华侨大学《大学英语》2017-2018学年第一学期期末试卷

PartI:Multiplechoice20%

Directions:Foreachofthefollowingblanks,fourchoicesaregiven.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonAnswerSheet.

1.Nowthatwe'vegotaloanfromthebank,ourprojectisfinancially

A.constructiveB.feasibleC.favorableD.stiff

2.Duetohisrecentfailuretomeetthedeadline,Jasonisfromthelistforpromotion.

A.eliminatedB.retreatedC.priedD.wrenched

3.Weneedsomeonereallywhocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly..

A.crucialB.realisticC.essentialD.efficient

4.Iampleasedtohearofyourjoboffer-allthathardworkatschoolhasobviously.

A.paidoffB.takenitstollC.madeadifferenceD.shownup

5.Asareporter,Iwaspaidtointootherpeople'slives.A.pryB.convertC.blurtD.carve

6.Themayorpromisedtotrimthecitybudgetwithoutcuttingservices.

.A.essentialB.appropriateC.equivalentD.lucrative

7.ThedoctorBilly'soperationwithx-raysandspecialexercisestomakehimstronger.

A.wentafterB.followedupC.startedupD.tookon

8.Afirmmightsometimessellatalosstodriveacompetitoroutofbusiness,andincreaseits

marketpower.

A.thereforeB.therebyC.henceD.further

9.Youcanthevideocameraonatripod(三脚架),sothatyoudon'thavetoworryabout

holdingitsteadywhileyouaskquestions.

A.withstandB.mountC.implementD.dwell

10.AIDSactivistspermanentlychangedandshortenedAmerica'sprocessfortestingand

approvingnewdrugsofallkinds,foralldiseases.

A.efficientB.stagnantC.intricateD.appropriate

11.studentsshouldbemotivatedbyakeeninterestintheatreandshould

havesome

familiaritywithplaysinproduction..

A.prospectiveB.responsibleC.ethnicD.realistic

12.However,thenewlaw,oncepassed,willtheBridlintongagreementillegalbygiving

workerstherighttojoinunionsoftheirchoice..

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A.convertB.renderC.cancelD.eliminate

13.Thiscoursefocusesontheofeconomicanalysistotheproblemsof

inflation,

unemployment,thebalanceofpaymentsandenterprisebehaviour.

A.conceptionB.combinationC.applicationD.introduction

14.Theaircraftbaseisprotectedwithspeciallydesignedshelterswhichare

builtto

groundandairattacks.

A.launchB.withstandC.contestD.contend

15.Ourpostgraduatestudentsarefullyintegratedintothedepartmentalresearchand,in

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addition,participateinthePostgraduateEducationProgramme.

A.cooperationB.endeavorC.administrationD.network

16.Thecampsarenotusuallytent-typecamps.Theyaremostlylong-established,

structures,oftenwithstrangeIndiannames.

A.permanentB.historicalC.monotonousD.raw

17.Don'tlethiscriticismyou;hebelongstothekindofpeoplewhotake

delightin

findingfaultwithothers'work.

A.discourageB.concernC.dictateD.paralyze

18.Undernormalcircumstancethebodycanthesenaturallyoccurring

substancesinto

vitamins.

A.convertB.renderC.deriveD.originate

19."Hi,John,couldyoushowmehowtographics(图表)withtextonthesamescreen?"

A.fuseB.cloneC.mergeD.mingle

20.Thethoughtofdyingslowlyandpainfullyme.Ireallycan'tunderstandwhysomany

peopleareopposedtoeuthanasia(安乐死)..

A.terrifiesB.cursesC.puzzlesD.injures

PartII:Fillintheblanks.20%

Directions:Choosethecorrectanswerfromthetableandfillintheblanks.

handicap,boast,impression,crew,thereby,phase,

vivid,pose,holdout,browse,pat,federal,

intricate,eternal,permanent,mercy,opt,getin,

runover,enroute

1.MyteachermeonthebackforgettingtopmarksformyEnglish

essay..

2.Radioastronomyseemstothebesthopesofobtainingevidenceofextraterrestrialbeings.

3.Thepainter'suniqueandintriguingdesignshavecaughtholdofthe

imaginationofhundredsofstudentswhoarefascinatedbyherpatternsand

colorschemes

4.Unlikeabook,youcannotthroughavideointheshop,soitscontentremainsamysteryuntilafteryouhavepurchaseditandtakenithome.

5.True,IdonotholdanMBAdegree,butIcanatleastmanyyearsofexperienceasthechiefexecutiveofasuccessfulhigh-techeconomy.

6.Specialassistanceandcounselingareavailabletoveterans,migrantworkers,youths,olderpersons,women,andthe

7.Manywomenchoosetohavepregnancyscreeningsandmayforabortionifevidenceofhandicapisrevealed.

8.TheystoppedatParisfromRometoLondon,spendingonedayvisitingthesights.

9.Afewdayslater,thespaceshuttleDiscoveryanditsfive-membermadeaspectacularnightliftofftocarryintoorbitasecretmilitarysatellite

designedtomonitor(监听)theradiocommunicationsofcertainforeigncountries.

10.TheintroductionofgunpowdertechnologiesfromChinaresultedinthe

manufactureofguns,reducingtheeffectivenessofheavyshields(盾牌)andmassivestonefortifications(防御工事).

11.TheshootingsthatrecentlytookplaceinWashingtonareaaserious

threattothepersonalsafetyoflocalresidents.

12.TheSecurityCouncil(安全理事会)oftheUnitedNationshas15members;fiveofwhichholdseats..

13.Athousandwordswillnotleavesodeepa(n)asonesingledeed..

14.Thesecondoftheprojectissaidtobeginsometimenextyearfollowing

thecompletionofthebuildingofthedam.

15.Inasystemofgovernmentthedifferentstatesorprovincesofthecountryhaveimportantpowerstomaketheirownlawsanddecisions.

16.MarkTwain'snovelshavebeenpraisedfortheirattackonthesocialevilsofthedayandtheirandrealisticdescriptionoflifeontheMississippiRiver.

17.Loveissomething;theaspectmaychange,butnottheessence.

18.Neitherawisenorabravemanwillliedownonthetracksofhistorytowaitforthetrainofthefuturetohim.

19.Peoplewhoarecaughtdrinkinganddrivingcanexpectlittlefromthecourts.

20.Civilservicecareersoffersomeofthemostrewardingjobopportunitiesyoucanfind,buttoyouneedtopassanexam.

PartIII:Reading30%

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethecorrectansweraccordingtothe

passage.

Passage1

Istudypoliticalviolenceforaliving.,yetI,too,amshakenandunsurehowtoreact.AsIsitheretodayinmyoffice,onlyafewmilesfromthestill-

burningPentagon,imagesoftheslaughterinmynativeNewYorkdominatemy

thoughts.Itmakesithardtoconcentrateonwork,anditmakestheeveryday

thingsseemsotrivial.Onlynow,twenty-fourhoursafterthetragedybegantounfold,haveIbeguntorealizehowthishasaffectedmeonsomanylevels.

AsanAmerican,Ifeelthreatenedandconfused,whereonlyyesterdayIfelt

proudandinvincible(不可战胜的).Asacitizenoftheglobalcommunity,Ihavebeenshockedintotherealityofthereachofglobalterrorism.Asahuman

being,Iamappalledatthecrueltyandinhumanityoftheseactsofterrorism.Assomeonewhohopestounderstandunspeakableacts,Iamatalossto

understandthisone,perhapsbecauseithitssoclosetohome.Iknowonly

thesethings:Someone,forsomereason,hasdecidedtostrikeattheUnited

States.Despitethemanypeoplekilled,theintendedtargetofthisattackwasAmericanpower.Thegoalwastostrikeaparalyzingfearintotheheartsand

mindsofallcitizensoftheU.S.,andperhapsitsalliesaswell.Thus,we—

allofus-aretherealtargetsofthisattack.Thisexplainswhymanyofus,eventhoseofuswhowerenotneartheattacks,orwhoknewnooneaffected

bythem,feltthistragedysodeeply.Yetwemustnotsuccumbtofear,forifwedotheterroristshavewon.Surelyourliveswillbedifferentnow.Wemaybemoreaware,moreinconvenienced,moreinsecure.Butwemustlearntodeal

withthistragedyandtomoveon,toliveourlivesasfullyandasentirelyas

before.Icametomyofficetoday,eventhoughclassesherehavebeencancelled,tolivemylifeasnormallyaspossible,fortodosointhefaceofyesterday'

sterroristattacksisitselfanactofdefiance.

1.Howdidtheauthorfeelfollowingtheterroristattack?

a)HefeltproudandinvinciblebecauseAmericansdidnotsuccumbtofear.

b)Hefeltrelievedbecausenoonedeartohimwasinjured.

c)Hefeltsorryforthosekilledorinjuredinthetragedy.

d)Hefeltthreatenedandconfusedbecausehecouldn'tunderstandit.

2.The“unspeakableacts”(Line4,Para2)theauthorhopestounderstandare

a)actsofpoliticalviolence

b)actsofattacksforunknownreasons

c)actsofwar

d)actsofmurder

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthora)didnotexpectglobalterrorismcouldhitAmerica

b)hadadeepunderstandingofterrorismevenbeforetheattackc)knewthatAmericanswouldnotsuccumbtoterrorism

d)believedthatlifewouldgoonasbeforedespitetheattack

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4.Accordingtotheauthor,theaimoftheterroristattackis.

a)tokillasmanyAmericansaspossible

b)tomakeAmericansawareoftheterrorists'strength

c)tosowpanicamongtheAmericans

d)todestroythevitalinstitutionsoftheAmericanGovernment

5.Theauthor'spurposeingoingtohisofficeonthedayfollowingthe

terroristattackis

a)togiveclasses

b)todiscusstheterroristattackwithhiscolleagues

c)toshowdefiancebylivinghislifeasnormallyaspossibled)togetthelatestnewsoftheterroristattack

Passage2

Theinterviewisanimportanteventinthejob-huntingprocess,becausethe20or30minutesyouspendwiththeinterviewermaydeterminewhetherornotyougettheparticularjobyouwant.Therefore,itisimportanttorememberthat

yourobjectiveduringtheinterviewmaydifferfromtheobjectiveofthe

potentialemployer.Youwanttomakeyourselfstandoutasawholepersonwho

haspersonalstrengths,iswellqualified,andshouldbeconsideredtheright

personforthejob.Itisencouragingtoknowthattheinterviewer'staskis

nottoembarrassyouortotripyouup,buttohiretherightpersonforthe

job.Remember,jobhuntingisverycompetitive.Anythingyoucandotoenhanceyourinterviewtechniqueswillbetoyouradvantage.Thefollowingsuggestionsmayhelpyoulandthemostimportantjob.

Yourgoalinthisinterviewistomakesureyourgoodpointsgetacross.The

interviewerwon'tknowthemunlessyoupointthemout,sotrytodothisinafactualandsinceremanner.Donotmakeslightingreferencestoformer

employersorprofessors.Ifyouhavebeenfiredfromajobandtheinterviewerasksaboutit,befrankinyouranswer.Showtheinterviewerthatyouare

interestedinthecompanybyaskingrelevantquestions.Askabout

responsibilities,workingconditions,promotionopportunitiesandfringebenefits(附加福利)ofthejobyouareinterviewingfor.

Ifatsomepointyoudecidetheinterviewisnotgoingwell,donotletyourdiscouragementshow.Youhavenothingtolosebycontinuingashowof

confidence,andyoumayhavemuchtogain.Itmaybereal,oritmaybeatesttoseehowyoureacttoadverseconditions.

Someinterviewersmaybringupsalaryearlyintheinterview.Atthistime,youmayindicatethatyouaremoreinterestedinajobwhereyoucanproveyourselfthanaspecificsalary.Thispolitelypassesthequestionbacktothe

interviewer.Iftheinterviewercontinuestopress,givehimarangeorsuggestthegoingrateforaparticularjob.Ifpossible,youshouldnegotiatefor

salaryafteryouhavebeenofferedajobandwhenyouarereadytocompletethepaperwork.

6.Togetthejobyouwant,duringtheinterviewyoushould

a)avoidtheinterviewer'squestionsthataredesignedtotripyouupb)rememberthatyouarethebestqualifiedcandidate

c)makeyourselfstandoutastherightpersonforthejob

d)keepinmindthatitdetermineswhetherornotyougettheparticularjobyouwant

7.Ifyoudidnotgetalongwithyourformeremployer,you

a)shouldtelltheinterviewerfrankly

b)shouldnotspeakillofhim

c)shouldrefertohiminafactualmanner

d)shouldnevermentionit

8.Whenyoufindtheinterviewisnotgoingwellyoushoulda)keepupyourconfidence

b)bringittoanendassoonaspossible

c)tellyouinterviewerhowyoureacttoadverseconditions

d)tellyourselfyouhavemuchtogainandnothingtolose

9.Thebesttimetodiscussyoursalaryis

a)whenyouhavebeenofferedthejob

b)attheendoftheinterview

c)afteryouhavecompletedthepaperwork

d)whentheinterviewerbringsthismatterup

10.Themostimportantthingtododuringaninterviewisa)tomakeyourstrengthsunderstood

b)toshowyourintenseinterestinthejobyouareapplyingforc)tobefrankandsincere

d)tobenaturalandconfident

Passage3

InthecourseofmyreadingIhadcomeacrossacasewhere,manyyearsago,

somehuntersonourGreatPlainsorganizedabuffalohuntfortheentertainmentofanEnglishearl(伯爵)andtoprovidesomefreshmeatforhisuse.Theyhadcharmingsport.Theykilledseventy-twoofthosegreatanimals;andatepartofoneofthemandlefttheseventy-onetorot.

Inordertodeterminethedifferencebetweenananacondaandanearl,Ihad

severallambsturnedintotheanaconda'scage.Thegratefulsnakeimmediatelycrushedoneofthemandswallowedit,thenlaybacksatisfied.Itshowedno

furtherinterestinthelambs,andnoinclinationtoharmthem.Itriedthis

experimentwithotheranacondas;alwayswiththesameresult.Thefactstood

proventhatthedifferencebetweenanearlandananacondaisthattheearl

iscruelandtheanacondaisn't;andtheearlwantonly(肆无忌惮地)destroyedwhathehasnousefor,buttheanacondadoesn't.Thisseemedtosuggestthattheanacondawasnotdescendedfromtheearl.Italsoseemedtosuggestthat

theearlwasdescendedfromtheanaconda,andhadlostagooddealinthetransition.

Iwasawarethatmanymenwhohaveaccumulatedmoremoneythantheycanever

usehaveshownahungerformore,andhavenothesitatedtocheattheignorantandthehelplessoutoftheirpoorservingsinordertopartiallysatisfythatappetite.Ifurnishedahundreddifferentkindsofwildanddomesticanimals

theopportunitytoaccumulatevaststoresoffoodbutnoneofthemwoulddoit.Thesquirrelsandbeesandcertainbirdsmadeaccumulations,butstoppedwhen

theygatheredawinter'ssupply,andcouldnotbepersuadedtoaddtoit

eitherhonestlyorbytrickery.Theseexperimentsconvincedmethatthereis

thisdifferencebetweenmanandthehigheranimals:heisgreedy,theyarenot.InthecourseofmyexperimentsIconvincedmyselfthatamongtheanimalsman

istheonlyonethatharborsinsultsandinjuries,broodsover(默默沉思)them,

waitstillachanceoffers,thentakesrevenge.Thepassionofrevengeisunknowntothehigheranimals.

11.Bydescribingthebuffalohuntingandhisexperimentwiththeanaconda,theauthormainlywantstotellhisreadersthat

a)theanacondaiseasilysatisfied

b)theearliscapableofcommittingwantoncruelty

c)theearl'sancestorturnedouttobetheanaconda

d)theanacondadoesnotharmotheranimalsexce