浙江教育学院《大学英语》第三学期2

浙江教育学院《大学英语》第三学期期终试卷PartIListeningComprehensionSectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.(10points)1.

A)Wifeandhusband.

B)Passengerandtaxi-driver.

C)Doctorandpatient.

D)Waiterandcustomer.

2.

A)Shedoesn'tlikemathatall.

B)Shemajorsinhistoryincollege.

C)Sheisverymuchinterestedinmathematics.

D)Sheisbetteratmaththanathistory.

3.

A)Heisgladtotakethewomantodinner.

B)He'dliketopreparedinner.

C)Heisnotsurewhetherhecouldgo.

D)Hegladlyacceptstheinvitation.

4.

A)Asciencecourselaststhreeyears.

B)Thesciencerequirementmustbefinishedwithinthreeyears.

C)Astudentcangraduatewithouttakingasciencecourse.

D)Takingasciencecourseisrequiredforastudenttograduate.

5.

A)60dollars.

B)42dollars.

C)30dollars.

D)18dollars.

6.

A)Heshouldlookthewordupinadictionary.

B)Shewantstoborrowhisdictionary.

C)Heshouldn'tusesuchaword.

D)Shedoesn'tknowwhathemeans.

7.

A)George'sfather-in-law.

B)George'swife.

C)George.

D)George'sfather.

8.

A)Inalibrary.

B)Inabookstore.

C)Inanoffice.

D)Inacollege.

9.

A)Themanwashappytoseethewoman.

B)Themanwantedtobuythegroceries.

C)Thewomanpurchasedalotofthings.

D)Thewomanworkedforthesupermarket.

10.

A)Themanhastocheckouttoday.

B)Themanwillhavetopayfortwomoredays.

C)Themancan'tstayforanothertwodays.

D)Themancanhavetheroomifhejoinsthetours.SectionB

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsoriginalidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom11to20withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.(5points)IfAmericahadanofficialsnackfood,itcertainlymightbeM&M's.Approximately11),mostofthemconsumedrighthereintheU.S.12),eachofuseatsabouttwentythousandoftheminalifetime.someofus,ofcourse,willeatalotmorethanthat.M&M'swerethebrainchildofForrestMarsandBruceMurries,whobegansellingthemin194113)chocolatebarsthatwouldgetstickyinthesummerheat.Protectedbyahard,sugaryshell,M&M'smilkchocolatemelts"inyourmouth…notinyourhand,"14).M&M'shavemanyinterpersonaluses.Theyaregreatatpartiesanddon't15).Awise,sociallyactiveyoungmanwillslipapackageofM&M'sintohisjacketpocketbeforegoingoutonadate.They16)oflongwaitsinticketlinesandseatingdelaysatrestaurants.ManagerskeepjarsofM&M'sontheirdeskswaitingtodisarmanyangryemployeeorexecutivewhomightsuddenly17).Althoughtheyoriginallycameonlyinchocolatebrown,colorswereaddedtoM&M'sduringthe1960's18)brownremainsthemostcommoncolor,butofcoursewemayalsochoosefromred,yellow,green,andtherarelyencounteredorange.RecentlytheM&M/Marscompany19)byintroducinganewcolor:blue.Newspapersnationwidereportedonthedecisiontoaddbluetothemix.Thismayseem20),butconsider:MorepeoplearelikelytobeeatingblueM&M'sthanwillevervoteinapresidentialelection.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearanincompletedialoguetwice.Whenthedialogueisreadforthefirsttime,youarerequiredtofilleachofthe5gapsinthedialoguebychoosinganappropriateresponsefromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Whenthedialogueisreadforthesecondtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavedone.(5points)21.

A)It'strueIfellilllastweek,thanks.

B)ButIwenttoseeadoctor,thankyou.

C)Iwasveryilllastweek,thanks.

D)I'mmuchbetternow,thankyou.

22.

A)I'mgladyou'rebetternow.

B)I'msorryyouweresick.

C)It'stoobadyouwereill.

D)It'sgoodyou'renotsicknow.

23.

A)Everybodyseemstohaveone.

B)Everyonesuffersfromacold.

C)Allthepeoplearenotwellnow.

D)Allthepeoplehavecaughtacold.

24.

A)Iagree.

B)Ithinkso.

C)Itcertainlyis.

D)Itiscertainly.

25.

A)it'sreallycheap.

B)itsuitsyouverywell.

C)Idon'tbelieveit.

D)Imustbuyone.PartIIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),andyoushoulddecidewhichisthebestchoice.(40points)Passage1

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Justlikechildren,deeroftencrossBritishroadstogettotheotherside.Butthecostisthedeer'slife.Atnight,speedingcarshitandkilltheanimals.Nowforestersareusingnaturalanimalinstincts（本能）topreventdangerouscrossings.

InEngland,theBritishForestryCommissionhasinstalledthousandsofglowingred"wolfeyes"alongwoodlandroads.Theeyesareactuallyreflectors,plasticbarsliketheredreflectorsonyourbike.Theten-centimeterlongbarsarefixedontopofposts,withonlythesesignsdirectedtowardsthewoodsratherthantheroads.

Whencarsspeedby,lightraysfromcarheadlightsreflectoffthereflectors'shiningsurfaceandflashintothewoods.Deerareinstantlyscaredbythewolfeyes―eventhoughwolveshaven'thunteddeerinBritainorevenlivedthereforahundredyears!

Scientiststhinktheglowinglightimitatesthe"eyeshine"ofnightlybeasts.(You'veprobablyseeneyeshineoncats.Mirror-likecellsintheeyesreflectsomelightthathitsthem.)

Thedeermustnothave"forgotten"thatawolfcanrunupto72kmperhourinhotpursuit,orcansniff（嗅）deeroutfrom2.4kmaway.Insomeareaswhere"wolfeyes"keepwatch,90percentfewerdeerhavebeenkilledatnight.26.InBritain,deer'slifeisthreatened_____.

A)byworseningenvironment

B)bynightlybeasts

C)byautomobiles

D)byillegalhunting

27.Theword"foresters"(Line2,Para.1)refersto_____.

A)workersinchargeofforests

B)trafficpolicemen

C)raisersofwildanimals

D)road-buildingengineers

28.Thenightlybeasts'eyes_____.

A)areasbrightasmirrors

B)areasshinyascarheadlights

C)canworkasplasticbars

D)canreflectincominglight

29.Thesuccessof"wolfeyes"provesthat_____.

A)thedeerisakindofverytimidanimal

B)animalscanalwaysbeeasilycheated

C)allthingsinnaturearerelatedtoeachother

D)thedeer'sfearofwolvesisgeneticallybuilt

30.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_____.

A)awolfcanrunveryfastinhotpursuit

B)GreatBritainpaysgreatattentiontoanimalprotection

C)awolf'ssmellistentimesmoresensitivethanman's

D)BritainhasbuiltmanyhighwaysthroughwoodlandsPassage2

Question31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:"Mindovermatter"isanEnglishsayingmeaningthatwecancontrolourbodieswithourminds.Nowscientistsarefindingincreasingevidencethatourmindcanhaveagreateffectonourphysicalhealth.Sinceourmindinfluenceshowwefeel,it'snotimpossibletosaythatsomeoneisilljustbecausehefeelsill.

Theinfluenceofthemindonhowwellwefeelisthebasisofwhatisknownastheplacebo(whichisLatinfor"Ishallplease")effect.Aplaceboisaharmless,inactivesubstance.Patientsaresometimesgivenplacebopillsandbegintofeelbetterbecausetheybelievethattheyhavebeengivenrealdrugsandexpecttorespondtothem.Theplaceboeffectisverystrong:researchonpainsuggeststhatupto30%oftheeffectofmostpainkillersisaplaceboeffect.

Soifit'ssopowerful,whydon'tdoctorsuseittoday?

AccordingtoDr.Persaud,theydo."Thingslikewearingawhitecoat,goingtoahospital,beingscanned（扫描）allhaveaverystrongplaceboeffect,"hesays.31.TheEnglishsaying"mindovermatter"meansthat_____.

A)soundmindismoreimportantthangoodhealth

B)ourmindhasstrongeffectonourbody

C)ourphysicalhealthhasnothingtodowithourmind

D)mentalhealthmainlydependsonphysicalhealth

32.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,ifyoufeelill,_____.

A)youdon'tneedtoseeadoctor

B)youarestillingoodcondition

C)itdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatyou'rephysicallyill

33.Accordingtothepassage,placebos_____.

A)arerealeffectivepills

B)arenotrealdrugs

C)canrelieveallkindsofpain

D)maymakepatientsfeelworse

34.Theplaceboeffectisbasedon_____.

A)aresponseofthebodytodrugs

B)aharmless,inactivesubstance

C)theconstantuseofsomespecialdrugs

D)theinfluenceofourmindsonourbodies

35.Whichofthefollowingmayleasthaveaplaceboeffect?

A)Concentratingone'smindoveramatter.

B)Takingsleepingpillsbeforegoingtobed.

C)Takingaphysicalexamination.

D)Talkingwithadoctor.Passage3

Question36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentinliterature,butitsancestors（先驱）canbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofidealsociety,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.

Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction,however,havebeenwrittenwithinthelastonehundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wells,tomentionjusttwowell-knownauthors,havebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.

Modernsciencefictionwritersdon'toftenwriteaboutmenfromMarsorspaceadventurestories.Theyaremoreinterestedinpredictingtheeffectsoftechnicaldevelopmentsonsocietyandthehumanmind;orinimaginingfutureworldswhichareareflectionoftheworldwhichweliveinnow.Becauseofthistheirwritinghasobviouspoliticalundertones.

Inanagewheresciencefactfrequentlyovertakessciencefiction,thewritersmayfinditdifficulttokeepaheadofscientificadvances.Thosewhoaresufficientlyclear-sightedtoseethewaywearegoing,however,mayprovideavaluablelessononhowtodealwiththeproblemswhichsocietywillinevitablyfaceasittriestomasteritsnewtechnologyandcometotermswithacontinuallychangingviewoftheworld.36.Sciencefictionappeared_____.

A)afewdecadesago

B)withinthelastonehundredyears

C)hundredsofyearsago

D)thousandsofyearsago

37.Whichofthefollowingislesslikelytobewritteninmodernsciencefiction?

A)Imaginedspaceadventureandconqueringnewstars.

B)Predictionofeffectsoftechnicaldevelopmentsonsociety.

C)Predictionofeffectsoftechnicaldevelopmentsonhumanmind.

D)Imaginationofthefutureworldinreflectionoftoday'sworld.

38.Itcanbeconcludedthatmodernsciencefictionwriters_____.

A)tendtoshowtheirpoliticalviewsintheirworks

B)followthemodelsetbyJulesVerneandH.G.Wells

C)aremorecreativethanthoseinthepast

D)aremoreinterestedinclassicworks

39.Thepresentationofanidealsocietyisfound_____.

A)neitherinclassicandmodernsciencefiction

B)bothinclassicandmodernsciencefiction

C)onlyinclassicsciencefiction

D)asafairlynewtrendinsciencefiction

40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A)Sciencefictionoftenovertakessciencefact.

B)Writersmayfinditeasytokeepaheadofscientificadvances.

C)Sciencefictionisbasedonsuccessfuladventurousevents.

D)Sciencefictionhelpsustofacechallengesofthefuture.Passage4

Question41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Mymotherneverletherselfgetdown;nomatterhowbadthingswere,shestayedcheerful.Eventhoughwehadahardlife,shestillmaintainedtheattitudethateverythingwasfine.Irememberhercominghometiredfromherjobattherestaurantandsayingthatwewerelucky.Wedidn'thavealotofclothesortoys,butmymotheralwaysmadesurewehadenoughtoeat.

Herloveanddevotionformybrotherandmemadeourlackofmaterialpossessionsseeminsignificant.Eventoday,ifIweregivenachoicebetweenhavingloveathomewithnowealthandhavingwealthwithnolove,IwouldwantitjustthewayIhadit.Igrewuppoorinmaterialthingsbutrichinlove.

Sincemyfatherwasneveraroundlongenoughtoteachmephysicalthingsortoplaygameswithme,Ididn'tsucceedinanycompetitivesport.Mymotherdidherbestasasubstitute,throwingaballwithmeinthelotbehindourhouse,butitwasn'tthesame.Shewastooprotectiveofme,andIdidn'thaveenoughconfidenceinmyownabilitiestoreallytryanythingphysicallydemanding.41.Wecanseefromthestorythattheauthoris_____hismother.

A)proudof

B)worriedabout

C)pitifulfor

D)concernedabout

42."Mymotherneverletherselfgetdown"means_____.

A)shenevergottired

B)sheneverfeltsad

C)sheneverfellill

D)shewasneverimpatient

43.Theauthor'smotheroftenplayedgameswithhimbecause_____.

A)hismothertendedtoprotecthimtoomuch

B)hisfatherwasnotgoodenoughatsports

C)hisfatherdidn'thaveenoughtimetobewithhim

D)hismotherwasexcellentatphysicalthings

44.Thestoryimpliesthattheauthor'smotherwasleastlikely_____.

A)tobepleasedwithherroleinthefamily

B)tomakefriendswherevershewent

C)todothingswhichweretobedonebyherhusband

D)tocryoverdifficultiesinlife

45.Accordingtotheauthor,achildwon'tbehappyunlesshe_____.

A)enjoysloveathome

B)getsenoughtoeat

C)liveswithhisparents

D)hasalotofclothesandtoysPartIIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentences.(10points)

46.Infact,tomakelife_____easierforthemselves,someAmericanspreferlessdemandingjobs,evenwithlesspay.

A)somewhatB)somehowC)sometimeD)somewhere

47.Humancloninghasbeenthemostcontroversial_____inlifesciencesthisyear.

A)questionB)issueC)problemD)trouble

48.Wehopethemeasurestocontrolwaterpollution,_____takenbythegovernment,willsucceed.

A)thatB)becauseC)sinceD)as

49.Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite_____toperformskillfullyyourself.

A)otherthing

B)another

C)something

D)theother

50.Thechemicalworksthathas_____thefertilefieldsfacesbillionsofdollarsinfines.

A)injuredB)rottedC)spoiledD)upset

51.Thefirsttwoitemsofthiscontractareespecially_____ofnotice.

A)worthB)worthyC)worthwhileD)worthless

52.Whatwasintendedasapeacefuldemonstrationrapidly_____intoviolence.

A)causedB)resortedC)generatedD)degenerated

53."DoyouwanttoseemyIDcardorstudentcard?""Oh,_____."

A)eitheronedoeswell

B)eachoneisgood

C)eitheronewilldo

D)eachwillbefine

54.Thenumberofpeopleinvitedtotheparty_____twohundred,butanumberofthem_____absentforvariousreasons.

A)were…wasB)was…wereC)was…wasD)were…were

55.Thetwomostcommon_____inmakingacakeareflourandsugar.

A)elementsB)factorsC)componentsD)ingredients

56.Wehadtorefusethedinnerinvitationbecauseofa_____engagement.

A)primaryB)precedingC)priorD)prevalent

57.Onno_____willyoubeallowedtodriveafterdrinkingalcohol.

A)occasionB)circumstanceC)situationD)condition

58.Thestudentwas_____hisheadandwonderinghowhecouldaffordsuchanexpensivecomputer.

A)scratchingB)scrapingC)screeningD)screeching

59.Thevisitorswereamazedtoseesomany_____andprecioustreasuresinthemuseum.

A)strangeB)infrequentC)rareD)odd

60.InsummerIliketogototheseaside.It_____goodtolieonthebeachorswiminthecoolsea.

A)feelsB)doesC)getsD)makes

61.Thelasttenyears_____tremendouschangesinthecity.

A)searchedB)investigatedC)witnessedD)overlooked

62.Mr.Jasonisan_____force―hepusheshisstudentstoexcelfarbeyondtheirownexpectations.

A)excessiveB)agreeableC)aggressiveD)inspirational

63.Foreigntouristswhohavepaidtaxonthingstheyhavebroughtintothecountrycan_____itwhentheyleavethecountrywiththem.

A)claimB)acclaimC)exclaimD)reclaim

64._____inthought,Mr.Smithalmostranintothecarinfrontofhim.

A)LosingB)LostC)HavinglostD)Tolose

65.Forthehealthofbabies,breastfeedingisfarsuperior_____bottle-feeding.

A)toB)thanC)beyondD)versusPartIVTranslationSectionA:

Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandtranslatethe5underlinedsentencesintoChinese.(5points)Twogroupswhowanttoclonehumanbabiesdefendedtheireffortsyesterdaybeforeapanel（专门小组）setupbytheNationalAcademyofSciencesinWashington,D.C.(66)Buttheyfailedtoeraseconcernsraisedbyanimal-cloningresearchers,whobelieveattemptsathumancloningareunethicalandmayleadtodead,deformedorillinfants.

(67)Foramoment,manythoughtonewould-beclonerhadclaimedherresearchgrouphadclonedhumanembryos―somethingresearchershaveavoidedforethicalreasons.BrigitteBoisselier,whorunsahuman-cloningoperationassociatedwithaUFO-worshippingreligioussect,madereferencetoclonedembryoswhilebeingquestionedbyoneofthepanelmembersabouthumancloning.(68)Later,shetoldagroupofreportersshehadbeenmisunderstood:Herresearchteamwasworkingwithcowembryos.

(69)Thewholeexchangewastypicalofthosebetweenwould-behumancloners,thepressandthepanel:sound,furyandalotofnothing.Often,thesideshowcreatedbythewould-beclonersseemedlikeitmighttakeoverthemeeting.

Scientistsatthemeetingdidn'tdoubteithergroupwouldtry.(70)Thechancesofsuccessappearrelativelyslim―anditseemscertaintheywouldcreatealotofpainandsuffering.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwilltranslate5sentencesbelowintoEnglish.(10points)71.上周，美国威胁要针对日本和俄罗斯在美国市场倾销钢材产品采取行动。

72.在游览巴黎时有一个地方不能错过，那就是巴黎的咖啡馆。一些世界著名作家曾在这里写过他们的作品。

73.居里夫人（MadameCurie）是第一个获得两次诺贝尔奖的人，一次在1903年，另一次在1911年。

74.在美国，21岁以下的人买酒是非法的，向他们出售酒也是非法的。

75.工业国家的人口约占世界人口的20%，但却消费了86%的铝（aluminium），81%的纸，80%的钢铁和76%的木材