2005级B班考试A卷-2006-01.doc

桂林工学院考试试卷（2005 2006学年度 第 1 学期）课程名称：大学英语 A卷主要命题者：大学英语教研室I 试卷编码：3206a10102 考核专业班级：2005级B班IListening Comprehension (20%)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 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 with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think its necessary.Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?You will read: A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose A and mark it with a single line through the center.1.A. He will mail a check for her. B. He will pick up her mail. C. He will put it in the mailbox. D. He will check the bill there.2. A. The woman doesnt like the party. B. The man didnt go to the party. C. The man enjoyed the party. D. The woman missed the party.3. A. He gives advice to people on vehicles. B. He collects all sorts of things. C. He produces components. D. He fixes bicycles.4. A. Impolite . B. Helpful. C. Unfriendly. D. Selfish.5. A. 110 minutes. B. 120 minutes. C. 144 minutes. D. 130 minutes.6. A. The doctor is on holiday today. B. The doctor has forgotten the calendar. C. The doctor is fully occupied today. D. The doctor was sorry to see the man.7. A. 7:00. B. 7:15. C. 7:30. D. 7:45.8. A. Receptionist and guest. B. Waitress and boss C. Waitress and diner. D. Teacher and student.9. A. She has had some kind of oranges before. B. She doesnt like oranges. C. She doesnt understand why the man likes the oranges. D. She has never eaten such delicious oranges before.10.A. The man should ask Tom to call the secretary. B. The man cant use the secretarys phone.C. There is not enough time to phone Tom D. The secretary will leave before he phones.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 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 with a single line through the center.Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A. The cat ate the fish. B. The cat spoiled the fish. C. The cat stole half of the fish. D. The cat was there, but was driven away in time.12. A. When the party was going on. B. At lunchtime. C. Very late in the afternoon. D. Early in the afternoon.13. A. The fish dish. B. One of Mrs. Wilsons friends. C. Mrs. Wilsons neighbor. D. An unknown person.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A. A letter of application. B. A letter of recommendation. C. A letter of introduction D. A letter of invitation.15. A. 1990 B. 1992. C. 1997. D. 2000.16. A. Brigitte once changed her job. B. Brigitte is a native English speaker. C. Brigitte is going to get married. D. Brigitte has never been to Dublin.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A. Because she was not good enough. B. Because she was disabled. C. Because she was a woman. D. Because she was unable to pay tuition fee.18. A. A college in Switzerland. B. A college in America. C. A college in Britain. D. A college in Sweden.19. A. That all the students agreed to accept Elizabeth. B. That some of the students didnt mind whether to accept her or not. C. That some felt proud to have a woman student on the campus. D. That some thought Lizas idea very interesting.20. A. Because a famous politician supported her. B. Because he thought her idea was interesting. C. Because he took pride in training the worlds first woman doctor. D. Because he was forced to do so.IIReading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are 4 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. Choose the best answer to each question.Passage One It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward the Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandre III, the cab slowed down, for the traffic light was red against, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red light in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.“You ought to be ashamed of yourself, a veteran like you, breaking the law and endangering your life that way,” I protested. He looked at me astonished. “Ashamed of myself? I am a law-abiding citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.“No, just listen to me before you complain. What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is, what it means?”“Certainly,” I replied. “Its a stop signal and means that traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”“Half-right,” said the driver, “but incomplete. It is only an automatic stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the streets at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a dumb animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, monsieur,” he thundered, hitting the door with a huge fist. “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. It would be a sin against nature to surrender them to the dictates of a machine. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night, monsieur.”Is this bad, is this good? Frankly I no longer am sure. I never doubted that it was wrong to drive through a red light, but now I find my old Anglo-Saxon standards somewhat shaken.21. At the Alma Bridge, _. A. the writer stopped the cab and paid the driver B. the cab went through a red light again C. there was a performance the writer had already watched D. the writer began to criticize the driver22. To the cab driver, a red light _. A. was not a stop signal B. should not work at midnight C. sometimes made mistakes in judgment D. didnt always mean that there was cross traffic23. The chief reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that _. A. he found there was no cross traffic there and then B. he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine C. he knew no other driver would see him at this hour D. he didnt trust any brainless machine24. According to the passage, the driver thought of what he had done as _. A. law-abiding B. law-breaking C. something to be proud of D. something to be ashamed of25. The last sentence shows that the writer is probably _. A. an old man B. a Frenchman C. an Englishman D. an AmericanPassage Two Some desert animals can survive the summer heat and dryness because they are very unusual. The camel, for example, can experience and bear an increase in the temperature of its body and its blood of 9 without anything bad happening to it. In addition, it can drink a lot of water at one time; then store enough water in parts of its body to supply its needs for two weeks or more. The kangaroo rat, on the other hand, gets all the water it needs from water that it produces when it breathes. However, most animals need to maintain a fairly constant body temperature, and will die if it rises more than 5. Therefore, they need to find some way to stay away from the heat of the summer sun. Nor can many animals either store or produce water in their bodies, as the camel and kangaroo rat can. So they must find ways to keep their bodies from losing water because of the heat. Because very few desert animals can survive the high temperature of a typical summers day, most of them are active only in the night. Only after the sun has set does the desert come fully to life. The night is relatively cool, and the darkness provides protection, not only from the sun, but also from other animals and from the birds. So the coming of darkness is the signal for the large majority of animals and insects to start again their search for water and food. When morning comes, most of them seek shelter again: many go underground; nearly all find some dark and cool place where they can keep away from the suns heat. For many species of insects, living in the desert is easier than animals. Like many desert plants, they had a waterproof skin which prevents water loss because the high temperature. In addition, some species spend all or most of their life below ground. Here, for most of the year at least, there is some moisture, and it is generally cooler than on the surface. In the case of ants, only adults leave the underground nests, and they do so only to gather food or to defend the nest against attack.26. Compared with other desert animals, the camel can bear _. A. a very low body temperature B. only a little change in body temperature C. a big increase in body temperature D. a common change in body temperature27. The kangaroo rat is different from other animals in that _. A. it can produce water through breathing B. it can store water in parts of its body C. it can maintain different body temperatures D. it can drink a lot of water at a time28. Why is the desert full of activity in summer nights? A. Because it is cooler and safer for most animals. B. Because animals can find food in the dark. C. Because it is easy to find water at night. D. Because animals cannot sleep at night.29. Why is it easy for many species of insects to live in the desert? A. Because it is not difficult for them to survive there. B. Because they are not afraid of heat. C. Because it is not difficult for them to find food there. D. Because they have a waterproof skin.30. Most insects live below the ground because _. A. it is easy for them to build nests there B. it is easy to find water there C. it is cooler there than on the surface D. it is easier to build nests therePassage Three“I ask you to drink to his health as a young man full of the spirit of adventure who has lit up the world with a flash of courage.” With these words the British Minister of Air turned and raised his glass to the young man who sat beside him a young man who, only a month before, was completely unknown. Yet on that summer day in 1927 his name was on the worlds lips Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly the Atlantic alone.He had been an air mail pilot, flying back and forth between Chicago and the city of St. Louis. Determined to win the $25,000 prize offered by a fellow-American for the first flight from New York to Paris, Lindbergh had persuaded a group of St. Louis businessmen to finance the building of a special plane for him.The news that Lindbergh intended to fly the Atlantic alone was received with disbelief. “The plane would never fly,” people said. It would run out of fuel. It had only a single engine. Lloyds of London refused to insure the flight. Men called Lindbergh the “flying fool”.But on May 20th, 1927, just after ten to eight in the morning, Lindberghs “Spirit of St. Louis”, heavily laden with fuel, struggled into the air from a New York airfield. For several hours the weight to the petrol prevented the young pilot from flying more than a few feet above the wave-tops. Night came, and thick fog covered up the stars. Lindbergh flew steadily on, hoping that his course was the right one. He struggled to keep a wake, checking the fuel all the time to keep his mind active. Throughout the next day the “Spirit of St. Louis” flew on over the seemingly limitless sea. Then a fishing boat appeared, and an hour later, land. It was Ireland. Lindbergh set a compass course for Paris.By ten oclock the lights of Frances capital were shining beneath him. Tired, unshaven, suddenly hungry, the “flying fool” came down to Le Bourget Airport, and landed in front of a huge crowd of wildly cheering people. After 34 hours of continuous piloting, the flight of 3,600 miles was over.31. The British Minister of Air _. A. praised Lindbergh for his intelligence B. encouraged Lindbergh to be adventurous C. congratulated Lindbergh for his bravery D. warned Lindbergh to be sensible32. “His name was on the worlds lips” means _. A. everybody was drinking his health B. everybody was jumping about because of him C. he became suddenly unpopular D. everybody was talking about him33. A group of St. Louis businessmen ha been persuaded to _ the building of a special plane. A. arrange for B. organize with C. stop to D. pay for34. Which of the following statements is true? A. Nobody heard the news that Lindbergh was going to fly the Atlantic. B. Everybody believed that it was foolish for anybody to try to fly the Atlantic at all. C. Everybody knew that Lindbergh was very brave and adventurous. D. People didnt believe that Lindbergh really meant to fly the Atlantic alone.35. The “Spirit of St. Louis” here refers to _. A. the plane Lindbergh flew in B. the “flying fool” C. the British Minister of Air D. the city of St. LouisPassage FourLast Thursday an old chap came to our school to talk about the evils of smoking. He said he wouldnt go on for too long, and we saw him take his wrist-watch off and lay it on the table. I cant remember what he said about smoking because Slater and I had other things to think about. He finished when the bell rang for play-time, and the headmaster told us to go out. Slater happened to slip In the playground Slater showed me the watch. He put it on his wrist, and it looked lovely. I was wishing that Id been the one to slip by the table, because it was a beautiful watch, gold by the look of it. The headmaster came outside then, and the old boy was with him. They walked about, looking around and talking all the time. After a bit the bell rang, and we got into our lines, ready to go in.The headmaster said, “Ive got a little job for you boys. This gentleman, our lecturer, has just lost his watch in the playground. Its happened before, he says it just slips off his wrist. So look around for it, will? See if youre clever enough to find it. Ive no doubt the boy who does so will get a useful reward.”Well, of course, Slater wasnt going to miss a chance like that. Hes just about the luckiest devil in the school rewards just drop into his hands. We all walked about the playground, looking for the watch. And I wasnt a bit surprised when Slater bent down as if he was picking something up. Then he hurried past me towards the old man.“Where are you going?” I called out, though I knew very well where he was going. “Where do you think?” he called back.And the next minute there was Slater, all smiles, handing over the watch to the old fellow and hanging about for the reward.But the lecturer didnt seem at all pleased. In fact he looked quite ready to put a knife in Slaters heart until the headmaster burst out laughing. Then they both laughed. Slater told afterwards that the old man hadnt even said “Thank you” for the watch.The thing that puzzled us most of all was that Slater didnt get any reward. When he reminded the headmaster about it, the headmaster said: “Ah yes, we mustnt forget that. I said a useful reward, didnt I?” And then he gave Slater a big sheet of paper and told him to write a composition on the evils of smoking. Slater says he hasnt got a clue what to write.36. What were the two boys thinking about during the lecture? A. They were not thinking about anything. B. They were thinking about the evils of smoking. C. About the watch and how to get it, perhaps. D. They thought that the headmaster was very clever.37. Why did the story-teller wish that he had slipped? A. Because it was a beautiful watch. B. Because he thought he could have taken the watch if he had slipped. C. Because the watch wouldnt have been lost if that had happened. D. Because in that case he wouldnt have given it back to the lecturer.38. “The headmaster came outside then, and the old boy was with him.” Who was the old boy? A. An old student. B. The lecturer. C The headmasters son. D. A servant.39. When Slater “bent down”, what was he trying to do? A. He