武大新编大学英语5 2012级期末试卷 A 带部分答案

1、武汉大学20132014学年度第二学期2012级期末试卷(A卷学号姓名院(系英语班号: _考生注意事项:1.本次考试共计120分钟(14:30 16 :30;2.14:40正式播放听力录音;3.在答题卡准考证号一栏添入自己的13位学号;4.准考证号一栏涂黑相应的阿拉伯数字(漏填或填错将影响卷面得分;5.在试卷类型处涂黑A或B (机读卡的试卷类型在答题卡右上角,主观题答题卡试卷类型在答题卡上方。两卡都要填写试卷类型。漏填或填错将影响卷面得分;6.主观题部分(听写、翻译、作文等写在主观题答题卡上;7.考试结束时请将机读答题卡、主观答题纸和试题册一并交给监考人员(不交试题册者按零分处理;8.请将姓名

2、、学号等相关信息填入上栏(重修学生请在姓名后注明“重修”二字,而且学号不足13位的请在学号前面加“0”使其变成13位.。1.考生联系方式_.审题人:I.Listening Comprehension (25%,25×1Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear eight short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the

3、 question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices markedA, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A Reading newspaper

4、s. B Writing up local news.C Talking about sports. D Putting up advertisements.2. A They will be replaced by on-line education sooner or later.B They will attract fewer kids as on-line education expands.C They will continue to exist along with on-line education.D They will limit their teaching to ce

5、rtain subjects only.3. A Weather forecasts are not reliable. B Theyd better change their mind.C The tennis game wont last long.D They shouldnt change their plan.4. A She knows the guy who will give the lecture.B She thinks the lecture might be informative.C She wants to add something to her lecture.

6、D Shell finish her report this weekend.5. A The man didnt think highly of Alices presentation.B Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C The man can hardly understand Alices presentation.D Alice didnt seem to be nervous during her speech.6. A Apply for a job in the electronics company.B

7、 Visit the electronics company next week.C Get a part-time job on campus before graduation.D Help the company recruit graduate students.7. A Shell prepare the dinner.B Shell take a look at the menu.C Shell have some chocolate cake.D Shell go without dessert.8. A He drove too fast and crashed into a

8、truck.B He was hit by a fallen box from a truck.C He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.D He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.Section B (7 X 1 = 7Directions: In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passag

9、e and thequestions will be only spoken only once. After you hear a question, youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C andD. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center.Passage One9. A Renting furnished apartments. B Selling h

10、ome furnishings.C Renting home furnishings. D Selling used furniture.10. A Because it saves them a lot of time.B Because it saves them much trouble and money.C Because the furniture they get in this way is new.D Because they can get better quality furniture in this way.11. A People usually grow to l

11、ike the furniture they have rented.B The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable to most Americans.C Only those who dont have enough money rent furniture.D Some people may look down upon those who rent their furniture.12. A Furnished Apartments B A New Way of Getting Home FurnishingsC Rent or Bu

12、y D Rent First, Buy LaterPassage Two13. A It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold.B They havent devoted as much energy to medicine as to space travel.C There are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.D They believe people can recover without treatment.14. A They show

13、our body is fighting the virus.B They indicate how fast the virus spreads.C They tell us what kind of medicine to take.D They reveal the seriousness of the problem.15. A It causes damage to some organs of our body.B It actually does more harm than good.C It works better when combined with other reme

14、dies.D It helps us to recover much sooner.Section C (10 X 1= 10Directions: You will hear two conversations. Each will be read TWICE. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the information you get from therecording.Conversation OneS1. From the conversation we know that the man is going to _ nex

15、t month.S2. The man in the conversation has worked as a _ for over 30 years.S3. The mans daughter has _ children.S4. The man is going to join the British Legion an organization and a _ for ex-service people.S5. The man is going to go on holiday to _ with his daughters family. Conversation TwoS6. Acc

16、ording to Linda, friendship seems like a _ topic since everyone wantsa friend.S7. To Frank, friendship is like sunshine which brings people _.S8. Linda thinks that friendships provide people _ and even jokes.S9. Frank thinks that friends are the ones who help us out in times of _.S10. Linda recently

17、 _ her friend in Chicago about a problem she was having in her personal life.Part II Reading Comprehension (30%,30×1.5Directions: There are 3 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.

18、 You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Few creations of big technology capture the imagination like giant dams. Perhaps it is humankinds long s

19、uffering at the mercy of flood and drought that makes the idea of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating. But to be fascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind. Several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good.The lesson from dams is that big is not always beautiful. It does

20、nt help that building a big, powerful dam has become a symbol of achievement for nations and people striving to assert themselves. Egypts leadership in the Arab world was cemented by the Aswan High Dam. Turkeys bid for First World status includes the giant Ataturk Dam.But big dams tend not to work a

21、s intended. The Aswan Dam, for example, stopped the Nile flooding but deprived Egypt of the fertile silt that floods leftall in return for a giant reservoir of disease which is now so full of silt(淤泥 that it barely generates electricity.And yet, the myth of controlling the waters persists. This week

22、, in the heart of civilized Europe, Slovaks and Hungarians stopped just short of sending in the troops in their contention over a dam on the Danube. The huge complex will probably have all the usual problems of big dams. But Slovakia is bidding for independence from the Czechs, and now needs a dam t

23、o prove itself.Meanwhile, in India, the World Bank has given the go-ahead to the even more wrong-headed Narmada Dam. And the bank has done this even though its advisors say the dam will cause hardship for the powerless and environmental destruction. The benefits are for the powerful, but they are fa

24、r from guaranteed.Proper, scientific study of the impacts of dams and of the cost and benefits of controlling water can help to resolve these conflicts. Hydroelectric power and flood control and irrigation are possible without building monster dams. But when you are dealing with myths, it is hard to

25、 be either proper, or scientific. It is time that the worldlearned the lessons of Aswan. You dont need a dam to be saved.16. The third sentence of paragraph 1 implies that_.Apeople would be happy if they shut their eyes to realityBthe blind could be happier than the sightedCover-excited people tend

26、to neglect vital thingsDfascination makes people lose their eyesight17.In paragraph 5, “the powerless” probably refers to_.Aareas short of electricity B dams without power stationsCpoor countries around India D common people in the Narmada Dam area18.What is the myth concerning giant dams?AThey brin

27、g in more fertile soil. B They help defend the country.CThey strengthen international ties D They have universal control of the waters.19.What the author tries to suggest may best be interpreted as_.A“It is no use crying over spilt milk”B“More haste, less speed”C“Look before you leap”B“He who laughs

28、 last laughs best”20.What is the authors attitude toward building giant dams?APositive B NegativeCNeutral D IndifferentPassage TwoQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.I suppose its in the nature of science to be optimistic. One of the unspoken assumptions of scientific inquiry is th

29、at there are answers to every question. The answer may take years or decades or centuries to find, but for every question about the observable world, a scientist will tell you that there is an answer.I am one of those people whose life knows only change. The one certainty I am aware of is death. All

30、 other things are subject to change. I have known changes for the better and changes for the worse (we now have the means to destroy our own planet, but I have never questioned the fact that whether I liked it or not, change was unavoidable. How, you ask, with our infinite capacity for evil, can I r

31、emain optimistic about change?The answer, I suppose, is similar to the one I would give if you asked me how the knowledge of death affects my life. I know that I am going to die. Everything that lives eventually dies. But I cant live as if every hour were my last. If I did, I would be inactive. I wo

32、uldnt go to work; I wouldnt bother reading the daily paper or going to school. In short, I wouldnt have time for all those little joys. Instead, I would spend my life between fear and tears.Problems in human relations are obviously much more difficult. And Im not foolish enough to equate technologic

33、al problems, which have solutions, with human questions, which dont always have simple right or wrong answers. What I am suggesting, however, is that if we believe that human questions have solutions, we may, given patience, reason, and compromise, actually find some. If we dont believe solutions ar

34、e possible, we will never find any. Or to put it another way, you will never find what you dont look for.We have, in this century, witnessed murder, barbarism, war and genocide of a scale unknown in previous human history. Sometimes, it seems that for every technological advance, we have suffered fr

35、om the misuse of that very advance. Atomic power both lightens and darkens our lives. Still, we have no alternative but to keep trying. Every person saved from mistreatment, starvation, or genocide is a feather in the cap of humanity. If we sit back and just let things happen, we are less than human

36、. From this point of view, optimism is essential to preserving our humanity in these difficult times.21.According to the author, science is by name_.AOptimistic B advantageousCEvil D advanced22.The authors life knows only change and he thinks of change as_.AUnpromising BdetrimentalCInevitable Davoid

37、able23.How does the knowledge of death affect the author?AThe author lingers between fear and tears when spending his life.BThe author is not willing to wait for death and still leads a meaningful life.CThe author thinks his life is out of control and not worth living.DThe author indulges himself at

38、 that time for he knows that he is going to die.24.What is the difference between technological and human problemsATechnological problems can be easily resolved while human problems cannot.BTechnological problems need serious attention while human problems are oftenignored.CHuman problems dont alway

39、s have simple right or wrong solutions astechnological problems do.DPatience, reason, and compromise are the prerequisites to solving human problemsbut not to technological problems.25. The sentence “Atomic power both lightens and darkens our lives” (Para. 9 meansthat_.A atomic power is used to gene

40、rate electricity, with which we can turn on the lightsand without which we will live in darkness.B sometimes we are encouraged by the technological advances in the field ofatomic power and sometimes discouraged by our own ignorance.C the discovery and application of atomic power have brought us both

41、enlightenment and a much more difficult life.D atomic power can be beneficial if it is used in a proper way and it can also be detrimental if it is used for destructive purposes.Passage ThreeQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The concept of culture has been defined many times, and

42、 although no definition has achieved universal acceptance, most of the definitions include three central ideas: that culture is passed on from generation to generation, that a culture represents a ready-made prescription for living and for making day-to-day decisions, and, finally,that the component

43、s of a culture are accepted by those in the culture as good, and true, and not to be questioned. The eminent anthropologist George Murdock has listed seventy-three items that characterize every known culture, past and present. The list begins with Age-grading and Athletic sports, runs to Weaning and

44、 Weather Control, and includes on the way such items as Calendar, Fire Making, Property Rights, and Tool Making. Even the most extreme advocate of a culture of poverty viewpoint would readily acknowledge that, with respect to almost all of these items, every American, beyond the first generation imm

45、igrant, regardless of race or class, is a member of a common culture. We all share pretty much the same sports. Maybe poor kids don't know how to play polo, and rich kids don't spend time with stickball, but we all know baseball, and football, and basketball. Despite some misguided efforts t

46、o raise minor dialects to the status of separate tongues, we all, in fact, share the same language. There may be differences in diction and usage, but it would be ridiculous to say that all Americans don't speak English. We have the calendar, the law, and large numbers of other cultural items in

47、 common. It may well be true that on a few of the seventy-three items there are minor variations between classes, but these kinds of things are really slight variations on a common theme. There are other items that show variability, not in relation to class, but in relation to religion and ethnic ba

48、ckgroundfuneral customs and cooking, for example. But if there is one place in America where the melting pot is a reality, it is on the kitchen stove; in the course of one month, half the readers of this sentence have probably eaten pizza, hot pastrami, and chow mein. Specific differences that might

49、 be identified as signs of separate cultural identity are relatively insignificant within the general unity of American life; they are cultural commas and semicolons in the paragraphs and pages of American life.26. According to the author's definition of culture,_.Aa culture should be accepted a

50、nd maintained universallyBa culture should be free from falsehood and evilsCthe items of a culture should be taken for granted by peopleDthe items of a culture should be accepted by well-educated people27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?ABaseball, football and basketball

51、 are popular sports in America.BPizza, hot pastrami, and chow mein are popular diet in America.CThere is no variation in using the American calendar.DThere is no variation in using the American language.28. It can be inferred that all the following will most probably be included in the seventy-three

52、 items EXCEPT _.Aheir and heritage B childrearing practicesCdream patterns D table manners29. By saying that "they are cultural commas and semicolons." the author means that commas and semicolons_.Acan be interpreted as subculture of American lifeBcan be identified as various ways of Ameri

53、can lifeCstand for work and rest in American lifeDare preferred in writing the stories concerning American life30. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to_.Aprove that different people have different definitions of cultureBinform that variations exist as far as a culture is conce

54、rnedCindicate that culture is closely connected with social classesDshow that that culture must be based on something in commonPassage FourDirections: In this section, you are required to answer the questions with Y, N, or NG and blacken letter A for Y, B for N, and C for NG. ( 注:答案涂在答题卡上,选择Y涂黑A,N涂黑

55、B,NG涂黑C。Y(for YES: if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N(for NO:if the statement does not agree with the information given in the passage; NG(for NOT GIVEN: if the statement is not given in the passage.Do you know the story of “Aladdin and His Lamp”, or “Ali Baba and th

56、e forty Thieves”? These and many others are included in the very famous book of stories called “the Thousand and One Nights”, which is a collection of stories from Persia, Arabia, India and Egypt which have been brought together over hundreds of years. This collection of stories is an example of a f

57、rame story, in which a number of different stories are told within the context, or frame, of an ongoing story. In this frame story, the central character is the famous story-teller, Sheherezade, and her own story connects the other stories together. The story of Sheherezade itself has been the basis

58、 of many other works of artliterature, poetry and music. Here is a very short version of the Sheherezade story.Many years ago, there was a great king in Arabia called Shahriah. He was a gentle and benign King and he ran his kingdom very wisely, until one day something really terrible befell him. He was going out hunting with a group of his courtiers, but suddenly rememb