2022年大学英语大一期末考试试题及答案

1、本文格式为Word版，下载可任意编辑 2022年大学英语大一期末考试试题及答案 I.Dictation (15%) II.Cloze Test (15%) Passage 1 (5%) Even (1)_ harmless falsehoods can have (2)_ consequences. Philosopher Sissela Bok (3)_ us that they can put us on a (4)_ slope. After the first lie, others can come more (5)_, she wrote in her book Lying: Mo

2、ral Choice in Public and Private Life. Psychological barriers (6)_ down; the ability to make more (7)_ can coarsen; the liars (8)_ of his chances of (9)_ caught may (10)_. Passage 2 (10%) We all know that a magician does not really depend on magic to perform his tricks, but (1)_ his ability to act a

3、t great speed. (2)_, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician (3)_rabbits from a hat. (4)_ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of (5)_. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in second

4、s. (6)_ no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt (7)_ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in (8)_ of a key. Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They

5、 (9)_ him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself (10)_ an instant. The police (11)_ him of having used a tool and locked him up again . This time he wore (12)_ clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probabl

6、y hidden his needle in a wax like (13)_ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. (14)_ he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was (15)_ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of (16

7、)_ was nailed down. The (17)_ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was (18)_, it was opened and the chains were found inside. In 1912, Houdini introduced perhaps his most famous (19)_, the Chinese Water Torture Cell, in which he w

8、as suspended upside-down in a locked glass-and-steel cabinet overflowing with water. The act required that Houdini (20)_ his breath for more than three minutes. Houdini performed the escape for the rest of his career. 1. A. to B. for C. on D. with 2. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise 3

9、.A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce 4. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted 5. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping 6. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although 7. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that 8. A. place B. stead C. substitution D

10、. case 9. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound 10. A. at B. by C. in D. for 11. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived 12. A. no B. heavy C. little D. thin 13. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance 14. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then 15. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogeth

11、er 16. A. it B. which C. that D. him 17. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain 18. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped 19. A. acting B. action C. act D. acts 20. A. was to hold B. hold C. holding D. held III.Paraphrase (10%) 1.When others were complimenting him on the new invention, the boss

12、 decided to take him down a peg by pointing out that the success was the result of collective effort. 2.It dawned on her that Susan had told the lie to spare her feelings. 3.It will certainly put a damper on your spring festival if you flunk your test this time. 4.The researchers went out of their w

13、ay to find information pertinent to this new environmental trend. 5.I finally brought it home to my wife that I have never entertained the notion of spending my holiday in the packed casinos in Macau. IV.Sentence Rewriting (5%) 1. Though it is an imperfect idea, it is the best we have and it is the

14、work of the reason. (as) 2. He has never thought that he would become the leading actor in the play. (occur) 3. It was rather a monologue than an argument.(so muchas) 4. In order that I can get the ammunition I need to make a complaint, I keep a special file for warranty cards and appliance guarante

15、es. (so as to) 5. You have finished your assignment. You may play computer games. (Now that) V. Translation (20%) 1.从某种意义上来说，产出应当和投入成正比。 (in a sense, proportional) 2.（高考）象征着公允竞争，但它时常不能正确地反映一个学生的天赋和潜能。(embody, justice) 3.有些年轻的白领过于重视时尚，不惜一切代价追随时代潮流。(fetish，go out of ones way) 4.他极其渴望得到教授的认可，所以抓住每个机遇请他

16、看自己的论文。(crave，pounce on) 5.大量家长时常以爱的名义强加给他们的孩子一种被各种（考试）支配的生活。(in the name of, sentence sb. to) VI. Derivation (5%) 1.1. Whether _ euthanasia should be made legal is still a controversy. (volunteer) 2.Romance movies often have detailed depictions of emotional _. (tangle) 3. While the majority of peop

17、le in China still live in rural areas, rapid _ is predicted by many experts. (urban) 4.He has been _ from waist down since the car accident last year. (paralysis) 5.The rebellion was finally cracked down by the ruling party with _. (brutal) 6.Her electrifying gymnastics performances lifted her from

18、(obscure) to worldwide renown. 7.He had (acquaintance) himself with customs in America since he had been there for a couple of times. 8.Sir,he said with ( reverently), it is a work of genius. 9.She seemed to be a living (embody) of vitality. 10.The all not structure is of (part) negation. VII. Phras

19、al-verb (5%) 1.Usually I am shy and find initiating conversations difficult. Suddenly a lifetimes shackles of self-consciousness fell _ and I was chatting to people about my childhood. 2.Desperate times call _ desperate measures. 3.The nurses will helpfully attend _ the patients needs. 4.Children ha

20、ve an uncanny knack for seeking _ rules and regularities in acquiring language. 5.The gust of wind did not die _ the whole night. 6.The teacher tried to explain the problem, but the explanation did not get _ to the class. 7.I smell the fresh air and the grass and it sets me _ for the day. 8.The lect

21、ure was so boring that the audience began to doze_. 9.After a hard days work, he can do _ a good hot meal. 10.I am afraid youve been taken _; this pound note is a counterfeit. VIII. Multiple Choice (15%) 1. You can use my notes, _. A. such as they are B. such as they were C. such as it is D. such as

22、 it was 2. Because of the _ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad. A. originality B. subjectivity C. generality D. ambiguity 3. America has now adopted more _ European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling. A. discrete B. solemn C.

23、rigorous D. autonomous 4. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an _ spur to efficiency and innovation. A.extravagant B. exquisite C. intermittent D. indispensable 5. His voice began to _ at the mention of his sufferings in the old days. A. collapse B. falter C. warp D. shiv

24、er 6.There will be a risk of public protest that could _ reforms. A. set aside B. set up C. set back D. set in 7. You _not steal, is one of the Commandments in Bible. A. should B. would C. shall. D. will 8. The new research institute is established to keep _ with the rapid development in outer-space expeditions in such countries as U.S. and Russia. A. move B. step C. speed D. pace 9. Look at the following word