faster and better than we can.28.The day has already come when people neednt carry bank notes, coins or even a cheque book any longer because of the use of computers.29.When you go shopping, you can show the shop assistant the special card and get the goods you want at once.30.The more the computer is used at the hospital, the better the doctors work can be efficiently improved.31.Computers can help doctors perform major operations on patients.32.If our health is checked by the computer used at the hospital regularly, most diseases can be cured in the early stages.33.The computer is so useful that it may help a detective to catch any criminal.34.The codes for visual details are so complicated that they cannot be worked out by the computer.35.With the help of computers, the police are now able to catch more drunken drivers. Section B: Reading in Depth (30%) Directions: There are three 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 center.Passage OneQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. Youth is a time when there are few tasks to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved. It is impossible that he will again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child things that have lost their interest for older people. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong. When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up his position in society.36.People can experience happiness if they _.A) always think of the past and regret itB) value the presentC) are no longer youngD) become old and have much experience37.When people were young, they used to _.A) be in charge of many businessesB) have few things to think about and take onC) look after their younger sisters and brothersD) face a lot of difficulties38.Children are usually happy because _.A) old people lose interest in themB) they are free to do wrongC) they are familiar with everything going on around themD) things are new to them39.The pains of children lie in the fact that _.A) no one helps them make right decisionsB) they are often beaten by their parentsC) they can not be accepted and praised by othersD) they are not allowed to do what they like to do40.The author presents the passage in a(n) _ tone.A) hostileB) enthusiasticC) instructiveD) criticalPassage TwoQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.In many homes, divorce is caused by the “battle between sexes”. To understand the problem, one must remember that modern American woman is freed. During childhood and youth, the American girl is given freedom and education which is equal to a boys. After completing school, she is able to get a job and support herself. She doesnt have to marry for financial security. She considers herself an independent, self-sufficient person. She wants a husband whom she can respect. She wants a democratic household in which she has a voice in making decisions. When a husband and a wife are able to share decision-making, their marriage is probably closer, stronger, and more satisfying. Otherwise, the couple is likely to wind up in the divorce court.When a couple gets divorced, the court usually requires the man to pay his former wife a monthly sum of money. If the couple has children, they usually remain with the mother, and the father is expected to pay for their support.Although divorce is quite common in the United States, 80 percent of those who get divorced remarry. The remarriages allow thousands of people, especially children, to enjoy family life again, but at the same time many troubles have arisen. A well-known American joke tells of a wife calling to her second husband, “Quick, John! Come here and help me! Your children are beating up our children!”41.What does the passage mainly discuss?A) Financial trouble in the family.B) Different attitudes between husband and wife towards childrens education.C) Womens liberation movement.D) Lack of democratic atmosphere in the household often leads to divorce.42.What do you know of modern American women according to the passage?A) They are overbearing.B) They are more independent than ever before. C) They do not have much to