大学体验英语第二册前三单元测试卷及答案.doc

1、Mid-Term Examination for Experiencing English (Book Two)I.Listening & Dictation(25 grades)Part A Dictation for key words and phrases(10 grades)Direction: Please write down the words or phrases according to what you hear.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Part B

2、 Matching(5 grades)21 . consist of ( )22 . restrict ( )23 .mourn ()24 .enthusiasm ()25 .resident ()26.incredible ()27 .glamorous ()28 .quest ()29 .rally ()30 .motivate (Direction: Please match the words with their correct English meaning.a. a person who lives (in a place) and is not just a vistorb.

3、unbelievablec. (cause to)come or bring together for a purposed. attractive or full of charme. (no passive)be made up off. grieve for (the death， loss， etc.of someone)g. a strong feeling of interest and admirationh. limit;keep within limitsi. provide someone with a reason or cause for doing something

4、j. search,attempt to findPart C Compound Dictation(10 grades)Direction: Please fill in the blanks according to the script that you hear. The passage will be read for three times.Since creating the 31. of public service advertisements (PSAs) in 1942,the Ad Council has played an increasingly 32. role

5、in our changingsociety. The War Advertising Council ， a private， 33. organization, wasfounded to rally support for World War II related efforts. The War Ad Council produced PSA 34. that raised 35.$ billion in War Bonds,encouraged the planting of 36. million 37. ， reminded people that38. “ ” and39.，

6、“ Rosie the Riveter. ” After， thteheWParesident40. tohelp solve the most pressing social issues of the day. Henc， e the Ad Council was born.IL Vocabulary & Grammar(20 grades)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B， C and D.

7、 Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.41. .Families of as many as 10 people have had to shelter under a single tent and share cook stoves and bathing with neighbors.A. facilities B. instruments C. implements D. appliances42. The work was almost complete when we received orders to n

8、o further withit.A. progress B. proceed C. march D. promote43. We have planned an exciting publicity with our advertisers.A. struggle B. campaign C. battle D.conflict44.1 didn t know the word. I had t_oa dictionary.A. look out B. make out C. refer to D. go over45. Without proper lessons, you could a

9、 lot of bad habits when playing the piano._at the party.A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D.catch up 46. Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as _A. actorB. guestC. host D. ghost47. The girl has made up her mind to go abroad with her boyfriend despite her parentsA. agreement B. allowing C. let

10、ting D. objection48.1 can hardly believe my eyes. This man is actually a scientist who oncewon the Nobel Prize.A. remarkable B. unusual C. magnificent D. unremarkable49 . We should lay money up for a day. We may need it some day.A. sunnyB. rainyC. cloudyD. cold50 . Be careful with those fireworks; t

11、hey are to go off unexpectedly.A. availableB. presumablyC. easyD. able51 .The holidays are over; we must t o the work again.A. get acrossB. get downC. get inD. get over52 .He lost his parents at ten and had to live at his uncle . sA. costB. chargeC. expenseD. pay53.Since the matter was extremely ， w

12、e dealt with it immediately.A. toughB. tenseC. urgent D.instant54. The National Industrial Recovery Act was designed to industry， tomake it develop more quickly.A. taxB. stimulateC. control D. trap55. Fve already told you that Fm going to buy it， .A. however much it costsB. however does it cost much

13、C. how much does it costD. no matter how it cost56. Don11 get your schedule ; stay with us in this class.A. to change B. changing C. changed D. change57.1 t is recommended that the project until all the preparations have beenmade.A. is not started B. not be started C. will not be started D. is not t

14、o be started58. Finding a job in such a big company has always beenhis wildest dreams.Just no chance for him!A. underB. overC. aboveD. beyond59. You can t b_ecareful when you drive a car.A. veryB. tooC. soD. enough60. The box is too heavy， give me a hand?A. would you mind B. will you like to C. will

15、 you please to D. would you pleaseIILReading Comprehension (30 grades )Part A Fast Reading(10 grades)Direction:In this part， you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. For questions 61-70, mark T (or True) if the statement agrees with the information given in t

16、he passage； F (or False) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage； NG for NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage ?When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances ar， e if you live in a city, you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming

17、 with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the world ， and even in remote parts of Australia， frogs are losing the ecological battle for survival， and biologists are at a loss to explain their

18、demise. Are amphibians simply oversensitive to changes in the ecosystem? Could it be that their rapid decline in numbers is signaling some coming environmental disaster for us all? This frightening scenario is in part the consequence of a dramatic increase over the last quarter century in the develo

19、pment of once natural areas of wet marshland; home not only to frogs but to all manner of wildlife. However, as yet， there are no obvious reasons why certain frog species are disappearing from rainforests in Australia that have barely been touched by human hand. The mystery is unsettling to say the

20、lea， st for it is known that amphibian species are extremely sensitive to environmental variations in temperature and moisture levels. The danger is that planet Earth might not only lose a vital link in the ecological food chain (frogs keep populations of otherwise pestilent insects at manageable le

21、vels), but we might be increasing our output of air pollutants to levels that may have already become irreversible. Frogs could be inadvertently warning us of a catastrophe.An example of a species of frog that， at far as is known, has become extinc，t is the platypus frog. Like the well-known Austral

22、ian mammal it was named after, it exhibited some very strange behaviour; instead of giving birth to tadpoles in the water, it raised its young within its stomach. The baby frogs were actually bom from out of their mother mouth. Discovered in 1981， less than ten years later the frog had completely va

23、nished from the crystal clear waters of Booloumba Creek near Queensland s Sunshine Coast.Unfortunately, this freak of nature is not the only frog species to have been lost in Australia. Since the 1970s， no less than eight others have suffered the same fate.One theory that seems to fit the facts conc

24、erns the depletion of the ozone layer, a well documented phenomenon which has led to a sharp increase in ultraviolet radiation levels.The ozone layer is meant to shield the Earth from UV rays, but increased radiation may be having a greater effect upon frog populations than previously believed. Anot

25、her theory is that worldwide temperature increases are upsetting the breeding cycles of frogs.TRUE/FALSE /NOT GIVEN61. Frogs are disappearing only from city areas.()62. Frogs and toads are usually poisonous.()63. Biologists are unable to explain why frogs are dying.()64. The frogs natural habitat is

26、 becoming more and more developed.()65. Attempts are being made to halt the development of wet marshland八)66. Frogs are important in the ecosystem because they control pests.()67. The platypus frog became extinct by 1991.()68. Frogs usually give birth to their young in an underwater nest.()69. Eight

27、 frog species have become extinct so far in Australia八)70. There is convincing evidence that the ozone layer is being depleted.()Part B Reading in Depth(20 grades)Directions: There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each of them there are four choices mark

28、ed A， B， C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneSylvester and I are watching television advertisements because we need information for a class research project. We have to discuss realism and fantasy in television advertising， and so we are looking for examples of distortions and f

29、alsehoods in television commercials. The question we are asking is, "Is the commercial true to lif，e or does it offer an unreal picture of the product?”Sylvester is keeping track of the distortions， and he already has quite a long list. He says that all housewives seem to live in lovely homes ，

30、 dress beautifully, and love their household chores, they smile and boast about floor waxes and proudly display their dirty laundry， dusty tabletops and filthy ovens. In addition ， he has never seen men doing housework. Sylvester thinks that this view of family life is filled with distortions.I am k

31、eeping track of the people who appear in the advertisements. I have found handsome men courting the All-American Girl, and they are always recommending brand X toothpaste or brand Y cologne ( 科隆香水)? I see teenagers and children surrounded bytheir friends， having wonderful time at parties and at scho

32、ol， and they are usually enjoying large harmonious family gatherings. I think that these advertisements are also filled with fantasy.Sylvester and I have concluded that much of American life is pictured unrealistically in commercials. Teenagers do not always have fun at partie， s and very few people

33、 love doing chores. People do have problems but few of these are ever shown in commercials. Inste， ad we watch Cinderella discover a miracle floor wax ， finish the kitchen chores， and waltz off to the ball. Our heads are filled with these fantasies, and they also suggest that, for any problem, brand

34、 Z will provide the instant cure. Sylvester and I will have very few facts and a lot of fantasy to write about in our research reports.71. Judging from the context， the relationship between the author and Sylvester is most probably that of .A. research workersB. a professor and a studentC. a father

35、and a sonD. classmates72. According to Sylvester, what can be inferred about housewives in advertisements?A. sad and tiredB. enjoy doing their houseworkC. have their husbands help themD. never touch dirty things73. The author thinks that life of teenagers shown in commercials is .A. incomplete B. un

36、realistic C. true to life D. boring74. Sylvester and the author have come to the conclusion that commercials ._A. truly reflect American lifeB. lack in fantasyC. seldom give expression to people s problems D. give great fun to children 75. The most suitable tide for the passage is .A. A Class Resear

37、ch Project by TVB. American Life to Be ShownC. Children Like to See AdvertisementsD. Distortions in TV AdvertisingPassage TwoMany a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there s big difference between “ being a writer ” acases these in

38、dividuals are dreaming of wealth and fame ， not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “ You ve got to want，to writeI say to them, “ not want to be a writer.The reality is that writing is a lonely ， private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose long

39、ing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writ（erR 由撰稿人）， I hadno prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn etven matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bo

40、ught a used manual typewriter and felt life a genuine writer.After a year or so， however， I still hadn t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to tell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn t going to be one o

41、f those people who die wondering,What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test - even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope， and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.76. The passage is meant to .A. warn young people of the hardships

42、that a successful writer has to experience B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer C. show young people it s sutnicrefoarli a writer to pursue wealth and fame D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career 77. What can be concluded from the passage?A. Gen

43、uine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.B. A writer s success depends on luck rather than on effort.C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small78. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first yea

44、r of his writing career? A. He wasn t about to produce a single book.B. He hadn t seenchaange for the better.thoseC. He wasn t able to have a rest for a whole year. D. He found his dream would never come true.79? “ people who die wondering, What if? （Line 3 ； Para. 3 refers toA. who think too much o

45、f the dark side of lifeB. who regret giving up their career halfwayC. who think a lot without making a decisionD. who are full of imagination even upon death80. “ Shadowland ” in the last sentence refer_s_t_o.A. the wonderland one often dreams aboutB. the bright future that one is looking forward to

46、C. the state of uncertainty before one s final goal is reachedD. a world that exists only in one s imaginationE. . Translation （ 10 grades）Directions: Please translate the following sentences into English.81. （ 遵照医生的建议），I decided to give up smoking.82. Just as water is the most important of liquids，

47、 .（氧气是气体中最重要的一种。）83.1 woke up to ?（发现自己 躺在医院的床上。）84. We need to （降低燃料消耗）by having fewer cars on the road.85. Everyone in the class is expected to. （参加这些讨论。）V. Writing （ 15 grades）Directions: For this part ， you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Should College Students Ta

48、ke Part time Jobs? You should write in at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline （ given in Chinese） below.1. 人们对大学生打工的不同看法2. 大学生宄竟是否应该打工Keys to the Mid-Term ExaminationI.Listening & Dictation(25 grades)Part A Dictation for key words and phrases(10 grades)I. distinct 2. eligib

49、le 3. rigorous 4. facilitate 5. appreciation6. rest with 7. vigor 8. intrigue 9. procedure 10. potentialII. end up with 12. make ends meet 13- dignity 14. have faith in 15. identify 16. feed off 17< fascination 18. launch 19. inspire 20. to that endPart B Matching(5 grades)21. (e) 22. (h) 23. (f)

50、 24. (g) 25. (a)26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (j) 29. (c) 30. (i)Part C Compound Dictation(10 grades)31. category 32. critical 33. non-profit 34. campaigns 35. 3536. 5037. Victory Gardens 38.Loose Lips Sink Ships39. recruited 2 million women into the job force through the powerful symbol40. asked the war Ad Council to continue as a peacetime public service organizationII.Vocabulary & Grammar(20 grades)41-45 ABBCB46-50 CDDBD51-55 BCCBA56-60 CCDBDIILReadi