2005级公共英语期末试题与答案

TestThreePartI

ReadingComprehension(2’*20=40’)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecidewhichthebestanswerisandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Peoplecrywhentheyfeelverysad.Theycrywhensomethingterriblehappens,likeadeathinthefamily.Theycrywhentheyfeelverysadorveryangry.Theycrywhentheyknowtheycan’tdoanythingaboutaproblem,andtheyfeelhelpless.

Peoplealsocrywhentheyfeelverygood.Theycrywhentheyhavebeenveryworriedaboutsomethingbutfindouteverythingisallright.Theycrywhensomethingwonderfulhappens.

Inthe

UnitedStates

untillately,menwerenotsupposedtocry.Cryingwasweakandonlyforwomen.Menweresupposedtobestrong.Butthingsarechanging.Menarebeginningtorealizethatitisallrighttoshowtheirfeelings.Womenarelearningthatsometimestheycandosomethingaboutaprobleminsteadofjustcrying.Theytrynottocryinapublicplaceorinfrontofafrightenedchild.

Chemistshavebeenstudyingwhypeoplecry.Theysaythebodyproducestwokindsoftears.Onekindcleanedouttheeyesifitgetsdirtyinit.Butwhenpeoplecrybecauseoftheirfeelings,thesetearshavepoisonchemicalsinthem.Thebodyisgettingridofchemicalsproducedbystrongfeelings.

Inthe

UnitedStates

menhaveheartdiseasemoreoftenthanwomendo.Doctorssayheartdiseaseandsomeotherdiseasesarerelatedtothepressuresoflivingandworkinginamodernsociety.Perhapsmensuffermorefromthesediseasesbecausetheydonotcryenough.Anditispossiblethatasmoreandmorewomenworkoutsidethehome,theywillalsosufferfrommorepressure.Theneveryonewillneedtocrymore.1.Peoplecrywhentheyfeelsadand________.A.whentheyfeelgood

B.whentheyseeadeathC.whentheyfailtocontrolthemselvesD.whentheywanttoshowtheirfeelings2.Notuntilrecently___________.

A.didmenrealizetheimportanceofcrying

B.didmenbeingtocry

C.weremensupposedtocry

D.weremensupposedtobestrong3.Thingsarechangingnowbecause_________.

A.menaresupposedtocry

B.womenarenotsupposedtocry

C.menarelikedtocryiftheycannotdoanythingaboutaproblem

D.womenarelearningnottocrywhentheycandosomethingaboutaproblem4.Accordingtochemists,________.

A.tearsarepoisonous

B.tearsproducedbystrongfeelingscontainpoisonchemicalsC.chemicalsintearsarepoisonousinoureyes

D.chemicalsproducedbytearsarepoisonous5．

Heartdiseaseisrelatedto__________.A.thepressuresofamodernsociety

B.maleworkersC.femaleworkers

D.thoseworkinginfactoriesQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whotakescareoftheelderlyinthe

UnitedStates

today?Thefactisthatfamilymembersprovideover80%ofthecarethatelderlypeopleneed.Mosttimes,theelderlyliveintheirownhomes.Averysmallpercentof

America’selderlyliveinnursinghomes.SamuelPreston,asociologistatthe

University

of

Pennsylvania,studiedhowtheAmericanfamilyischanging.HereportedthatbythetimetheaverageAmericancouplereaches40yearsofage,theirparentsareusuallystillalive.ThisstatisticshowsthechangeinlifestylesandresponsibilitiesofagingAmericans.Theaveragemiddle-agedcouplecanlookforwardtocaringforelderlyparentssometimeaftertheirownchildrenhavegrownup.Moreover,becausepeopletodaylivelongerafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago,familymembersmustprovidelong-termcare.Thesefactsalsomeanthataftercaregiversprovidefortheirelderlyparents,whowilleventuallydie,theywillbeoldandmayrequirecaretoo.Whentheydo,theirspouseswillprobablytakecareofthembecausetheyhavehadfewerchildrenthantheirparentsdid.

BecauseAmericansarelivinglongerthanever,moresocialworkershavebeguntostudywaysofcaregivingtoimprovecareoftheelderly.Theyhavefoundthatallcaregiversshareacommoncharacteristic:Theybelievethattheyarethebestpeopleforthejob.Thesocialworkershavealsodiscoveredthreebasicreasonswhythecaregiverstakeontheresponsibilityofcaringforanelderly,dependentrelative.Manycaregiversbelievetheyhadanobligationtohelptheirrelatives.Somethinkthathelpingothersmakesthemfeelmoreuseful.Othershopethatbyhelpingsomeonenow,theywilldeservecarewhentheybecomeoldanddependent.6.SamuelPreston’sstudyshowsthat__________.A)lifestylesandresponsibilitiesoftheelderlyarechangingB)mostAmericancouplesover40havenolivingparentsC)elderlypeoplemayneedcareforalongtimebecausetheylivelongerafteranillnessD)middle-agedAmericanshavetotakecareoftheirchildrenandparentsatthesametime7.Whowillmostprobablytakecareofthemiddle-agedAmericanswhentheyneedcarethemselves?A)Themselves.

B)Theirchildren.C)Theirhusbandorwife.

D)Theirclosefriends.

8.Allcaregiversbelievethattheycan__________.A)keepclosertotheiroldparentsbythismeansB)domuchbetteriftheyhaveajobassocialworkersC)carefortheirelderlyparentsbetterthananyotherpersonD)improvecareoftheelderlywiththehelpofthesocialworkers9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhypeoplelookaftertheirrelatives?A)Theywanttosetanexampletotheirchildren.B)Theythinkitistheirdutytohelptheirrelatives.C)Theyhopetheydeservecarewhentheyneedit.D)Theyfeeltheyareofusetootherpeople.10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A)Mostoldpeoplelivelongertodayafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago.B)Mostelderlypeoplearetakencareofbytheirfamilies,whoassumetheresponsibilityfordifferentreasons.C)Mostelderlypeoplearesatisfiedwiththebetterwaysofcaregivingthatsocialworkershavecomeupwith.Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoyseveraladvantagesthatpeoplelivinginthecitycannotenjoy.Theyareinclosecontactwithnature.Theymakefriendswithtreesandstones,cowsanddogs.Theybreathefreshair.Theyfightwithstrongwinds.Theylistentothesongsofbirds.

Thiscontactwithnatureisgoodforhealth.Therearemanydiseasesthatarecommoninthecity,butarenottobefoundinthecountry.Forexample,nearsightednessisalmostunknowntocountry.Becauseoftheabsenceofcars,onecanwalkmorefreelyinthecountrythaninthecity.Therearenorulesoftheroadnortrafficsignstoobey.Peoplelivinginthecountrycaneasilygetfreshvegetables,freshfruitandfreshmilk.Andtheygetthematlowerpricesthaninthecity.Countrypeoplearemostlyhonest.Theysaywhattheymean,andmakeandkeeppromiseswithsincerity.Theydonotputonair.Theydonotpretendtohavethoseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessaryinwhatwecallpolitesociety.16.Whatcan’tcountrypeopleoftenenjoy?A.Musicalconcerts.

B.Freshair.

C.Songsofbirds.

D.Closecontactwithnature.17.Whatisprobablymoreexpensiveinthecountrythaninthecity?

A.Vegetables

B.Beer

C.Milk

D.Fruit18.WhatisNOTtrueofcountrylife?

A.Thetrafficaccidentrateisveryhighinthecountry.

B.Livinginthecountrysavesonealotofmoney.

C.Countrypeopleenjoybetterhealththanthecitypeople.

D.Countrypeoplearehonest.19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoynoadvantages.

B.Peoplelivinginthecityareinclosecontactwithnature.

C.Peoplelivinginthecountrysufferfrommorediseasesthanthoselivinginthecity.

D.Thepricesoffarmproductsarelowerinthecountrythaninthecity.20.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheDisadvantagesofLivingintheCountry.B.TheExpensesofLivingintheCountry.C.CountryLife.

D.HealthyCountryPeople.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(1’*30=30’)Directions:Completethefollowingsentenceswiththeappropriateformsofwordsgiveninthebrackets.21.Hesleptinclass,soheansweredtheteacher’squestion______.(correct)22.Speechandwritingareman’smostimportantmethodsof______.(communication)23.Wewenttoabeautifultownandspentan________day.(forget)24.Languageisalivingand_________changingthing.(continue)25.Thisbookisquite_________anythingI’veeverreadbefore.(like)26.Evengreat________requirecontinuouspractice.(music)27.Thatbookisnot_________readingforchildren.(health)28.Wetriedallsortsofmedicinebuttheywereall_______.(use)29.We________goto

Japan

forourholidays,butthisyearwearestayingathome.(usual)30.You’llneed________ifyouwanttobeservedinthisshop.(patient)31.Ifyourneighboursaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor_________.(complain)32.Shewillalwaysbe_________ofhersister’sbeauty.(envy)33.How_________lifeistodaythanwhatitwasfiftyyearsago.(difference)34.Thepeasantsweretoldthattheyweretherightful________ofthelands.(own)35.AsIknewhimbetter,Idiscoveredthatmy_________hadbeenright.(impress)36.Fromthe________ofthehouse,wethoughtitwasempty.(appear)37.Iturnedandsawthe_________atthebackoftheroom.(speak)38.Theplaywasso_________thattheaudiencelaughedallthroughit.(humour)39.Iwas__________tothepresidentattheparty.(introduction)40.Johnhasa(n)_________habitoftappinghisfingersonthedesk.(consciously)Direction:Fillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithacorrectprepositionoradverb.41.Theteacherpraisedthegirlinclass_________herhardwork.42.I’lltradeyoufivecomicbooks__________yourknife.43.Peoplemusthaveareason________sayingsuchthings.44.Thepriceofmeathascome__________thisweek.45.Itisimportantforyouas__________asforme.46.Johnpicked________hisbriefcaseandwentout.47.Theoldmanhasn’theard__________hissonforalongtime.Thismakeshimreallyworried.48.Hewasbusilyengaged_________writingletters.49.Everyonecanparticipate_________thisgame.50.TheSecondWorldWarbroke________inSeptember1939.PartIII:Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(10’)51.

代沟美国有，中国也有。52.

这是一次重要的会议，请务必不要迟到。53.

不管他们是谁，他们都得对这次事故负责。54.

有能力的成功商人善于利用各种资源来赚钱。55.

请把电视关掉，因为噪音会使他分心，以致无法专心做家庭作业。56.

Hehasgonemanyyearsnow,butIthinkofhimoften.Iwonderifhesensedmyreluctancetobeseenwithhimduringourwalks.Ifhedid,IamsorryInevertoldhimhowsorryIwas,howunworthyIwas,howIregrettedit.IthinkofhimwhenIcomplainabouttrifles,whenIamenviousofanother’sgoodfortune,whenIdon’thavea“goodheart”.Part

IV

Writing(10’)Directions:Writeoneshortparagraphwithasetofactionsorganizedaccordingtotheorderoftheirsequence.Usetimesignalswheneverpossible.Subject:

Mybrotherisalwaysinahurry.Outline:

everymorning/beforeheisup/complain/lateforclass

Then/inaminute/dashintothewashroom/notclosethedoor

Finally/takehisbread/kissmymother/takehisschoolbag

单

词

测

试

1、使沮丧；使灰心

2、积极的；肯定的

3、不像；与……不同

4、机会；时机5、媒质；媒介物

6、电话7、工艺；技术

8、参与；参加9、纪律；控制

10、最低的；最小的11、任务；作业

12、笔记本13、屏幕；屏风

14、最后；终于15、益处；好处

16、文化；文明17、活动；行动

18、缺口；裂口19、工作日

20、节奏；韵律21、有力的；强壮的

22、打扰；妨碍23、毛巾

24、包，裹25、牛仔裤

26、毛衣27、化妆品

28、烤面包29、乐器；工具

30、女衬衫31、使生气；使恼怒

32、平衡；均衡33、使协调

34、暂停；中断35、不耐烦的

36、地下铁道37、尽管；不管

38、压力；紧张39、准确地；精确地

40、当地的；本地的41、棒球

42、帮助；援助43、海军

44、跳水；潜水45、姿势；态度

46、反应；作用47、身体的；肉体的

48、外观；外貌49、手势；示意动作

50、观众；听众

mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-hansi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"'>、观众；听众1~5:ACCDA6~10:AABCA11~15:BBADB16~20:ABDDC21~30:correctlycommunicationforgettablecontinuallyunlikemusicanshealthyuselessusuallypatients31~40:complainsenviousdifferentownersimpressionappearancespeakerhumorousintroducedconscious41~50:forforforbackwellupfromininout51.ThereisgenerationgapinAmericans,aswellasinChina.52.Itisanimportantmeeting,pleasedon'tbelate.53.Whoevertheyare,theymusttaketheresponsibilityforthisaccident.54.

A

successful

businessmanwithgreatabilitiesisgoodatearningmoneybyusingallkindsofresources.55.pleaseturnofftheTVset,becausethenoise