大一英语期末模拟试题

1、 Part I Vocabulary & Structure Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. As the Chinese saying goes, a timely snow_ a good harvest.

2、a. indicates b. reflects c. shows d. promises 2. The _ of our professors added much honor to our New Years Party. a. present b. absence c. absent d. presence 3. Whenever I take on a difficult task, I say to myself, “Nothing _, nothing gain.” a. adventured b. advantaged c. ventured d. advanced 4. Joh

3、n Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must _ the curiosity and creativity of children. a. stimulate b. accelerate c. accumulate d. create 5. If you need further qualifications（条件） for the job, check out how and where you can

4、 _ them. a. inquire b. acquire c. seek d. secure 6. He is keen to _ relations with this company because of its good reputation. a. train b. cultivate c. further d. donate 7. In my opinion, high-IQ students are usually intellectually curious and very good at making use of their time to the fullest _.

5、 a. intent b. extent c. intend d. extend 8. These young people were so _ about things in the U. S. that they thought blacks and whites had always had equal educational opportunities there. a. innocent b. Intelligent c. ignorant d. confident 9. While Mr. Johnson was away on vacation, a lot of letters

6、 _ on his desk. a. accelerated b. accessed c. accustomed d. accumulated 10. Traditional as he is in his way of life, the elderly professor is more _ than most of his students in accepting new ideas. a. liberate b. literal c. liberal d. literate Part II Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A

7、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 conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the

8、 pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. D. Friday. C. Thursday. B. Wednesday. Tuesday. A11. 12. A. He didnt work hard in school. B. He took a part-time job in school. C. He had always been serious about study. D. He had no interest in soc

9、ial work. 13. A. The police want to talk to the main actor. B. The main actor forgot to come. C. The main actor is delayed by traffic. D. The actor is busy buying jam（果酱） on his way. 14. A. He is confident of his performance. B. He is worried about the result of the interview. C. He is unsure of the

10、 result. D. He is glad the interview is over. 15. A. In bed. B. At work. C. In his garden. D. At home. B. A carpenter（木匠）. C. A shoemaker.16. A. A tailor（裁缝）. D. A gardener. 17. A. She works part-time this term. B. She wants to become a scholar. C. She neednt work part-time this term. D. Her grades

11、were not good enough for a scholarship. 18. A. Have a party. B. Go dancing. . （足球赛）D. Attend a soccer game C. Stay at home. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A. He failed in exams several times. B. He cant blend in （融合）with some of his classmates. C. His class

12、mates blamed him for not being able to get on with them. D. He has no interest in study at school. 20. A. What is the animal that may eat you? B. Who wants to have words with you in your class? C. What are you hooked on （着迷）now? D. What troubles you? 21. A. Hes keen on reading and learning new thing

13、s. B. Hes keen on joking and playing tricks. C. He s keen on playing tennis and badminton. D. He s keen on having a heart-to-heart talk with his classmates. 22. A. Try to have a heart-to-heart talk with his teacher. B. Choose another class. C. Learn how to play tricks on his classmates. D. Try to ha

14、ve a heart-to-heart talk with his classmates and do things with them. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A. Theyre having a business negotiation（商务谈判） in the conference room. B. Theyre talking about different brands of Chinese wine. s home. the womanC. The man

15、is having dinner in D. Theyre talking about apple pie. 24. A. Beef Sauted with Chinese Broccoli. B. Fried Shrimp with Seasoned Salt. C. Fried Celery with Shredded Meat. D. Crispy Duck. B. Colleagues. 25. A. Business partners. C. Old classmates. D. Employer and Employee. Section B Directions: In this

16、 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. Passage One Questions 26 to 28 ar

17、e based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A. Because the two men stole his money. B. Because the two men threatened him on a lonely country road. C. Because he suspected the two men were wanted by the police. D. Because the two men needed help from the police. B. They were very angry. 27. A. T

18、hey were frightened. C. They could not give any proof（证明）. D. They could not speak English. 28. A. They found some witnesses（目击证人）. B. They didnt find any money in the mens bags. C. They caught the real thieves. D. The two men refused to admit stealing money. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based

19、 on the passage you have just heard. 29. A. Because no lighting hit a forest in cold countries. B. They didnt know how to keep themselves warm. C. There was not enough food in cold countries. D. They could light a fire only in hot countries. B. It frightened the wild animals. 30. A. It kept people w

20、arm. D. It made food more delicious. C. It gave them light in darkness. 31. A. They waited for lighting to start a fire. B. They rub（摩擦） stone pieces together. C. They rub dry leaves between their hands. D. They put a stick（棍子） in the hole of a wood piece and turned it quickly. Passage Three Questio

21、ns 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A. Mining（矿业）. B. Running railroads. D. Manufacturing（制造业）. C. Farming. 33. A. It is a large state with a large population. B. The state is large, but the population is small. C. The state is small and it has few people. D. Its space popu

22、lation inhabits 50,000 acres（英亩） . 34. A. They like the rich soil. B. They found slave labor（劳力） too expensive. C. They thought there was gold in western Kansas. D. They considered the land unproductive. 35. A. Its attitude towards slavery（奴隶制）. B. Its cheap land. C. It has climate suitable for farm

23、ing. D. Its advanced railroad system. Section C In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage Directions: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 numbere

24、d from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 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

25、 for the third time, you should check what you have written. His palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his grip. The sun was as hot as the 36._ he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. his higher than was three inches 17 The pole was 37. _ at feet. That personal 38. _. Michael Stone c

26、onfronted the most challenging day of his pole-vaulting 39._. The stands were still 40._ with about 20,000 people, even though the is vault truly an hour earlier. The pole had the final race ended 41._ of any track and field competition. It combines the grace of a of element has the It of with the s

27、trength a body builder. also gymnast 42._, and the thought of flying as high as a two-story building is a mere fantasy anyone watching such an 43._. s As long as Michael could remember he had always dreamed of flying. Michael him numerous read mother were stories Her 44._. always ones that described

28、 the land from a birds-eye view. Her excitement and passion for details made Michaels dreams full of color and beauty. Michael had this one recurring dream. 45. _. As he raced between golden wheat fields, he would always outrun the locomotives passing by. It was at the exact moment he took a deep br

29、eath that he began to lift off the ground. He would begin soaring like an eagle. Where he flew would always coincide with his mothers stories. Wherever he flew was with a keen eye 46. _. Part III Reading Comprehension (40%) Passage 1 The typical conversation between Americans takes a form that can b

30、e called repartee. No one speaks for very long. Speakers take turns frequently, often after only a few sentences have been spoken. “Watching a conversation between two Americans is like watching a table tennis game,” a British observer said. “Your head goes back and forth and back and forth so fast

31、it almost makes your neck hurt.” Americans tend to be impatient with people who take long turns. Such people are said to “talk too much.” Many Americans have difficulty paying attention to someone who speaks more than a few sentences at a time, as Nigerians, Arabs, and some others do. Americans admi

32、re conciseness, or what they call “getting to the point.”few a 礼仪式的交流). Only engage in little ritual interaction (Americans ritual greetings are common: “How are you?” “Im fine, thank you,” “Nice to meet situations certain said in again.” These things are you you,” and “Hope to see Americans learn t

33、o recognize, and, like any ritual greetings, are concerned more with form than with substance. That is, the questions are supposed to be asked and the statements are supposed to be made in particular situations, no matter what the In many Americans people involved are feeling or what they really hav

34、e in mind. opinions, people who rely heavily on ritual greetings are “too shy” or “too polite,” unwilling to reveal their true natures and ideas. family greetings about with long ritual Americans are generally impatient considering them a waste of members healthcommon among Latin Americanstime. 47.

35、During a typical conversation between Americans, people try to be _. a. polite b. interested c. concise d. friendly 48. By comparing a conversation between two Americans to a table tennis game, the British observer means that _. a. Americans like to take short turns in a conversation b. Americans en

36、joy talking as well as watching a table tennis game c. Americans get excited easily d. Americans talk with great expression 49. Americans _ when they talk with Arabs. a. may lose their patience b. have to listen very carefully c. talk too much d. never use English 50. In the United States, ritual gr

37、eetings _. a. are very common in peoples conversations b. are suitable in all situations c. help to lead to a serious conversation d. have little substance 51.According to this passage, Americans have a low opinion of people who _. a. do not talk much b. do not pay attention to the speaker c. like t

38、o ask about other peoples health d. bring too many ritual greetings into a conversation Passage 2 Ask most American children what they want to be when they grow up, and they probably will say “doctor” or “lawyer.” Though our culture, our economy, indeed our very security are heavily dependent on sci

39、ence and engineering, only 12 percent of American high school students graduate with the prerequisites(必要条件) for a career in science or so be to said are children minority of percent 6 only yet, Worse engineering. prepared. Dont be too surprised. If you ask further why the majority of the high schoo

40、l students would choose a career in medicine or law, the answers will be straight out of some popular TV shows. “Doctors help people. They save lives.” “Lawyers beat the bad guys.” Most students would say. Now, how about science or engineering as a career choice? The answers will be just as predicta

41、ble: “Get real! Who wants to be a geek? They all are nerds. Besides, I hate math.” In our media, scientists and engineers typically are portrayed as introverted(内向的) and humorless. They always wear white lab coats, with a collection of pencils in their pocket protectors. They wear glasses with black

42、 plastic frames. If more students are to choose technical careers, they must have a better view presented to them. They need to be told, for instance, that the invention of lifesaving equipment saves lives just as surely as the application of it in the hospital. It also might help if someone emphasi

43、zed to students that the lawyer who saved the defendant(被告) by introducing the DNA evidence would have seen him hanged had it not been for the scientists who discovered DNA. Whatever we do, until students stop thinking of the term “engineer” as a synonym for “geek,” it is impossible to expect our ch

44、ildren to change their views towards scientists and engineers. 52. What is the problem with most American children when they choose their careers? a. They have a very low opinion of science and engineering. b. They are too anxious to succeed in different fields. c. They are not sure what career suit

45、s them best. d. They do not have enough confidence in themselves. 53. Which of the following has influenced American students greatly in their choice of their careers? a. Parents opinions. b. TV shows and various publications. c. Great discoveries made by doctors and lawyers. d. Culture and economy.

46、 54. In the passage, the writer criticizes the media for _. a. depicting scientists and engineers as nerds and geeks b. creating too much violence in the society c. failing to report the great achievements made by scientists d. using words like “nerd” and “geek” inappropriately 55. In order to chang

47、e the students view towards scientists and engineers, the writer suggests that _. a. teachers reconsider their way of teaching mathematics b. students be told about the wonders of science and engineering c. scientists and engineers change their images a little bit d. the media stop praising doctors

48、and lawyers excessively 56. Judging from what is said in the passage, the writer obviously believes that _. a. scientists and engineers are more important than doctors and lawyers b. science and engineering have been dangerously ignored c. American children are hopeless d. there are too many scienti

49、sts and engineers nowadays Passage 3 Reaching new peaks of popularity in North America is Iceberg Water, which is harvested from icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Arthur von Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the few water critics in North America. As a boy, he

50、 spent time in the larger cities of Italy, France and Switzerland, where bottled water is consumed daily. Even then, he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best. “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water,” He says. But is plain tap water all that bad? Not at all. I

51、n fact, New Yorks municipal water for more than a century was called the champagne of tap water and until recently considered among the best in the world in terms of both taste and purity. Similarly, a magazine in England found that tap water from the Thames River tasted better than several leading

52、brands of bottled water that were 400 times more expensive. Nevertheless, soft-drink companies view bottled water as the next of percent 25 over that fact the despite this sharemarket for battle-ground bottled water comes from tap water: PepsiCos Aquafina and Coca-Colas Dasani are both purified tap

53、water rather than spring water. As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate (垂涎) over the profits. A restaurants typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water its often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine, and many of t

54、he fancier brands arent available in stores, most diners dont notice or care. As a result, some restaurants are turning up the pressure to sell bottled water. According to an article in The Street Journal, some of the more shameless tactics include placing attractive bottles on the table for a visual sell, listing brands on the menu without prices, and pouring bottled water without even asking the diners if they want it. Regardless of how its sold, the popularity of bottled water taps into our desire