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.../专业、班级姓名专业、班级姓名学号密封-线试卷︵A︶第1页︵共7页︶XX科技大学教务处河南科技大学2009至2010学年第二学期试卷课程大学英语A<2>年级、专业全校各专业学生题号题号一二三四五六七八九十总分得分PartIReadingComprehensionPartIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereareseveralpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA>,B>,C>andD>.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheobviousdisagreementsbetweenEnglandandAmericabeganin1763,morethanacenturyandahalfafterthefirstpermanentsettlementhadbeenfoundedatJamestown,Virginia.Thecolonieshadgrownvastlyineconomicstrengthandculturalattainmentandvirtuallyallhadlongyearsofself-governmentbehindthem.Theircombinedpopulationnowexceeded1,500,000asixfold<六倍的>increasesince1700.

TotightenitscontroloverAmerica,theBritishimposedheavydutiesonAmericanpeople.Whenthe"StampAct"wasissued,whichprovidedthatrevenuestampsbeaffixed<粘贴>toallnewspapers,broadsides,pamphlets,licenses,leases,orotherlegaldocuments,organizedresistancestartedtoappear.

OnMarch5,1770,18monthsaftertheBritishsenttrooptoBoston,hatredbetweencitizensandsoldierybecamestrongerthaneverbefore.Whatbeganasaharmlesssnowballingoftheredcoatsdegenerated<恶化>intoamobattack.Someonegavetheordertofire,threeBostonianslaydeadinthesnow.

AtthesuggestionoftheVirginiaCongress,colonialrepresentativeswerecalledontomeetinPhiladelphiaonSeptember5,1774,"toconsultuponthepresentunhappystateoftheColonies."Delegates<代表>tothismeeting,knownasthefirstContinentalCongress,werechosenbyprovincialcongressesorpopularconventions.Everycolonyexcept1.ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasfoundedmostprobablyin________.A>1510C>1613B>1610D>16152.BeforetheIndependenceWar,________.A>allthecolonieswereundercontroloftheBritishB>somecolonieshadgainedself-independenceC>allthecolonieshadtheirowngovernmentsD>somecolonieshadn’ttheirowngovernments3.Whatwasthepopulationofthecoloniesin1700?A>About220,000.C>About350,000.B>About250,000.D>About375,000.4.WhathappenedatthefirstContinentalCongress?A>Therewasaheateddebate.B>AdecisionwasmadethatallcoloniesshouldfightagainsttheBritish.C>Thecoloniesdeclaredindependence.D>ThecoloniesdeclaredwaragainstBritain.5.Whatwillthenextparagraphmostprobablytalkabout?A>TheDeclarationofIndependence. C>TheAmericanCivilWar.B>GorgeWashington. D>ThomasJefferson.PassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AnewInternetworm,theBagle.B,startedspreadingitselfaroundtheworldlastweek.ExpertsrankeditthethirdmostdangerouscomputerbugeverafterthenotoriousSobig.FandMydoom.A.ByearlylastWednesday,ithadbeenfoundin66countriesandhadaninfectionrateofoneinevery16emailsworldwide.

Thebuginstallsabackdoorfunctiononinfectedcomputers.Thatallowsitscreatorandhackerstoaccessthemachinesforevilpurposes,suchasstealingconfidentialinformation,orpasswords,analystshavesaid.

Fortunately,expertsexpectthattheoutbreakwillendsoon,maybethisweek.But,noonecanletoutasighofreliefatthismoment,whilethenightmareofacomputerepidemic<流行病>stillhauntsus.Expertscalled2003"theYearoftheWorm."

Accordingtoa2003ChinaOnlineSecurityResearchReportreleasedbyiResearch,aChineseInternetresearchcentre,nearly87percentofthedomesticcomputerswereinfectedwithsomekindofvirus<病毒>lastyear.Andaboutoneinfourrespondentshavesaidthattheircomputerswereattackedatleasteverythreemonths.

Someexpertshaveestimatedthattheworldwidecostofthevirusattacksin2003,includingclean-upandlostproductivity,amountedtoatleastUS$82billion.

InlateJanuary,theUSDepartmentofHomelandSecuritylauncheditsNationalCyberAlertSystemtofighttheproblem.Expertsandnon-expertscansignupwiththesystemforemailalertsaboutthelatestcomputerthreats.

Inaday,thesitehadreceivedmorethanonemillionhits,accordingtoofficials,andinlessthanaweekithad250,000subscribers.

Lastweek,MicrosoftreleasedacompactdiscfilledwiththelatestsecurityupgradesithascomeupwithsinceOctobertodefendagainstviruses.

Althoughthisisaglobalwar,－onethatseemsnoeasiertofightthantheoneagainstbirdflu－computerhackingisdismissedbyoneexpertasprimarilytheworksofhormone-crazed<荷尔蒙分泌旺盛的>teenagedboys.

"We’vegotaprettygoodideaoftheprofile－alotofitisjustyoungguys.They’rejustnotmatureyet,andtheydowhatyoungguysdo－theycausetrouble.It’sthatsimple,"saysDorothyDennings,aprofessorattheNavalPost-GraduateSchoolinCalifornia.6.WhatcanweknowaboutthenewInternetwormtheBagle.B?A>It’sbyfarthemostdangerouscomputerbug.B>Onesuchbugcanbefoundinevery18emailsworldwide.C>Thewormhasattackedmorethan100countries.D>Thebugcanmakeitpossibleforhackerstostealconfidentialinformationfrominfectedcomputers.7.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A>Peopledon’tneedtoworryfortheoutbreakoftheBagle.Bwillendsoon.B>LastyearonlyasmallnumberofcomputersinChinawereinfectedwithsomekindofvirus.C>Manycomputerswereattackedalmosteverythreemonths.D>Theyear2003wascalled"theYearoftheWorm"becausesomewormsinthisyearwerethemostdestructiveonesinhistory.8.Theworldwidecostofthevirusattacksin2003amountedtoatleast_________.A>$2.5billion.C>US$87billion.B>US$16billion.D>US$82billion.9.IfcomputeruserssignupwiththeNationalCyberAlertSystem,theycan____________.A>besuretheircomputerswillneverbeattackedagainB>knowwhotoaskforhelpiftheircomputersareunderattackC>havethesupportofMicrosofttodefendagainstvirusesD>receiveemailalertsaboutthelatestcomputerthreats10.ToexpertslikeDorothyDennings,alotofcomputerhackingisdoneby_________.A>InternetcriminalsC>Trouble-makingteenagersB>ProfessionalhackersD>CrazycomputerexpertsPassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociationsthethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsoundlikemusicandbytheirassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.11.Wewillmakeourspeechsillyifwe________.A>usewordscarefully C>usewordswithoutaccuracyB>usewordsinaliterarystyle D>usewordswithcaution12.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingswasthat________.A>theycouldexpressactionsandthingsB>theycouldcommunicatewitheachotherC>theycouldagreeuponlettersD>theycouldwriteandcombinethem13.WhatisTRUEaboutthewords?A>Theyareusedtoexpressonlythoughtsandfeelings.B>Theyaresigns.C>Theyaresimplysounds.D>Theycanonlybewritten.14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A>Themorewereadandlearn,themorethewordsthatmeansomethingtous.B>Themorewereadandlearn,themoreknowledgewewillacquire.C>Themorewereadandlearn,themorelearnedweare.D>Themorewereadandlearn,themoreilliteratewebecome.15.Inexpressingtheirthoughts,greatwritersareable________.A>tomovementotears C>tosingB>tobemasters D>tobecharmingPassageFourQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Longhoursatthescreencancauseachingeyes,blurredvisionandheadaches,expertssay.Infact,eyestrainsurpassesevenwristpainasthetopphysicalcomplaintamongheavycomputerusers.

Whenpeeringintothecomputerscreen,theeye’sfocusingmuscleisatconstanttension.Likeanymuscle,itfeelssorewhenoverloaded.Andwhensomeonespendsalotoftimelookingatsomethingclose,theeyemusclecangetstuckonthenear-focussettingandhavedifficultyrelaxing,leavingthepersontemporarilynearsighted,aconditioncalledaccommodativespasm<痉挛>thatcanlastsecondsorhours.

Thisiswhyafterlookingatamonitorallday,somecomputerworkerscomplainthattheirdistancevisionisblurredwhentheyattempttodrivehome.

Thelettersonthescreenarenotasclearlydefinedasonaprintedpage.Takeamagnifyingglasstoyourmonitorandyou’llseetheletters,eachmadeupofpinpointsourcesoflight,havenosharpedges.Butthoseliquidcrystaldisplay<LCD>monitors,likethosefoundonlaptopcomputers,areeasierontheeyesbecausetheydisplaysharperimages.

Andstudieshaveshownthatwhenpeopleareworkingonacomputer,theirrateofblinkinggoesdownbytwo-thirds,whichcanresultindry,stingingeyes.Thisisespeciallyaproblemforcontact-lenseswearers.16.___usedtobethebiggestphysicalproblemthatcomputerusershad.A>Dryeyes C>HeadacheB>Blurredvision D>Wristpain17.Workinghoursbeforethescreenwill_____.A>imposetoomuchburdenontheeye’sfocusingmuscleB>bringaboutnear-sightednessC>makeitdifficultfortheusertolearndrivingD>magnifythelettersonthescreen18.LCDmonitorsarebetterintermsofeyeprotectingbecause___.A>theyaremoreexpensive C>theybringaboutnoeyeproblemsB>theywillnotblurtheuser’seyes D>theydisplayletterswithsharpedges19.Dry,stingingeyesarecausedby___.A>lowerrateofblinkingofthecomputeruser’seyesB>lettersonthescreenwithoutanyedgesC>overburdenonthefocusingmuscleD>aconstanttension20.Whichgroupofpeoplearemostlikelytogetdry,stingingeyes?A>Drivers. C>Glasseswearers.B>Doctors. D>Contact-lenseswearers.PartIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereareanumberofincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA>,B>,C>andD>.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.21.Sheanxiously________thefacesofthemenleavingthetraininthehopeoffindingherhusband.A>approachedB>searchedC>scannedD>recalled22.Weare________ourtripuntiltheweathergrowswarmer.A>abandoningB>skippingC>postponingD>fulfilling23."Wefeelthatyoushouldtakeanactiverole________worldaffairs,"NixontoldBritishPrimeMinisterEdwardHeathinaDecember1971meeting.A>inB>amongC>betweenD>on24.Ifyoudon’tliketogoshopping,you________stayathomewatchingTV.A>mayverywellB>maywellC>mayjustaswellD>mayjustwell25.Hemustbeanactor,________?A>mustn’theB>needn’theC>mustn’theD>isn’the26.ProfessorSmith’sdevotionto________hasmadeadeepimpressiononallthestudentsinherdepartment.A>teachB>teachingC>ateacherD>beateacher27.Stand________whenyou’rebeingspokento.A>highlyB>uprightC>primlyD>rightaway28.Heshotthearrow________tothefarthestpointinTuran.A>withallhisstrengthC>inturnB>atstakeD>athisbest29.Someparentshesitate________thesestepsbecausetheysuspectthattheirchildisexaggerating.A>totakeB>totakingC>takingD>take30.Acompletelynewsituationwill________whenthenewpolicycomesintoexistence.A>riseB>ariseC>raiseD>arouse31.Theoldwomanneeds________afterhershock.A>comfortingB>becomfortedC>comfortedD>tocomfort32.Somegroupsmeetmonthly,________,orevenaslongassixmonthsapart.A>oncetwomonthsC>everytwomonthsB>onceeverytwomonthD>onceeverytwomonths33.Mysisterwasangry________findingmeasleepinsteadofdoingmyshareofthehousework.A>withB>atC>onD>by34.Youmisspelledaword.You________itupinthedictionary.A>oughttolookC>oughthavelookedB>oughttohavelookedD>oughtlook35.Tryto________whathadhappenedjustbeforetheaccident.A>talkB>speakC>sayforD>describe36.Workonthebuildingsitehasbeen________bybadweather.A>heldupB>discouragedC>canceledD>endangered37.I’vebeendoingthesummerjobfortwomonthsnow.Itwouldbea________tobeabletohaveadayoff.A>excitementB>securityC>magicD>luxury38.Theargument________herdeterminationtoproveshewasright.A>supportedB>fortifiedC>heldD>forced39.Asaseniormanager,youwillenjoycertain________,suchasfreehealthinsuranceandtherighttobuysharesinthecompany.A>assignmentsB>privilegesC>propertiesD>opportunities40.Inthesmokeanddustanddarkness,people________tooneanothergrabbinghandsandlinkingarms,theyformedahumanchainthatmadeitswaydownstairwellsandcorridorsandoutintothesunlightofanunthinkableday.A>reachingupB>reachingdownC>reachingforD>reachingout41.Thereason________grassisgreenwasamysterytothelittleboy.A>whyB>whichC>thatD>for42.Demographers<人口统计专家>investigate_____inscientificlocations.A>aretheremanypeopleC>howmanypeoplethereareB>howmanypeoplearethereD>thattherearehowmanypeople43.Butforthestorm,I______homebeforenight.A>wouldbeB>wasC>wouldhavebeenD>hadbeen44.Heinventedaplough________anyotherinexistence.A>farsuperiortoB>moresuperiorthanC>moresuperiortoD>muchsuperiorthan45.Puttinginanewwindowwill_____cuttingawaypartoftheroof.A>includeB>involveC>containD>comprise46.Therewassomuchnoisethatthespeakercouldn’tmakehimself______.A>heardB>tohearC>hearingD>beingheard47.Theenvironmentofthiscitywillbemoreseriously____unlesseffectivemeasuresaretakentopreventfactoriesfromsendingoutpoisonousgasesandwastewater.A>damagedB>destroyedC>affectedD>polluted48.Childrenareverycurious________.A>atheartB>inpersonC>onpurposeD>bynature49.Thefactthatspaceexplorationhasincreaseddramaticallyinthepastthirtyyears_____.A>inanevidenceofuswantingtoknowmoreofoursolarsystemC>howwewanttolearnmoreaboutthesolarsystemB>indicatesthatweareveryeagertolearnallwecanaboutoursolarsystemD>showingourintentiontoknowalotmoreaboutoursolarsystem50.He______asadoctorlastyear.A>quantifiedB>qualifiedC>quackedD>quarriedPartIIIClozeDirections:Thereareanumberofblanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA>,B>,C>andD>.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Princeton,NewJersey,isasmallquiettownoffamilyhomes,eventhoughitdoeshaveaworld-famousuniversity.Itisnotaplace51anyonewouldexpecttosee52charactersonthestreets.

53dayin1940,alittlegirlin54sawafunny-lookingman55towardsher.Hiswhitehairwaswildand56tobestandingstraightout.His57weremuchtoobigandseemedtohave58pulledonlikeablanket59him.Hewasshort,hadabignoseanddeep-seteyes.Hewas60lookinganywhere.Itwas61thathewasthinkingdeeply.Healmost62intothegirlbeforehe63her.Hesmiledather,thenwalkedonandwenton64.Thegirlturnedaroundtoget65lookatthestrangeoldman.Shenoticedthathewaswearinghis66slippers.

Thatnight67dinner,thegirltoldherfamilyaboutthestrange,funnymanshehadseen."Hewasalmost68acharacteroutofafairystory,"sheexclaimed.69hersurprise,herfatherput51.A>thatB>whereC>whichD>but52.A>goodB>kindC>badD>strange53.A>SomeB>AC>ThatD>One54.A>PrincetonB>NewJerseyC)streetD>town55.A>goB>comingC>torunD>moved56.A>wasB>likedC>seemedD>going57.A>earsB>clothesC>handsD>feet58.A>notB>justC>neverD>been59.A>overB>inC>besideD>under60.A>alwaysB>thenC>sometimesD>not61.A>clearlyB>clearC>heD>there62.A>wentB>knockedC>ranD>thought63.A>talkedB>toldC>sawD>greeted64.A>thinkingB>smilingC>lookingD>saying65.A>oneB>moreC>goodD>another66.A>father’sB>mother’sC>sleepingD>bedroom67.A>beforeB>afterC>atD>in68.A>probablyB>likeC>asD>terribly69.A>ToB>OnC>ByD>Seeing70.A>downB>awayC>upD>offPartIVTranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish<withthegivenwordsorphrases>.71.要是你想通过考试,你就得集中精力提高听的技能。〔concentrateon72.在返回的路上,我们将车开到一家路边咖啡馆〔café喝了点咖啡。〔pullinto73.他激动得一句话也说不出来。<too...to...>74.我们习惯于艰苦工作。<beusedto>75.人人都说这是彼得的过错,但我认为情况并非如此。〔bethecasePartVWritingDirections:Forthispart,youareaskedtowriteacompositiononthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast100wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelow:76.AStoryofEmergency

Writeanemergencystoryofyourownoronethatyou’vereadaboutsomewhere,describing:

1>Whathappened,whenandwhere;

2>Whatwastheconsequence<结果>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________专业、班级姓名专业、班级姓名学号密封线试卷︵A︶第2页︵共7页︶XX科技大学教务处专业、班级姓名专业、班级姓名学号密封线试卷︵A︶第3页︵共7页︶XX