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大学英语（一） 测试二Part I Listening Comprehension (25 points, 1 point each) Section ADirections: 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 conversation 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 centre.1. A) Plan his budget carefully.B) Give her more information. C) Ask someone else for advice.D) Buy a gift for his girlfriend.2. A) Shell have some chocolate cake. B) Shell take a look at the menu. C) Shell go without dessert.D) Shell prepare the dinner.3. A) The man can speak a foreign language. B) The woman hopes to improve her English.C) The woman knows many different languages.D) The man wishes to visit many more countries.4. A) Go to the library. B) Meet the woman.C) See Professor Smith. D) Have a drink in the bar.5. A) She isnt sure when Professor Bloom will be back.B) The man shouldnt be late for his class.C) The man can come back sometime later.D) She can pass on the message for the man.6. A) He has a strange personality.B) Hes got emotional problems.C) His illness is beyond cure.D) His behavior is hard to explain.7. A) The tickets are more expensive than expected.B) The tickets are sold in advance at half price.C) Its difficult to buy the tickets on the spot.D) Its better to buy the tickets beforehand.8. A) He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.B) He was hit by a fallen box from a truck.C) He drove too fast and crashed into a truck.D) He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Two. B) Three. C) Four. D) Five.10. A) Michael Jordan has retired from the NBA. B) ONeal is the tallest NBA Star. C) Yao Ming won the most valuable player last Sunday. D) ONeal is a legend in basketball.11. A) All the stars play wonderfully. B) ONeal is the best one in her mind. C) Michael Jordan is the best one in her mind. D) Yao Ming is the best one in her mind.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) It was about a little animal.B) It took her six years to write. C) It was adapted from a fairy tale.D) It was about a little girl and her pet.13. A) She knows how to write best-selling novels. B) She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults. C) She is able to win enough support from publishers. D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.14. A) The characters.B) The readers. C) Her ideas. D) Her life experiences.15. A) She doesnt really know where they originated. B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints. C) They popped out of her childhood dreams. D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.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 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) Large numbers of people do not need to sleep. B) A person was found who actually didnt need any sleep.C) Everyone needs some sleep to stay alive.D) People can live longer by trying not to sleep.17. A) They expected to cure him of his sleeplessness. B) They expected to find that his sleeplessness was not really true. C) They expected to find out why some old people didnt need any sleep. D) They expected to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping.18. A) A common one. B) One that could be cured. C) One that could cause death. D) A rare one.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Your ideas. B) Your age.C) Your identity. D) Your look.20. A) Making friends. B) Buying whatever we want. C) Enjoying games. D) Talking face to face.21. A) He is neutral. B) He is against it. C) He is in favor of it. D) He doesnt tell us.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) She stopped being a homemaker.B) She became a famous educator. C) She became a public figure.D) She quit driving altogether.23. A) A motorists speeding.B) Her running a stop sign. C) Her lack of driving experience.D) A motorists failure to concentrate.24. A) Nervous and unsure of herself. B) Calm and confident of herself. C) Courageous and forceful.D) Distracted and reluctant.25. A) More strict training of women drivers. B) Restrictions on cell phone use while driving. C) Improved traffic conditions in cities. D) New regulations to ensure childrens safety.Part II Vocabulary (10 points, 0.5 point each)Directions: There are 20 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.26. It was reassuring to have someone _ whom he could _ for a while.A) upontouch B) uponpride C) uponlean D) uponimpose27. My camera can be _ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.A) adapted B) adjusted C) adopted D) remedied28. She felt _ at her sisters good luck in finding jobs.A) jealousy B) esteem C) envious D) respect29. The days when he was _ his best is already a thing of the past.A) in B) on C) with D) at30. Newspapers vary greatly in their _ to the government. A) attitudes B) comments C) views D) opinions31. She was so _ in her job that she didnt hear someone knocking at the door. A) attracted B) drawn C) absorbed D) concentrated32. When I took my car to the garage, they soon _ what the trouble was. A) emerged B) realized C) explored D) diagnosed33. The noise of the traffic _ Paul from his work.A) prevented B) distracted C) annoyed D) obstructed34. The runner went fastest in the middle _ of the course. A) fragment B) selection C) board D) segment35. Happiness doesnt necessarily _ money. A) go for B) go through C) go back D) go with 36. His film was a complete failure, which did his reputation a lot of _. A) damage B) harm C) injury D) ruin 37. In interpersonal relations, people should be _ with each other. A) shamefulB) frank C) reserved D) indifferent 38. To have his story published, the young man certainly_ it for at least three times. A) contrives B) fries C) polishes D) advocates 39. Thanks to the progress in medicine, the life_ of people throughout the world was greatly extended. A) temple B) span C) dam D) residence 40. Although he was a good swimmer, he was swept away by the _ and drowned. A) current B) motion C) pressure D) air 41. The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in _. A) denying B) upsetting C) protesting D) competing 42. He _ to his customers and halved the price. A) leaked B) drew C) quoted D) yielded 43. Although he was on a diet, the food _ him enormously. A) inspired B) tempted C) overcame D) encouraged 44. _ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others. A) Dislike B) Unlike C) Alike D) Liking 45. More new _ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.A) opportunities B) necessities C) realities D) probabilitiesPart III Reading in Depth (30 points, 2 points each)Directions: Read the following 3 passages and 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 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:Imagine being able to override Mother Nature and hand-pick the physical appearance and intellectual traits of your unborn child. Well, thanks to modern science, what may seem far-fetched now could be the norm for parents 25 years down the road. They are so lovable, so innocent, 10 little fingers, 10 tiny toes, to every parents eye, pure perfection. But what if you could tinker with perfection, choose your babys hair color, eye color, brainpower, how athletic theyll be. You have specified hazel eyes, dark hair and fair skin. What seems like science fiction in the movie Gattaca is already happening. Through in-vitro fertilization（体外受精）, parents can actually choose to have a girl or a boy. We can already look for the genes that influence all sorts of trivial traits, like our eye color or hair color. In 25 years, some geneticists believe parents will be able to select for genes that help with intelligence, memory, even talents like playing the piano. The question is whether or not people want to use the technology for that purpose.We posed the question at a gathering of pregnant moms and found a lot of resistance. “If you started choosing, you know, how your baby should look like, and what it should be or what the sex should be. You take the excitement out of the unexpected .”But when we asked the mummies that if it would be OK to change their babys genetics to avoid a disease, the answers changed. And that ability for a parent to shape their childs health may be the biggest advance 25 years from now. Theoretically science could provide the genes to make babies super-resistant to diseases. Heres how, a few years back, scientists mapped out the human genome（基因组）, its a lot like a giant codebook, a catalogue of the genes in the human body. We have all the information, and now everybody is poring over（钻研） it with computers and trying to figure out what it all means.Experimenting on mice, scientists are trying to figure out which genes do what. Theyve already isolated genes that make some people more susceptible to certain cancers. Eventually parents would be able not only to choose an embryo（胚胎）without that defective cancer gene but to go in and change the genetic code. Weve perfected that technology in mice; there is absolutely no reason why that same technology couldnt be applied to human embryos. No reason except for ethical concerns that genetic modification could change everything: Our view of children, our view of parenthood, our view of our relationships with each other, and therefore our view of what it means to be human. And we dont really want to mess with them, I think, until we are very convinced that the benefits outweigh the risks. And who will get the benefit? In 25 years, many worry only rich Americans will be able to afford genetic tinkering（修补）. There is going to be a growing gap between the haves and have-nots, and so the children of the rich really might be beautiful and the children of ordinary people wont have access to the same sorts of expensive technologies. Will that happen in 25 years? It all depends on how people decide to handle the technology.46. What does the author say about parents in 25 years at the beginning of the passage? A) They are able to prevail over Mother Nature. B) What seem unbelievable will become common. C) They can choose their unborn babys intelligence. D) They can tinker with their babys perfection. 47. According to the author, people are willing to use technology to _. A) select for genes that are helpful with intelligence B) avoid a disease through genetic modification C) choose their babys sex and looks D) change their babys genetics 48. For parents in 25 years, what may be the biggest concern? A) How to perfect the experiment on mice. B) How to use genetic technology. C) How to change gene code. D) How to improve their childs health.49. What does the author say about the experiment on mice? A) Technology used in mice can be applied to human beings. B) Technology used in mice can not be applied to human beings. C) Experiment on mice is not perfect enough.D) Experiment on mice is perfect enough. 50. According to the author, the future will depend on _. A) how fast the technology develops B) how people can use technology C) how many know genetic modification D) how successful the experiment on mice is Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:There are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individualthe sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individuals intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster（领养的）homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. When he was a child, he was sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Marks I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level. 51. This selection can best be titled_. A) Measuring Your IntelligenceB) Intelligence and Environment C) The Case of Peter and MarkD) How the brain Influences Intelligence52. The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that _. A) human brains differ considerably B) the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligence C) environment is crucial in determining a persons intelligence D) persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence53. According to the passage, the average I.Q. is _. A) 85B) 100C) 110D) 12554. The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _. A) individual with identical brains seldom test at same level B) an individuals intelligence is determined only by his environment C) lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence D) changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain55. This passage suggests that an individuals I.Q. _.A) can be predicted at birthB) stays the same throughout his lifeC) can be increased by educationD) is determined by his childhoodPassage ThreeQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition（学会） of each new skillthe first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early; a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself. Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the childs own happiness. As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality（道德）. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach（说教）, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.56. Eag