大学英语试卷

1、题目部分，(卷面共有3题,21.0分,各大题标有题量和总分)一、Fill in the Blanks with the Right Word（实词填空）(1小题,共1.0分)1(0.5分) These charges and interest rates are va_ and the Bank reserves the right to change them from time to time.二、Reading Comprehension 阅读理解(2小题,共20.0分)1(10分)Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.I

2、n the United States a university professor is given a few months of freedom from his duties about every seventh year for travel or advanced study. This period of freedom from teaching is called a “study or research leave”. Its purpose is to give the professor experiences which will make him a wiser

3、person and a better teacher when he returns to his university. Few study leaves are interesting enough to be described in national newspapers and magazines.Recently, however, there was an exception. The public learned how Dr. John R. Coleman, president of Haverford College, had spent his study leave

4、. At the age of 51, Dr. Coleman was determined to escape from university life for a few months and to get a variety of experiences in the world of work. He especially wanted to learn about people. People who do hard physical labor were especially interesting to him. “I wanted to get away from the wo

5、rld of words and political matters and parties the things a president does,” Dr. Coleman later explained to news writers. “As a college president you begin to take yourself very seriously and to think you have power you dont. You forget things about people. I wanted to relearn things Id forgotten.”

6、Telling no one of his plans, Dr. Coleman started his study leave on a farm in Canada, hundreds of miles from his college. Getting up at 4:30 each morning, working thirteen hours a day in fields, he prepared himself physically for his next job, digging ditches in Atlanta, GeorgiA、After that, the coll

7、ege president washed dishes ina Boston restaurant. During the last ten days of his leave, he worked as a garbage collector. 1. The first paragraph is mainly about _.A、why a professor should be free from his duties every seventh yearB、how professors spend their study leaveC、what a study leave is and

8、its purposeD、how a study leave makes a professor a wiser person and a better teacher2. A study leave is a period of freedom from duties allowed to a university teacher who has taught _ since his last leave.A、for six yearsB、for seven yearsC、for a termD、for a university year3. People learned about Dr.

9、 Colemans unusual experiences from _.A、his colleaguesB、the boss of a Boston restaurant C、the Canadian newspapers and magazinesD、the U.S. newspapers and magazines4. Dr. Coleman carried out his study leave in an unusual way because _.A、he hates his university life, especially his job as a presidentB、h

10、e wanted to learn about people, especially people who do hard physical laborC、 he wanted to make himself known to the publicD、 he wanted to write articles about people and have them printed in newspapers and magazines5. What did Dr. Coleman do during his study leave?A、He worked on a farm, dug ditche

11、s, went to parties, and collected garbage.B、He worked on a farm, talked to news writers, washed dishes, and collected garbageC、He worked on a farm, washed dishes, talked to news writers, and wrote articles for newspapers and magazinesD、He worked on a farm, dug ditches, washed dishes, and collected g

12、arbage.2(10分)Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.For years, its been assumed that the inside environment (环境) limits the variety of plants that people are subjected to. Lately, however, plants that are usually only grown outdoors have found their way into inside spaces. There are a f

13、ew simple reasons why this is. The modern inside environment can be a good place for a wide variety of outdoor plants. Plants that ordinarily cannot grow in colder outdoor weather can be protected by the inside spaces, where temperatures are easily controlleD、Plants that used to be found only outsid

14、e, such as trees, have become more and more popular as decorations inside houses. Orchids (兰花), which were once only found in hot places, have begun to grow well in inside places. A large number of smaller plants have also found their way into homes. One reason that the modern home has made exotic (

15、引进的) outdoor plants more practical is the modern use of windows. In the past windows were used less often in buildings than they are today. It is partly because of the ability of large windows to admit a large quantity of light from the sun and to keep the heat in at the same time，that many outdoor

16、plants have been able to make their move inside. It is true that most of the plants that have been successful in moving inside have been small. Some of the best suited varieties are the vines (藤本植物). Many vines that grow in natural locations make excellent decorations where other plants prove diffic

17、ult to grow. Although some trees can be grown inside, it is not likely the larger varieties can be useD、Unfortunately, most homes just dont have the space to grow a monkey tree. 1. The passage is mainly concerned with _. A、the ability of large windowsB、the difficulty of moving monkey trees into home

18、sC、growing plants inside housesD、the best suited trees2. People used to believe that _.A、the plants that could grow inside were limitedB、the plants that could grow inside were from hot placesC、the temperature in the inside environment could be controlled D、the larger plants grew better inside3. It is implied or suggested in the passage that _.A、the inside environment can protect plants betterB、people like to use plants as decorations in their housesC、people move plants into their ho