(完整版)综合英语第一册期末试题附参考答案

1、The Final Examination Paper for the Comprehensive EnglishCourse for English Majors Grade 2008 （2009.1）（英语专业2008级综合英语第一学期期末试题）题号Part IPart II、III 、 IVPart VPart VI总分得分阅卷人 签名Part I. Dictation （15 分）Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first

2、 reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning? For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. Part II.

3、 Cloze （20 分）Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.In Japan, most people still feel that a woman' solace is in the home; and most women willingly accept their 1 rol

4、e as a house wife, leaving the business of making a living 2 theirhusbands. For those who do want a 3 of their own, opportunities are limited, and workingwomen usually have to 4 for lower wages, fewer promotions（ 提升）,less responsible 5.In America, on the other hand, most women, 6 wives and mothers,

5、work most of theirlives. But 7, few have had real careers. As in Japan most fields are 8 by men andopportunities foe women have been 9, salaries low, chances for advancement 10. American women work mainly because they 11; in these days of inflation（ 经济萧条）and luxuryliving,12 income per family is simp

6、ly not enough to 13_. So American women actuallyhave two jobs: one is nine-to-five position outside the home, and 14 is round-the-clockin-the-home job 15_wife, housemaid, cook and nurse.One of the main goals of the modern women' siberation movement, which started 16_,was to eliminate sex discrim

7、ination in the work force, and to 17 careers for women that were previously 18 for men. And though there is a long way to 19, a lot of progress hasbeen 20.1. A. conservativeB. usualC. traditionalD.unhappy2. A. forB. onC. up toD. away with3. A. jobB. careerC. workD. post4. A. settleB. makeC. searchD.

8、 give5. A. titlesB. statusC. assignmentsD. positions6. A concerningB. includingC. containingD. involving7. A at presentB. until recentlyC. lastlyD. not until recently8. A. ownedB. keptC. ledD. dominated9. A. restrictedB.boundedC. stoppedD. prevented10. A. smallB. inadequateC. rareD. hard11. A. shoul

9、dB. likeC. oughtD. have to12. A. oneB singleC. onlyD. the only13. A. liveB. live onC. supportD. stay14. A anotherB. oneC. otherD. the other15. A. suchB. likeC. asD. acting16. A. in the early 1960sB. in early the 1960sC. early in the 1960D. in the early 196017. A. lead toB.open upC causeD. set18. A.

10、preservedB. observedC. concernedD. reserved19. A. goB. travelC. tripD. pull20. A. madeB. takenC. coveredD. completedPart III Vocabulary （20 分）There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the

11、 sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.21. He was put into prison, but he never, and continued his fight.A. gave up B. gave in C. stopped D. retreated22. The late arrivals for the musical were to their seats.A. hurried B. rushed C. hastened D. quickened23. The poverty-economies of Asian co

12、untries received the biggest loan from the World Bank last year.A. striking B. struck C. stricken D. severe24. The government finally apologized for feeding the public with facts.A. artificial B. man-made C. fake D. false25. The company said that the for the next year was encouraging although market

13、ing wasstill a weak area for them.A. futureB. viewC.conditionD. outlook26. Of the seven songs broadcast on TV, only two of them were.A. liveB.aliveC.livingD. lively27. He was working on a children's book Limerick ".A. entitledB. headedC.labeledD. tagged28. He used to give me much advice and

14、 encouragement.A. sound B. deepC. exact D. thorough129. In to his suggestions, they have decided to consult him for more details.A. answer B. keyC. reply D. solution30. She refused to her boss merely to win his smile.A. praise B. criticize C. askD. compliment31. None of the passengers the air crash.

15、A. livedB. survivedC. existedD. longed32. The company has determined to create a safe and work place for the workers.A. healthyB. healthfulC. unsafeD. dangerous33. The local people forced the government to the roads.A. keep B. remainC. maintain D. destroy34. He has many on how to learn English well.

16、A. thinkingB. thoughts C. reflectionD. right35. medical examinations are recommended for the workers who often work in pollutedworksites.A. usualB. usually C. regular D. sure36. The old man in doing physical exercise every morning.A. persistsB. insistsC. walksD. jumps37. The impression we got was th

17、at they were not interested in the project.A. commonB. generalC. completeD. pure38. The crowd fell at the news that the president was dead.A. stillB. silentC. reservedD. inhabited39. education has become a part of the school curriculum.A. sexB. genderC. nameD. grade40. I do not us failing to agree o

18、n such a simple matter.A. wishB. hopeC. anticipate D. longPart IV . Reading Comprehension （20 分）In this section there are several reading passages followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with your suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best a

19、nswer.Mark your answer on your answer sheet.Text A.I hear that many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling（ 反叛，叛逆 ）.I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the pres

20、ent rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out bravely on their own, most of them are clutching（ 抓住）at one another ' s hands for reassurance.They claim that they want to dress as they please. But they a

21、ll wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon（蚕茧）-into another cocoon.It has become h

22、arder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity（ 流行）wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out （ 开辟）a teenager market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertis ements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today parents have come to awa

23、rd high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to c

24、ollect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don' tare to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That' s the only kind of popularity th

25、at really counts.41. The author ' s purpose in writing this passage is to tellA. readers how to be popular with people around.B. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves.C. parents how to control and guide their children.D. people how to understand and respect each other.42. Accord

26、ing to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them.A. have much difficulty understanding each other.B. lack confidence.C. dare not cope with problems single-handed.D. are very much afraid of getting lost.43. Which of the following is NOT tru

27、e according to the passage?A. There is no popularity that really counts.B. What many parents are doing is in fact hindering（ 阻碍）their children from finding their own path.C. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.D. Most teenagers claim that they want to do w

28、hat they like to do, but they are actually doing the same.44. The author thinks of the advertisements as.A. convincingB. influential C. instructiveD. authoritative45. During the teenage years, one should learn.A. differ from others in as many ways as possible.B. get into the right season and become

29、popular.C. find one ' s real self.D. rebel against parents and the popularity waveTextBPeople living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror that their gardens had disappeared overnight.

30、 The sea had eaten into the soft limestone（ 石灰石）cliffs（悬崖）on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding（滑）down the cliff and into the sea.Erosion（侵蚀）of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always b

31、een a problem but it 2has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned鼬弃，废弃）as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and had drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallo

32、wed（ 吞掉）by the hungry sea.Angry owners have called on the government to build sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors（调查者）have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go

33、 further along the coast, shifting（改变，转移）the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock that will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy cheap house with an certain future, apply to a house agen

34、t in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.46. What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?A. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.

35、B. The experts ' lack of knowledge.C. The rising of the sea levelD. The washing away of limestone.47. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England.A. will soon become a problem for people living in central England.B. has now become a threat to the local people.C. is quickly changing t

36、he map of England.D. can be stopped if proper measures are taken.48. The experts ' study on the problem of erosion can.A. lead to its eventual solution.B. provide an effective way to slow it down.C. help to prevent it from worseningD. warn people whose homes are in danger49. It is not feasible（可

37、行的）to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because.A. it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areasB. the government is too slow to take actionC. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currentsD. house agents along the coast do not support the idea50. According to the author,

38、when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should.A .be aware of the potential 潜在的）danger involved.B. guard against being cheated by the house agentC. take the quality of the house into considerationD. examine the house carefully before making a decision Text C.If you leave a piece

39、 of bread in a warm damp place, mould will soon grow on it. When this happens, we say that the bread “ ha翱one mouldy " Mould can grow on all kinds of things besides food-on leather, clothing, even on wood. It is extremely common and we have all noticed it.Penicillin, one of the most powerful ki

40、llers of bacteria（ 名田菌）and viruses（病毒）,is a kind of mould. It was discovered quite by accident in the autumn of 1928.At that time, in his basement laboratory in London, Dr. Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist, was looking for something that would kill deadly bacteria. In order to observe their growt

41、h, he had spread on his laboratory desk some small plate containing the bacteria. One evening it happened that he failed to place a cover on one of the plates.When Fleming arrived the next morning, ha saw that the plate had gathered some blue-green mould during the night. This did not surprise him.

42、Around the outside of the uncovered plate the bacteria were still flourishing, while in the area close to the mould there were none. They had somehow disappeared. His trained mind started to ask questions.Fleming put some of the mould with more bacteria of the same kind. The germs（细菌）were destroyed.

43、 He tried it on bacteria of other kinds. It stopped the growth of many other harmful germs. He seemed to have discovered a powerful antibiotic（抗生素）.After years of continued experiment, he found that penicillin was indeed a powerful antibiotic and that it did not harm the body.However, it was not unt

44、il 1940 that biochemists were able to find a way of producing penicillin as a powder with an unchanging character. In 1941, penicillin was declared a safe drug for use on humans and made available to doctors. As the drug was produced in quantity, it became cheaper. And the reduced cost has made poss

45、ible worldwide use of penicillin in treating many infections.Penicillin has save lives and prevented suffering all over the world and people value Fleming work greatly. If, as long as half a century ago, Fleming had not failed to place a cover on one of his plates, the plate would not have gathered

46、mould during the night. And if Fleming had not noticed that tiny area of mould on his plate, he would not have discovered this powerful antibiotic just then, and one of the greatest discoveries of the century would have been delayed.The discovery of penicillin also pointed out the way towards the di

47、scovery of other wonderful substances物质）which fight disease germs without harming the body. Various kinds of antibiotics have been found which deal with almost all known bacteria and many other deadly germs. If Fleming had not discovered the first wonderful antibiotic-penicillin, the antibiotic indu

48、stry world would not have developed so rapidly, would it?51. Dr. Alexander Fleming put some plate on his laboratory desk in order to.A. make an experiment on penicillin.B. observe a kind of mouldC. observe the growth of bacteria.D. kill bacteria52. What surprised Fleming the next morning?A. Some bac

49、teria were killed by a kind of mould.B. Some mould had grown on the plate.C.A plate was not covered.D. The bacteria were flourishing.53. Which statement is not true?A. Penicillin is a kind of blue-green mould.B. Penicillin is the first powerful antibiotic.3C. Penicillin is not harmful to the body.D.

50、 Penicillin can treat all infections （ 感染）。54. The reason why penicillin was not put to use immediately after it was discovered is that.A. People did not know how to use it on humans.B. It changed constantly.C. It was not allowed to be used.D. It was expensive.55. The main idea of the last paragraph

51、 is that.A. there exist many deadly germs.B .penicillin had contributed much to the development of the antibiotic industryC. all known bacteria are not so harmfulD. the antibiotic industry is developing rapidlyText D.Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have fo

52、und out that stress（紧张）helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our live

53、s? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?All theses things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations（失意）into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health better than those

54、who bottle up（抑制）their feelings.If our self-examination has brought any of the causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily., if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our pe

55、rsonal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour ' s anger. The teaching in the BiSfe匿）“Let not the sun go down upon your wrath（愤 怒）“is good advice from the health point of view

56、as well as the religious.56. Which of the following statements is true?A. Freedom from responsibility does not help relieve stress.B. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.C. The causes of stress are worthy of serious study.D. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.57. According to the

57、passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress?A. People who have cancer.B. People who like to quarrel with others.C. People whose living standard is low.D. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.58. Judging from the context, the word" row" in the third paragraph most probably means_A. a noisy quarrel.B. a very loud noise.C. a neat line of things side by side. D. a journey in a boat59. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress.A. Changing our jobs.B. Changing our attitude about