同济大学《大学英语》2020-2021第二学期期末试卷

1、同济大学大学英语2020-2021第二学期期末试卷Partl Ustening Comprehension(20%)Section ADirections: In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At the end of each conversation, question wlll be asked about what was said.Both the conwersation and the question will be spoken onty once.After each question there wi

2、ll be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked Al, BI, C) and Dl, and decide which Is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Section A.A. An advertisementB.A newspaperC.Their workD.AdreamA On footB.By carC. B

3、y busD.By blkeA ThreeB.FourC FiveD.SxA. The restaurant provides good foodB.She enjoys her part-time jobC.The restaurant offers cheap foodD.There are several cooks in the restaurant.A.The movle was disappointingB.The movle was expenslve to see.C. He wants to see the movie again.D.He should have seen

4、the movle at home.AS64B.S86C 596D.S140A.To stay at homeB.Togo to bed immediatelyC. To see a movieD.To go to a party.A Tom Is unable to hear well.B.Tom didn't say anything at the meeting.C.Tom doesn't listen to him.D.Tom went out before the meeting was over.A She bought something for her aunt

5、B.She was there only brlefly.C.She missed lt.D.She went to it on her way to the hospital.A.One hour and a half.B.Half an hour.C.45 minutesD.40minutesSection B.Compound DictationDirections: In this section,you will hear a passage three times During the first reading,you should listen carefully for a

6、general ldea of the whole passage.Then listen to the passage again. When the first part of the passage is being read,you shoud fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank.After listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down the main points according to what yo

7、u have just heard.Finally,when the passage is read the third time you can check what you have written.in many11_of the warld people dap hands to show that they like or_12_of something In the theater,ata concert,or at a football game,people_13hands after they see something they like.in Russia the act

8、or,_14_and atetes clap 15theaudience.Inthemost countries,however,the performers are happy to receive the applause.They don't dap badk to their fan.A very long time ago clapping meant the_16_of what it means now.When people did not like an actor or a performer they clapped. They were trying to ma

9、ke as much noise as possible.They continued to clap until the actor left the_17At some time in history the18_of dapping changed.It became a compliment Instead of an Insult.Now when an audience wants to show great admiration for a performer,they not only clap but they19That is called a standing ovati

10、on A standing cvation ls the dream of every performer.Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes) (40%)Directions There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked AL B),C) and D)You shoud dedde on the

11、best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Joseph Weizenbaum,professor of computer science at MIT,thinks that the sense of power over the machine uitimately corrupts the compu

12、ter hacker（黑客）and makes him into a not very desirable sort of programmer.The hackers are so Involved with designing their programs, making it more and more compler and bending k to their hil,that they don't bother trying to make it understandable to other users.They rarely keep recorders of thei

13、r programs for the benefit of others,and they take rarely time to understand why a problem occurred.Computer sclence teachers say they can usually pick out the prospective hackers in their courses because these students make thelr homework assignments more complex than they need to be.Rather than us

14、ing the simplest and most direct method,they take joy in adding extra steps just to prove their ingenuity./But perhaps those hackers know something that we don't about the shape of things to come." That hacker who had to be literally dragsed off his chair at MIT is now a multi-millionaire o

15、f the computer industry,"says MIT Professor Michael Dertouzos"And two former hackers became the founders of the highly successful Apple home computer company.”When seen in this light,the hacker phenomenon may not be so strange after all.If,as many psychiatrists say,play is really the basis

16、 for all human actlvity,then the hacker games are really the preparation for future developments.Sherry Turtie,a professor of sociology at MIT,points out that the computer,because it seems to us to be so"intelligent", so "capable", so "human", affects the way we think a

17、bout ourselves and our ideas about what we are.She says that computers and computer toys already play an Important rde in children's efforts to develop an Identity by allowing them to test ideas about what is alive and what is not.21.The Passage tells aboutwhat has cavsed the emergence of comput

18、er hackersthe strange behavior of the computer hackersthe lmportance of bringing up computer hackersdifferent opinions concerning the hacker phenomenon22.Prolessor Welzenbaum belleves the hackers' strange behavlor is caused bytheir deliberate attempts to make their problems complex and Impractic

19、abletheir incompetence in making new computer programmestheir ignorance of the responsibllity they should assumetheir strong desire to control the computer23.Jn Profewcr Bertouror' opinion,which of the fdllowing is true?The hackers are likely to be very successful business man.Onlyafew hackers w

20、ill be successful in their later life.The hackers probably have better Insight Into the future than other pecple.The computer industry will certalnly make the hackers millionalres.24.The phrase to develop an ldentity(Uine7,Para.4)probably meansto cultivate creatvityto seek an answerto become disting

21、uishedto form a hablt25.The passage trles to convey to Its readers the ldes thatperhaps the hacker phenomenon is a welcome development the computer hackers are the hope of the computer industry. The computer hackers could be useful if under proper guidance The hackers may prove indispensable to the

22、computer Industry. Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Within about 50 million years,one of the mammals that lives in a marine environment,the whale,has developed into the largest of all animals forms.However, at least for the last 150 years,trouble has closed in on whal

23、es from humans.Whales have been hunted since about the eleventh century.Certain types of whales have been hunted too much.Recenty,their nmber has been reduced so greaty that they are in danger of becoming extinct.People are worrled about the fact that the number of whales is getting smallerand small

24、er.They are working to save them.There are reasons why people want to protect the whales. One reason is that whales help to keep a balance between plants and animals. People have been throwing their wastes into the oceans and seas,and these wastes Increase the amount of salt in ocean and seawater.Th

25、e increased salt helps some plants and some very small creatures to grow but these plants and smal creatures are harmful to fish.However,whales are eating large numbers of plants and animals that grow in very salty water.In this way,whales are doing a good job as they keep the ocean water dean enoug

26、h for the fish.In addition,because fish supply necessary food for many people,whales become our good friends which we want to save.Some people are now working to save whales by using the law.They hold meeting to ask fishermen to reduce the number of whales which can be killed in a year.They also wor

27、k wlthin countries to persuade law makers to make whaling against the law and to make the use of whale products against the law too.Now this struggle to save whales is going on in many places in the warld.Some govermments will not let people sell whale products in their countries Other govemments ha

28、ve changed the law about whaling.Many people believe that since the number of whales is regarded as a serlous world problem,the remaining whales will be saved.26.The passage mainly discussedthe protection of whalesthe strange behaviors of whalesthe mysterious Efe of whalesthe advantages of too many

29、whales27.From the passage we know that during the last 150 years humans havereurned to naturelearned how to swimthreatened the existence of some marine mammalsbegun to harvest certain plants from the ocean as food28.According to the passage,certain kinds of whales will sconkill most of the plants an

30、d small creaturesfind some other places to live Ilndie outdie from pollution29.Salt in the oceans usuallydecreases the plants which are harmful to fishgets rid of harmfu plants and creaturesremoves the wastes thrown into themincreases the plants and small creatures that do harm to fish30.Whalesare h

31、elpful to humans becausethey eat a large quantity of plants and creatures harmful to fishthey make the oceans more and more saltythey often save sailors lost in a stormthey can communicate with humansPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.finding one's strong and weak

32、 pointsdeveloping one's abilities usefu in school workPart lll Vocabulary and Structure(15%)Directions: There are 30 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.36.The general strike isa me

33、ans ofthe total authority of the govemment.A. incorporating B.reinforcing C.challengingD.transforming37.They work hard toabarren landscape into an area of beautiful pastureland.A.transformB.transitionC.transitD.transport38.George tookof the fine weather to doa day's work in his garden.A.chanceB.

34、interestCadvantageD.charge39.I'd rather youmake any comment on the issue for the time being.A.don'tB.woudn'tC.didn'tD.shoudn't40.The new shopping center will not beuntil next year.A usefulB.availableC avallD.using41.Shall wegirlroses?compare-farB.compare_likeC.compare-withD.compa

35、re-.to42.Pleaseme if you feel sick.A.turn downB.tum toC tum upD.turn toward43.the teacher last night,I would have asked Nm about.A.Had I seen B.I had een C Ifl sawD.IfI have seen44.Stop making so much noise,for youareme from my work.B.distractingD.contactingA.attractingC.contracting45.The forest was

36、to few trees by the great fire.A.reducedB.lessenedC.decreasedD.restricted46.Let's think of a situationthis idiom can be used.A.whereB.whichC. thatD.what47.People wll not belleve those who alwaysA argueB.exaggerateC.quarrelD.tell truth48.Whenthe evidence of Nis gullt,he confessed at once.A.faced

37、up with B.met with C.opposed by D.confronted with49.His plan was rejected,of its merits.A.regardless 8.countless C.becauseD.involving50.Any country in the world should always bewith other countries.B.at peaceA.on peaceC.at easeD.In case51._t's raining heavily,we'l have to put off the picnic.

38、A.Now that B.UnlessC.IfD.If only52.He looksyoung in fact he is in his fifties.A apparenttyB.evidently C plainly D.dearty53.The fallure In the experimentthe carelessness of the young assistantA.results inB.results from C. leadsto D.asaresult54.His youncer brocher ishe.A.ten centimeters tall thanB.ten

39、 centimeters taller thanC.ten centimeters as taller thanD.ten centimeters taller as55.Heworks In that University.A no longer B.no moreC. longer thanD.no more than56.Speech difficulties may sometimes beIf a person is shown where to place the tongue and teeth to make sounds.A.overpaldB.overstatedC.ove

40、rturned D.cvercome57.His position is_tohers.A.InferiorB.highClowD.good58.He seems to_criminakassoclated IntoB.associated inC.assocated withD.assodated to59.I'm sure Harry will remember,but why not give Nm a ringhe forgets?A.in the caseB.in case ofC.In caseD.In the case d60.Only under spedal circ

41、umstancesto take make-up tests.A freshmen are permittedB.are freshmen permittedC permitted are freshmenD.are permitted freshmen61.He is a verysecretary.So the boss wants to promote him.D.elfidentA.unlessB.effective C.adequate62.Generally,most of the people in world are not willing toforce to solve t

42、he dispute.A.ask forB.likeC.resort toD.get63.The new arrival wasthe famous scientist.A.none butB.nothing butC.none other thanD.nothing other than64.Human beings havethemselves to very diverse envronments with the help of fire. agricu/ture and machines.A.adaptedB.adcptedCadepted D.addicted65.It's

43、 necessarythe dictionary immediately.A.that he returnedB.that he retumC that he will returnD.that he has to returnPart VCote(10%)Directions For each of the fallowing blanks four choices are given,choose the most approprlate one.The first man who cooked his food,Instead of eating It raw, lived so lon

44、g ago that we have no idea who he was or where he lived.We do know,however,that(66)thousands of years,food was always eaten cold and (67).Perhaps the cooked food was heated accidentally by a(68)fire or by the melted lava from an erupting(69)When people first tasted food that had been cooked, they fo

45、und it tasted better.However,(70)after this discovery,cooked food must have remained a rarity(71)man leamed how to make and light (72).Primitive men who lived in hot regions could depend on the heat of the sun(73)their food.For example,In the desrt (74) of the southwestern United States,the Indians cooked their food by (75)it on a flat(76) in the hot sum.They cooked piece of meat and thin cakes of corn meal in this 77)We surmise that the earlies kitchen (78) was a stick (79) which a plece of meat could beattached and h