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2010-2011学年第一学期大学外语&期末考试题型及分值部份篇/题数分数Part One Listening comprehensionSection A Conversation1010Section BPassage3篇文章10道题10Section CCompound Dictation10道题（其中7个单词，3个句子）15Part TwoReading4篇文章20道题20Part ThreeV&S2010Part FourWord-building1010Part FiveTranslation（C-E）510Part SixWriting115出题范围听力：三个题型均从听说教程课本（10个单元）上出。可以适当改变教材上的题型。如：教材上是短文听力理解，可以把它变为复合式听写。Section A 和Section B 都只放一遍，Section C 放三遍，第二遍长句子之间有15秒间隔。阅读：四篇文章均从课外出，难度在3-4级之间。词汇&语法：每个考点（词，短语，语法现象）都出自于读写教程（全册书10个单元，包括Section B）。词形变换：10个句子均出自于读写教程（10个单元，包括Section B）课文原句。形式为： Ann Estelle is the _ (imagine) representative of Marys outlook.翻译(汉译英)：5个句子均出自于读写教程10个单元后的书后习题。写作：议论文。范围出自于读写教程10个单元中的任意一主题。不少于120字。样卷中央财经大学20082009学年第二学期大学外语（3）期末试卷班级_ 学号_ 姓名_题号PartPartPartPartPartPartPart总分阅卷人得分Part I Listening Comprehension (35 points)Section A (10 points)Directions:In this section, you will hear several short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a 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 is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. .A)At 12:00.B)At 11:30.C)At 1:00.D)At 12:30.2.A)It will probably rain.B)It will probably be foggy.C)It will probably not rain.D)It will probably be cold.3.A) He agrees with the woman.B) He disagrees with the woman.C) He asks the woman not to worry too much.D) He has a shared opinion.4.A)A secretary.B)His boss.C)The business office.D)The operator.5.A)1/3.B)2/3.C)1/9.D)3/9.6.A)In the closet.B)On the desk.C)She said she lost it.D)She couldnt remember exactly.7.A) People enjoy eating popcorn while watching films.B) The return from popcorn sales is a lot more than that of film tickets.C) The on-going of the cinema is fully dependent on popcorn sales.D) Not many British people are interested in going to the cinema, but in music hall.8.A)Courage.B)Rashness.C)Brevity.D)Bravery.9.A) Jason Daniels isnt home right how.B) The caller dialed the wrong number.C) Jason Daniels cant come to the phone right now.D) Jason Daniels doesnt want to speak to the caller.10.A) She would have something more important to do.B) She had to meet a friend of hers.C) She was not in the mood to attend the party.D) She was afraid she might be kept too late.Section B (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 OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage:11.A) Men can understand things quickly.B) Men can learn.C) Men have learned to use language.D) Men have brains.12.A)An ape can make noises.B)An ape can understand things.C)An ape can learn words.D)An ape can make sentences.13.A) How children learn to speak.B) Why apes can learn a few words.C) Mans brain helps him to learn to speak.D) What happens when men speak.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage:14.A) In 1923.B) In 1930.C) After she received a BA.D) After graduation from Yorkshire University.15.A)Seventeen days.B)Eighteen days.C)Nineteen days.D)Twenty days.16.A)Dangerous.B)Difficult.C)Unpleasant.D)Pleasant.17.A) Amy Johnsons life story as a female flyer.B) Amy Johnsons great contribution to aviation.C) Amy Johnsons determination to be a pilot.D) Amy Johnsons flight to Australia.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage:18. A) To improve the secondary education in state schools.B) To prevent private education.C) To encourage children to attend secondary schools.D) To establish more secondary schools.19. A) Parents whose children will enter state schools.B) The children who are at schools.C) Some local officials.D) The teachers at state secondary schools.20. A) The model school will be run by the committee.B) The model school is due to open in a year.C) The present secondary education in Britain is unsatisfactory.D) State schools should be inevitably better than private schools.Section C (15 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.In the 20th century there were two main theories on the origin of the universe. One is the (21) _ state theory, and the other, the big bang theory. According to the (22) _ , the universe has always existed and will exist (23) _ . If this view were correct, the universe should have looked the (24) _ millions of years ago as it looks now. Therefore, the steady state theory does not seem to be correct.The big bang theory states that the universe began in a (25) _ explosion at a single point in space about 15 (26) _ years ago. If the statement were right, there should exist in the universe the cosmic background (27) _ from the explosion. (28) _. In the 1960s, while studying radio signals from the Milky Way, researchers at Bell Labs found (29) _every direction. They discovered that the interference turned out to be the cosmic background radiation. (30) _.Part II Reading Comprehension (15 points)Directions:There are several passages in this part. 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 1It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds. Moreover, an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and that it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society. There are a number of other advantages in the use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear power, except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties.Furthermore, it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap source of energy. There have, for example, been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and, of course, in Russia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium (铀) in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market. In the long run, environmentalists argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Thus, if we wish to survive, we cannot afford nuclear energy. In spite of the case against nuclear energy outlined above, nuclear energy programs are expanding. Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue. Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power. 31. The advocates of nuclear energy claim that nuclear energy is _.1. extremely dangerous2. vital in our societyC. exhaustible and expensiveD. primitive and cheap 32. Some people think that nuclear energy is essential because _.1. there is a serious shortage of manpower2. it provides a perfect solution to mass unemploymentC. it is impossible to return to more primitive sources of fuelD. it can meet the growing demand of an industrially developing society 33. Which of the following statements does the writer support?1. The demand for commercial products will not necessarily keep increasing. 2. Uranium is a good source of energy for economic and ecological reasons.C. Nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power.D. Greater safety provisions can bring about the expansion of nuclear energy programs. 34. The function of the last sentence is to _.1. reflect the writers attitude2. advance the final argumentC. reverse previously expressed thoughtsD. show the disadvantages of nuclear power35. What is the writers attitude toward nuclear energy?1. Indifferent.2. Favorable.C. Tolerant.D. Critical.E.Passage 2The American Friends Service Committee is a practical expression of the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Committed to the principles of nonviolence and justice, it seeks in its work and witness to draw on the transforming power of love.This AFSC community works to transform conditions and relationships both in the world and in ourselves, which threaten to overwhelm what is precious in human beings. We hold to the faith that conflicts can be resolved nonviolently, that bad feelings can be transformed into friendship, anger into cooperation, poverty into well-being, and injustice into dignity and participation. We believe that ultimately goodness can prevail over evil, and cruelty in all its many forms can give way.We seek to understand and address the root causes of poverty, injustice, and war. We hope to act with courage and vision in taking actions that may not be popular.We are called to confront, nonviolently, powerful institutions of violence, evil, and injustice. Such actions may engage us in creative tension in the process of basic change. We seek opportunities to help bring together enemies and to facilitate a peaceful and just resolution of conflict.We work to relieve and prevent suffering through both immediate aid and long-term development and seek to serve the needs of people on all sides of violent confrontation.We ground our work at the community level both at home and abroad in partnership with those who suffer the conditions we seek to change and informed by their strength and vision.We work with all people, the poor and the materially comfortable, the weak and the powerful in pursuit of justice. We encourage group efforts in social transformation toward a society that recognizes the dignity of each person.Seeking to transform the institutions of society, we are ourselves transformed in the process. As we work in the world around us, our awareness grows that the AFSCs own organizational life must change to reflect the same goals we urge others to achieve.We find in our life of service a great adventure. We are committed to this journey, undertaken to see what love can do, and we are ever renewed by it.36. What is the main topic of this passage?1. The work of the American Friends Service Committee.2. The work of the Religious Society of Friends.C. The Quaker principals of nonviolence and justice.D. The transformed conditions of the AFCS community.37. What does the author think about conflicts?1. Goodness will always prevail over evil.2. Solutions should be reached without fighting.C. Conflicts overwhelm what is precious.D. Resolution takes place when people have faith.38. The authors group wishes to be brave, even when _.1. conditions require strength and vision2. other people dont agree with themC. cruelty and evil dont give wayD. actions engage them in creative tension39. The ideal society is one that acknowledges the _.1. institutions of society2. the power of faithC. dignity of each personD. change that is possible 40. What can we infer from the passage?1. The awareness people have of the AFCS is growing.2. Conflicts are easy to be resolved nonviolently.C. The author knows society will never be transformed.D. The author knows his group isnt perfect. E.Passage 3Earthquakes may rightly be ranked as one of the most devastating forces known to man: since records began to be written down, it has been estimated that earthquake-related fatalities have numbered in millions, and that earthquake-related destruction has been beyond calculation. The greater part of such damage and loss of life has been due to collapse of buildings and the effects of rockslides, floods, fire, disease, sea waves, and other phenomena resulting from earthquakes, rather than from the quakes themselves.The great majority of all earthquakes occur in two specific geographic areas. One such area encompasses (包围) Pacific Ocean and itscontiguousland masses. The other extends from the East Indies to the Atlas Mountains, including the Himalayas, Iran, Turkey, and the Alpine regions. It is in these two great belts or zones that ninety percent of all earthquakes take place; they may, however, happen anywhere at any time.This element of the unknown has for centuries added greatly to the dread and horror surrounding earthquakes, but in recent times there have been indications that earthquake prediction may be possible. By analyzing changes in animal behavior, patterns of movements in the earths crust, variations in the force of gravity and the earths magnetic field, and the frequency with which minor earth tremors are observed, scientists have shown increasing success in anticipating when and where earthquakes will strike. As a result, a worldwide earthquake warning network is already in operation and has helped to prepare for (and thus lessen) the vast destruction that might otherwise have been totally unexpected.It is doubtful that man will ever be able to control earthquakes and eliminate their destructiveness altogether, but as how and why earthquakes happen become better understood, man will become more and more able to deal with their potential devastation before it occurs.41. According to the passage, which of the following is true?1. Earthquakes are highly feared, but actually relatively harmless.2. There is absolutely no way to predict when or where earthquakes might occur.C. Man is now able to predict when earthquakes will happen, but not where.D. The greater part of damage is actually not caused by the quakes themselves.42. The italicized word“contiguous”in paragraph 2 most probably means _.1. neighboring2. exteriorC. insideD. detached43. What has added greatly to the dread and horror surrounding earthquakes?1. The written records of earthquakes.2. The two great earthquake zones.C. The great destructive power earthquakes have.D. The fact that earthquakes can happen anywhere at any time.44. By analyzing the changes that take place before an earthquake, scientists _.1. can now control earthquakes2. have achieved increasing success in earthquake predictionC. can now predict earthquakes with great accuracyD. are now able to eliminate the destructiveness of earthquakes45. The authors attitude toward the possibility of earthquake prediction is _.1. doubtful2. concernedC. confidentD. pessimisticE.PartVocabulary and Structure (10 points)Directions:There are a number of 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.46The question of salary increases is high on the _.A) topB) budgetC) scheduleD) agenda47. From this amount you need to _ something to cover utility bills.A) contractB) condenseC) subtractD) subscribe48It is much easier to talk about social change than to _.A) bring it outB) bring it aboutC) bring it upD) bring it on49. The speaker talked about sports in general and about football _.A) in particularB) in specialC) in briefD) in common50I have made _ mistakes in my writing so that I can ask my students to find and correct them.A) terribleB) accidentalC) bigD) deliberate51. The tension _ as the guest of honor was about to announce the winner.A) mountedB) climbedC) acceleratedD) raised52It is true t