大学英语期末考试卷的答案

1、福建师范大学网络与继续教育学院大学英语（1）期末考试A卷姓名 学号： 专业：学习中心一、阅读：20% （每小题2分）12345678910CBCDDBBCBB二、交际用语20%（每小题2分）12345678910AAABCCCDDD三、语法与词汇：30%（每小题2分）12345678910DCABCADABC1112131415ACDBB四英译汉：30% （答题请不要超出边框）Some people seem to have their own ability in learning language. They can pick up new vocabularies, master rul

2、es of grammar, and learn to write in new language more quickly than others. They do not seem to be any more intelligent than others, so what makes language learning so much easier for them?（翻译题请在此空白处答题，否则不得分）有的人似乎有一种学习语言的能力。他们可以掌握新的词汇，掌握语法规则，并且比其他人更迅速地学会新语言的写法。他们的智力并不见得比别人更发达，那么是什么使学语言对于他们来说很容易呢？一、阅

3、读：20% (答案必须填在答卷表格里,否则不得分)( 1 )The problems of the American citiespollution, crime, transportation, a lack of planningare bad, but they were worse in the so-called “good old days”, according to Dr. Charles Adrian. He gives pollution from automobiles as one example. He agrees that it may be bad now, b

4、ut he states that there was a lot of pollution from horses and other animals in American cities in the 19th century.“Most cities had their own slaughterhouses (屠宰场) where cows and pigs were killed a century ago. They were careless about throwing out the remains of the animals and that sort of thing,

5、” he said. “And no measure was taken for waste disposal.”Some of the problems that bothered people living in the cities during that period are still with uspoor planning, problems in low-income neighborhoods, police relations, and public transportation.“Pollution was a very important problem for cit

6、y governments in the last century, particularly with regard to water supplies,” Dr. Adrian said. “They had some idea that water could be polluted, but they didnt know how.” Trying to get pure water was a big problem.”“People like to talk about the good old days, but, actually, the cities of the 19th

7、 century were dirty. Communicable diseases like smallpox were great concerns. The infant death rate was high, and there were other dangers as well.”1. In Dr. Adrians opinion, todays American cities are _. A. worse than the cities in the “good old days” B. polluted by horses and other animals C. more

8、 seriously polluted than in the “good old days” D. better than the cities in the so-called “good old days”2. Which of the following can describe Dr. Adrians attitude towards todays cities? A. Disappointed. B. Worried C. Pessimistic. D. Optimistic.3. In the last paragraph, “communicable diseases” ref

9、er to _. A. the diseases that cause people unable to communicate B. the diseases that result in deafness C. the diseases that spread from person to person D. the diseases that result in blindness4. According to the passage, what are the problems of the cities in the “good old days”? A. A lack of was

10、te disposal. B. Poor planning, problems in low-income neighborhoods, and public transportation. C. Pollution and infectious diseases. D. All of the above.5. What is the passage mainly about? A. The good old days. B. Problems of todays American cities. C. Todays cities are terrible places to live. D.

11、 Cities were worse in the past than they are now.( 2 )The worlds population continues to grow. There now are about 4 billion of us on earth. That could reach 6 billion by the end of the century and 11 billion in a further 75 years. Experts have long been concerned about such a growth. Where will we

12、find the food, water, jobs, houses, school and health care for all these people?A major new study shows that the situation may be changing. A large and rapid drop in the worlds birth rate has taken place during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It

13、is happening in both developing and industrial nations.Researchers said they found a number of reasons for this. More men and women are waiting longer to get married and are using birth control devices and methods to prevent or delay pregnancy. More women are going to school or working at jobs away

14、from home instead of having children. And more governments, especially in developing nations, now support family planning programs to reduce population grow.China is one of the nations that have made great progress in reducing its population growth. China has already cut its rate of population growt

15、h by about half since 1970.Each Chinese family is now urged to have no more than one child. And the hope is to reach a zero population growth with the total number of births equaling the total number of deaths by the year 2000.Several nations in Europe already have fewer births than deaths. Experts

16、said that these nations could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And the persons who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retired people.6. The worlds population could reach _.A. 6 billion in 75 yearsB. 11 billion in 2075C. 11 billion by the e

17、nd of this centuryD. 600 million in 15 years7. Which of the following is true?A. The worlds birth rate is higher than ten years ago.B. There has been a slower population growth in the past ten years.C. Families are as large as before.D. Birth control has been well practiced in all nations.8. By the

18、year 2000, the number of births and the number of deaths in China will _.A. be greatly differentB. drop a great dealC. be equalD. become much larger9. According to the essay, Chinas population control _.A. is not quite successfulB. should be considered a big successC. is far from being successfulD.

19、is a complete failure10. It may happen in the future that the people who are working in Europe will have to pay much higher taxes because_.A. more and more children will be born B. the number of retired people will become ever largerC. fewer and fewer children will be bornD. they will be making a lo

20、t of money二、交际用语(此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。) 20% (答案必须填在答卷表格里,否则不得分)1. Hello, this is David speaking. Is Michael there? _ A. Hold on. Ill get him. B. No, he isnt. C. Yes, I am David. D. Yes, what do you want?2. Which one do you prefer, the window seat or the aisle seat

21、?_A. I prefer a window seat.B. I like neither.C. Both will do.D. I dont know.3. Mr. Smith, must we hand in our composition next Monday?_ A. Yes, you will.B. Yes, you must. Its the deadline. C. No, you mustnt.D. You can wait.4. I think the movie is really exciting and touching. _ A. So am I. B. So do

22、 I. C. Neither do I.D. The same to you.5. Have you ever been to the Great Wall in Beijing? _A. Yes, I am.B. No, I dont.C. No, Ive never been there.D. Certainly, I went there.6. Youve won the basketball game. Congratulations!_A. Oh, not really. B. No one else could do it.C. Thank you. Were really luc

23、ky.D. Its good of you to say so.7. Would you mind doing me a favor now?_A.No, of course.B. Yes, help yourself. C. No, of course not.D. Sure, go ahead.8. Excuse me, Sir. Could you hold the suitcase for me? _A. Its a pleasure. B. My pleasure.C. I could. D. With pleasure.9. Its really nice of you to gi

24、ve me a hand in time! _A. Thank you. B. No, no.C. With pleasure. D. Its my pleasure. 10. How soon do you want to leave for the picnic?_A. Sooner or later.B. Be Quick. C. As I like. D. In an hour.三、语法与词汇：30%(答案必须填在答卷表格里,否则不得分)1. Im afraid I cant finish the work_ to help me.A. unless you will come B.

25、unless you come C. until you will come D. until you shall come2. We can go when the ground _.A. is drying B. has dried C. dried D. dry3. “Im sorry to have kept you waiting.”“Oh, not at all. I_ here only a few minutes.”A. have been B. had been C. was D. will4. Various programs_ on TV. World news_ bes

26、t received.A. will show, are B. are shown, is C. are showing, is D. have shown, are5. I cant find my dictionary. I wonder whether Mary _it now. A. have B. has C. is having D. had6. By the end of 2020 China _ much stronger and richer.A. will become B. would become C. is becoming D. will have become7. It _ years since I last saw you.A. was B. is C. will be D. has been8. Tom _ his lessons from seven to eight last night.A. was doing B. had done C. were taken D. had been taken9. He _ thin. Whats happened to him?A. was getting B. is getting C. will getting D. had been got1