同济大学《大学英语》2019-2020第二学期期末试卷

1、同济大学大学英语2019-2020第二学期期末试卷课程名称 专业班级 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九备注：学生不得在试题纸上答题（含填空题，选择题等客观题）English Test PaperPartl. From the four choices given,choose the one that best completes the sentence. (%0c)1.As the fire was nearty out and i was getting late,they prepared tofor the night.A.sit upB.retireD.retumC.stay u

2、p2.Tension within a familyor eliminated when the family,as a whole,is threatened by an extemal force.A.is often relivedB.often relaxedC.Is often relievedD.ofen released3. He picked up hisand put it in hNis pocket.A.resolutionB.resolveC.determinationD.revolver4.The mosquitoes that pass on malaria are

3、 becoming resistant to thenow used against them.A.poisonsB.capsulesC.chemicalD.pills5.she saw the serlous concem on Li Gong's face that she agreed to let him try again.A.It was not untilB.UntilC.It was untilD.Not until6.whether I am going to China.A. It is not already settledB.It is yet settledC

4、.It is not yet setledD.It is still settled7.There remained nothing but to get the canoe into the water.However,all myto get i into the water failed.A.equipmentB.toolsC.instrumentD.devices8. It is I want to leave you,I have to.A.not that hactause ofB.becausebutC.not that-·butD.not because-becaus

5、e9 Toms styie of travel was interesting-he mustthe land as much as possible.A. live offD.be fed onB.be fed up withC.be lived on10.The name of Chaplinthe image of a littie tramp with a brush mustache.A.conjures upB.occurs toC.comes uponD.runs through11.With nightWe started for home.A.moving alongB.we

6、nt byC.coming onD.dragged on12.Will this new oil recovery technique be financiallyA.representationB.feasibleC.characteristicsD.diffusion13.Today.getting a new heart is no longer silly. It is now aA curiosityB.novetyC.realityD.application14.Obviously,the white bird in the story has a_meaning of freed

7、om.A.symbolicB.symbolC.symbolizeD.symbolism15.The search waswhen the fog got thicker.A startedB.called offC.postponedD.continued16.Let'sour resources and get the job done quickly.A.use upB.poolC.conserveD.store up17.Mrs.Jonesthe suspect by the scar on his face.A. identifiedB.found outC.discovere

8、dD.coincided18.The landlady could notbecause al her rooms were bookedB.put up with usA.adapt usC.accommodate usD.hetp us19.The economiccrisis has serouslyFrench exports.A.stimutatedB.simulatedC.affectedD.increased20.What_is simply that he is not wiling to give us his support.A amounts toB.mattersC.t

9、eachesD.signals21.The train willfrom Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday moming.A.arriveB.stopC.departD.deral22.The young girl took the cheese andto eat.A.commencedB.commendedC.renouncedD.commented23.A judge must be-when weighingevidence.B.detachedA.interestedC.separatedD.disconnected24.These courses,f pr

10、operty conducted,will_the minds of the students.A.refreshB.renewC.stimulateD.encourage25.That way of speaking ispeople in this part of the country.A.strange toB.odd toC.peculiar tbD.particular about26.He_as though he had never in his life seen me before.A.went pass meB.avoided meC.passed me byD.went

11、 away from me27.He had beento give up much of his time to housework.A.orderedD.fnightenedB.compelledC.persuaded28.Hethat he could create live fish out of chemicals.A.daimedB.demandedC.arguedD.announced29.The best students are_special scholarships.A.rewardedB.awardedC.compensatedD.refused30.Living on

12、 an isolated farm,they do not see anybody for weeksA.in the endB.on endC.off and onD.endlesslyPart Il. Reading Comprehension(40%)Passage oneIf you are like most people,your intelligence varles from season to season. Your are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year

13、.A noted scientist,Ellsworth Huntington,conduded from other men' svork and his own among peoples in different climates and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean th

14、at all people are less intelligent in summer than they are during the rest of the year.It does mean,however,that the mental abilties of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in summer.Spring appears to be the beat period of the year for thinking.One reason may be that in the spring man' s me

15、ntalbilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.Fall is the nexl-best season,then winter.As for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation ftrom thinking31.According to the passage,man' intelligenceA Stays the same throughout the yearB.V

16、aries from day to dayC.Changes with the seasonsD.Changes from year to year32.Elsworth Huntington decided that climate and temperature haveAa great effect on everyone intelligeneeB. some effect on most people intelligenceC. some effect on a few people InteligenceD. no effect on most people intelligen

17、ce33.Elsworth Huntingtons conclusion was based onA variations of his own mental abilities from season to seasonB.the results of research done by him and other scientists among peoples in different climatesC.detailed records of temperature changes in different placesD.detailed records of different wa

18、ys of thinking among peoples on different climates34.Why does the author say summer is a good time to take a long vacation from thinking?A. Because a long vacation in summer helps to Improve people ·poventalB.Because people tend to be less creative during summer.C.Because summer is a good time

19、for outdoor activitiesD.Because mental exertion in the summer heat taxes too much of people energy.35.The central idea of this passage isA.man' s mental abilities change from season toseasonB.man' s intelligence varies from place toplaceC.man should take a long vacation in summerD.if you wan

20、t to do creative thinking.go to a cool placePassage TwoOn November 19,1863,Abraham Lincoin went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery The Civi War was still going on.There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time He was not at all popular.He had been Inv

21、ited to speak at Gettysburg only out of courtesy.The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett,a famous statesman and speaker of the day.Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.It is said that Lincoin prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg.Late thatnight,alone in

22、his hotel room and tire out,he again worked briefly on the speech.The nextday Everett spoke first. Ho spoke for an hour and 57 minutes.His speech was a perfectexample of the rich oratory of the day.Then Lincoln rose.The crowd of 15.000 people atfirst paid llttle attention to him.He spoke lor only ni

23、ne minutes.Al the end there was ittleapplause.Lincoln tumed to a friend and remarked.I have failed again.to Washington he commented sadly.“Thatpeech was a fat failure,and the people aredisappointed.-On ttSome newspapers at first criticized the speech.But little by Ittle,as people read the speech, th

24、ey began tb understand better.They began to appreciate ts simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.Today,every Amencan school child leams Lincolnurg Addeetystear. Noweveryone thinks of t as one of the greatest orations ever given in American history

25、.36.In 1863,Abraham Lincoln wasA.very criticalB.unpopularC.very popularD.very courteous37.Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery Because he wasA.a famous oratorB.very handsomeC.President of the United States at the timeD.a poputar statesman38.It can be inferred from the text

26、thatA.Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to GettysburgB.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didnt have much time sperobare hisC.Lncolns speech was ful of richatoryD.Lincolns speech was vinyg39.Lincoln's speecsA.An immediate successB.Warmly applaudedC.A total falureD.Not

27、well-received at first40.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has deepaning.B.Lincolns Gettysburg Address is simple btyleC.Lincoln 's Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American schoohild.D.Lincolns Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever

28、delivered in the Unit6cates. Passage ThreeA flag is more than a piece of coth.It stands for a nation beople-their land,history,and ideals.Iceland lag,for instance,stands for features of the land.Red is for the fire of Iceland Voicanoes.（火山）White is for ice.Blue is for te mountains.On India nag.the b

29、lue wheel stands for peace and progress.The white stripe（条纹）behind it is for truth.The black stripe on the fag of Malawi stands for the Negro people of that African tand.The red stripe represents（f代表）the blood they shed to free themselves from foreign rule.When the people of any nation see their fla

30、g fying.they feel proud.They love and honor the flag as the symbal（象征）of their country.41.The nag of Iceland isA.red and whiteB.blue and greenC.black,white,and redD.red,white,and blue42.The white stripe on India's fing standsA. ice and mountainsB.peace and progressC.waterfallsD.truth43.India 

31、9;s flag stands mostly ttreA feature of the landB.riches of the sollC.ideals of the peopleD.history of the country44.The red on Malawls fag reminds the penfpleA.the many volcanoes in their landB.the beauty of their countrysideC.their fight for freedomD.their need to make progress45.The most importan

32、t thing about a flag isA. what it stands forB.when it is usedC.what it is made ofD.how big it isPassage FourWarm water freezes more quickly than cold. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago.But few people believed him -till 1970.In that year Canadian scientist George Kell proved t

33、he English scholar was right.Dr.Kel filled an open pail with cold water. He exposed both to the same low temperature.The warm water troze first.The lack （ 缺少） of covers on the pails was the secret.Some of the warm water changed to vapor. （水蒸气（） It evaporated（蒸发） Into the air.This meant that less of

34、the warm water was left to freeze.And so the wam water froze faster than the cold water -even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.46.Sr Francis Bacon wasA.an American experimenterB.a Canadian scientistC.an English scholarD.an Austraian writer47.Dr.Kells pails webethA.filled wlth waterB.

35、left uncoveredC.exposed to the same temperatureD.all of the above48.The second paragraph tells whyA.Dr.Kell was studying waterB.the warm water froze firstC.Dr.Kell used pails in his workD.water freezes in underground pipes49.No water vapor would have escaped into the air if the pails had beenA.warme

36、dB.coveredC.shakenD.filed50.The cold water troze more slowty becauseA. salt was added to nB.its pail was smallerC.there was more of it leftD.the air near it was moving111.Cloze(10%)I've really got to do something to lose weight.because l'm geting much too fat.I w worrled aboutt_51_I went to see the doctor.He told me that I'probably have a heart _52_unless