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二OO七 二OO八年 第二学期武汉大学东湖分校期末考试试卷 (A卷)年级_专业_姓名_学号_题号一二三四总分题分得分scorejudgePart I. Vocabulary & Grammar: (1% x 30 = 30%)Directions: there are 30 sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.1. You wont get a loan _ you can offer some security.A. lestB. in caseC. unlessD. other than2. _ time, hell make a first-class tennis player.A. HavingB. GivenC. GivingD. had3. I _ the party much if there hadnt been quite such a crowd of people there.A. would enjoyB. will have enjoyedC. would have enjoyedD. will be enjoying4. This company has now introduced a policy _ pay rises are related to performances at work.A. whichB. whereC. whetherD. what5. He wasnt asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _ insufficiently popular with all members.A. having consideredB. was considered C. was being consideredD. being considered6. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals _ in Africa.A. huntedB. huntingC. that huntedD. are hunted7. The office has to be shut down _ funds.A. being a lack ofB. from lack ofC. to a lack ofD. for lack of8. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid _.A. from being beatenB. being beatenC. beatingD. to be beaten9. As it turned out to be a small house party, we _ so formally.A. need not have dressed upB. must not have dressed upC. did not need to dress upD. must not dress up10. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _ Eastern Nebraska.A. inB. it receives inC. doesD. it does in11. _ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.A. There wasB. SinceC. BeingD. There being12. The brilliance of his satires was _ make even his victims laugh.A. so as toB. such as toC. so thatD. such that13. If he _ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.A. carries onB. carries offC. carries byD. carries away14. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not _ close examination.A. look upB. pay upC. keep upD. stand up15. He must give us more time, _ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.A. consequentlyB. otherwiseC. thereforeD. doubtlessly16. When there was a short _ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.A. blankB. spaceC. pauseD. wait17. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion its not worth the _ it involves.A. effortB. strengthC. attemptD. force18. The main road through Little bury was blocked for three hours today after an accident _ two lorries.A. involvingB. includingC. combiningD. containing19. Very few scientists _ with completely new answers to the worlds problem.A. come toB. come roundC. come on D. come up20. Hotel rooms must be _ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.A. departedB. abandonedC. vacatedD. displaced21. The _ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.A. respectableB. respectfulC. respectiveD. respecting22. Ill try to get in touch with him but hes_ ever at home when I phone.A hardlyB almostC rarelyD occasionally23. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very _ artist.A. profoundB. productiveC. prosperousD. plentiful24. The city suffered _ damage as a result of the earthquake.A. consideredB. considerateC. considerableD. considering25. Undergraduate students have no _ to the rare books in the school library.A. accessB. entranceC. wayD. path26. We caught a _ of a river as the train pass over a bridge.A. glanceB. glimpseC. lookD. sight26. Here are all the books I have, You may borrow _ you like.A. whicheverB. thatC. whichD. however27. Ill call you tonight at 10 clock _ I can find a telephone that works.A. unlessB. supposeC. whenD. provided28. Fortunately, the bank clerk _ press the alarm button before the robbers got away.A. couldB. was able toC. succeeded inD. managed29. His courage is _ he does not know the meaning of fear.A. soB. so thatC. such thatD. that30. Id rather they _ deliver the new refrigerator tomorrow.A. wouldntB. didntC. shouldntD. mustntscorejudgePart II. Cloze (1% x 15 = 15%)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices given. Since 1895 the National Trust has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Today the Trust - (31)_ is not a government department but a charity depending on the (32)_ support of the public and its own members- is the largest landowner and conservation society in Britain.Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and (33)_ by the National Trust. Over 350 miles of (34)_ land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty (35)_; prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands; lengths of (36)_ waterways; even seventeen whole villages-all are open to the public at all times subject only (37)_ the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife.But the Trusts protection (38)_ further than this. It has in its possession a hundred gardens and (39)_ two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors. Castles and churches, houses of (40)_ or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks (41)_ to the Trust by their former owners.Many houses retain their (42)_ contents of fine furniture, pictures , and other treasures accumulated over (43)_, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a (44)_ of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books an papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and (45)_ and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists.31.A. itB. whichC. thisD. whether it32.A. deliberateB. compulsoryC. spontaneousD. voluntary33.A. maintainedB. watchedC. renewedD. unused34.A. unusedB. undevelopedC. unwantedD. unspoilt35.A. besidesB. nearbyC. aloneD. beyond36.A. interiorB. inlandC. insideD. inner37.A. byB. atC. toD. on38.A. developsB. extendsC. enlargesD. prolongs39.A. someB. nearbyC. on averageD. more40.A. architecturalB. archetypeC. architectureD. archaeology41. A. are givingB. have givenC. been givenD. have been given42.A. primitiveB. initialC. elementaryD. original43.A. timesB. generationsC. yearsD. age groups44.A. residentB. dwellerC. tenantD. housekeeper45.A. lived inB. kept overC. resided withD. taken upscorejudgePart III. Reading Comprehension: (2% x 20 = 40%)Directions: Read the following four passages and choose the best answer from the four choices given to each statement after it. Passage One In the villages of the English countryside there are still people who remember the good old days when no one bothered to lock their doors. There simply wasnt any crime to worry about.Amazingly, these happy times appear still to be with us in the worlds biggest community. A new study by Dan Farmer, a gifted programmer, using an automated investigative program of his own called SATAN, shows that the owners of well over half of all World Wide Web sites have set up home without fitting locks to their doors.SATAN can try out a variety of well-known hacking (黑客的) tricks on an Internet site without actually breaking in. Farmer has made the program publicly available, amid much criticism. A person with evil intent could use it to hunt down sites that are easy to burgle (闯入行窃).But Farmer is very concerned about the need to alert the public to poor security and, so far, events have proved him right. SATAN has done more to alert people to the risks than cause new disorder.So is the Net becoming more secure? Far from it. In the early days, when you visited a Web site your browser simply looked at the content. Now the Web is full of tiny programs that automatically download when you look at a Web page, and run on your own machine. These programs could, if their authors wished, do all kinds of nasty things to your computer.At the same time, the Net is increasingly populated with spiders, worms, agents and other types of automated beasts designed to penetrate the sites and seek out and classify information. All these make wonderful tools for antisocial people who want to invade weak sites and cause damage.But lets look on the bright side. Given the lack of locks, the Internet is surely the worlds biggest (almost) crime-free society. Maybe that is because hackers are fundamentally honest. Or that there currently isnt much to steal. Or because vandalism (恶意破坏) isnt much fun unless you have a peculiar dislike for someone.Whatever the reason, lets enjoy it while we can. But expect it all to change, and security to become the number one issue, when the most influential inhabitants of the Net are selling services they want to be paid for.46. By saying “ owners of well over half of all World Wide Web sites have set up home without fitting locks to their doors” (Lines 3-4, Para. 2), the author means that _.A. those happy times appear still to be with usB. there simply wasnt any crime to worry about C. many sites are not well-protected D. hackers try out tricks on an Internet site without actually breaking in47. SATAN, a program designed by Dan Fanner can be used _.A. to investigate the security of Internet sitesB. to improve the security of the Internet systemC. to prevent hackers from breaking into websitesD. to download useful programs and information48. Fanners program has been criticized by the public because _.A. it causes damage to Net browsersB. it can break into Internet sitesC. it can be used to cause disorder on all sitesD. it can be used by people with evil intent49. The authors attitude toward SATAN is _.A. enthusiastic B. critical C. positiveD. indifferent50. The author suggests in the last paragraph that_.A. we should make full use of the Internet before security measures are strengthenedB. we should alert the most influential businessmen to the importance of securityC. influential businessmen should give priority to the improvement of Net securityD. net inhabitants should not let security measures affect their joy of surfing the InternetPassage TwoIts hardly news that the immigration system is a mess. Foreign nationals have long been slipping across the border with fake papers, and visitors who arrive in the U.S. legitimately often overstay their legal welcome without being punished. But since Sept. 11, its become clear that terrorists have been shrewdly factoring the weaknesses of our system into their plans. In addition to their mastery of forging passports, at least three of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers were here on expired visas. Thats been a safe bet until now. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) lacks the resources, and apparently the inclination, to keep track of the estimated 2 million foreigners who have intentionally overstayed their welcome.But this laxness toward immigration fraud may be about to change. Congress has already taken some modest steps. The U.S.A. Patriot Act, passed in the wake of the Sept. 11 tragedy, requires the FBI, the Justice Department, the State Department and the INS to share more data, which will make it easier to stop watch-listed terrorists at the border.But whats really needed, critics say, is even tougher laws and more resources aimed at tightening up border security. Reformers are calling for a rollback of rules that hinder law enforcement. They also want the INS to hire hundreds more border patrol agents and investigators to keep illegal immigrants out and to track them down once theyre here. Reformers also want to see the INS set up a database to monitor whether visa holders actually leave the country when they are required to.All these proposed changes were part of a new border-security bill that passed the House of Representatives but died in the Senate last week. Before Sept. 11, legislation of this kind had been blocked by two powerful lobbies: universities, which rely on tuition from foreign students who could be kept out by the new law, and business, which relies on foreigners for cheap labor. Since the attacks, theyve backed off. The bill would have passed this time but for congressional maneuverings and is expected to be reintroduced and to pass next year.Also on the agenda for next year: a proposal, backed by some influential law-makers, to split the INS into two agencies - a good cop that would tend to service functions like processing citizenship papers and a bad cop that would concentrate on border inspections, deportation and other functions. One reason for the division, supporters say, is that the INS has in recent years become too focused on serving tourists and immigrants. After the Sept. l 1 tragedy, the INS should pay more attention to serving the millions of ordinary Americans who rely on the nations border security to protect them from terrorist attacks.51. Terrorists have obviously taken advantage of _.A. the irresponsibility of the officials at border checkpointsB. the legal privileges granted to foreignersC. the excessive hospitality of the American peopleD. the low efficiency of the Immigration and Naturalization Service52. We learn from the passage that coordinated efforts will be made by various U.S. government agencies to _ .A. limit the number Of immigrants to the U.S.B. prevent the forgery of immigration papersC. ward off terrorist suspects at the borderD. refuse the renewing of expired visas53. It can be inferred from the passage that before Sept. 11, aliens with expired visas _ .A. might stay on for as long as they wishedB. would be closely watched by FBI agentsC. would live in constant fear of deportationD. might have them extended without trouble54. It is believed by many that all these years the INS_.A. has been serving two contradictory functions. B. has ignored the pleas of the two powerful lobbiesC. has over-emphasized its service functions at the expense of the nations securityD. has been too liberal in granting visas to tourists and immigrants indiscriminately55. Before Sept. 11, the U.S. Congress had been unable to pass stricter immigration laws because _ .A. education and business circles cared little about national securityB. resources were not available for their enforcement C. it was difficult to coordinate the efforts of the congressmenD. they might have kept away foreign students and cheap laborPassage Three When we worry about who might be spying on our private lives, we usually think about the Federal agents. But the private sector outdoes the government every time. Its Linda Tripp, not the FBI, who is facing charges under Marylands laws against secret telephone taping. Its our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing firms.Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far. The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will.As an example of whats going on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. According to the lawsuit, the bank supplied a telemarketer called Member Works with sensitive customer data such as names, phone numbers, bank-account and credit-card numbers, Social Security numbers, account balances and credit limits.With these customer lists in hand, Member Works started dialing for dollars - selling dental plans, videogames, computer software and other products and services. Customers who accepted a free trial offer had, 30 days to cancel. If the deadline passed, they were charged automatically through their bank or credit-card accounts. U.S. Bancorp collected a share of the revenues .Customers were doubly deceived, the lawsuit claims. They didnt know that the bank was giving account numbers to MemberWorks. And if customers asked, they were led to think the answer was no.The state sued MemberWorks separately for deceptive selling. The company denies that it did anything wrong. For its part, U.S. Bancorp settled without admitting any mistakes. But it agreed to stop exposing its customers to nonfinancial products sold by outside firms. A few top banks decided to do the same. Many other banks will still do business with MemberWorks and similar firms.And banks will still be mining data from your account in order to sell you financial products, including things of little value, such as credit insurance and credit-card protection plans.You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields transaction and experience information - mainly the details of your bank and credit-card accounts. Social Security numbers are for sale by private firms. Theyve generally agreed not to sell to the public. But t