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1、大学英语（一）期末考试样卷课程名称：大学英语（一）届别专业： 试卷类型：教学站(点)： 学号： 姓名：注意：1. 请把所有客观题答案涂写在答题卡正面，主观题答案写在答题卡背面，否则无效。2. 考试结束后，请将试题纸与答题卡分开一起交给监考人员。Part I. Use of English（共10题）1. Hi, is Mary there, please? _A_.A. Hold on. Ill get her B. No, she isnt hereC. Yes, she lives here D. Yes, what do you want2. Is _C_ here? No, Bob a

2、nd Tim have asked for leave.A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody3. Can you turn down the radio, please? _B_.A. Oh, I knowB. Im sorry, I didnt realize it was that loudC. Ill keep it down next time D. Please forgive me4. Can I have a look at your passport? _C_.A. It is here B. Here is it C. H

3、ere you are D. No, you cant5. Hurry up please, or Ill be late. _A_.A. Sorry sir, but the traffic is thick now B. Well, its alright, sirC. How can you say that, sir? D. Oh, we are going the right wayPart II. Vocabulary & Structure （共10题）1. Now many people prefer _C_ in cities to _ in the country.A. t

4、o live living B. to live live C. living living D. living live 2. A dark suit is _C_ to a light one for evening wear.A. favorable B. suitable C. preferable D. proper3. Applicants for the job must have _D_ experience.A. present B. precise C. precious D. previous4. A _A_ school is the first school you

5、go to.A. primaryB. principal C. precious D. previous5. Our country makes good work conditions a(n) _C_. A. pioneer B. anxiety C. priority D. variety Part III. Reading Comprehension (3篇)Passage 1Size is not a standard in our definition of what consists of a country. A country need only be an independ

6、ent state, with clear territorial lines, and its own government. This is a true benefit for Vatican City as it holds the title of being the smallest country in the world.Before 1870, however, political control by papal governments in central Italy spread for about 1600 square miles. In 1870, in a sh

7、ift of political power, the Kingdom of Italy established Rome as the national capital, took political power from the papal governments, and absorbed the Papal States into its territory.A 1929 Agreement reached by the Italian government and the Pope established Vatican City as a country. All 0.17 squ

8、are miles of it! Gradually the country has gained recognition by establishing political ties with other countries.Vatican City is the official location of the Catholic Church, and its head, the Pope, rules through a governor. This small-scale country has its own flag, coins its own coins, runs its o

9、wn postal, transportation, telephone systems, and radio station. This country primarily supports itself through contributions from Catholics around the world, and through tourism. Safely placed within Vatican City lie some of the worlds most valuable of riches: the Gardens, St. Peters Basilica, and

10、the Vatican Palace, which houses the Vatican Library, and the Pope himself.1. Whats special about Vatican City?A. Its regarded as the most beautiful country in the world.B. Its the location of the United Nations.C. It has a variety of nationalities.D. It is the smallest country in the world.2. The P

11、apal States was absorbed into the territory of the Kingdom of Italy_A_.A. in 1870B. in 1929C. before 1870D. in 1870s3. Which of the following statements is TRUE? CA. Vatican City only has 1.7 square miles.B. The head of Vatican City is the Pope, who rules by himself.C. Vatican City can coin its own

12、coins and run its own postal systems.D. As soon as Vatican City was established it gained recognition by other countries.4. Vatican City primarily supports itself through_B_.A. tourismB. contributions from CatholicsC. taxD. both A and B5. The Pope usually stay at_A_.A. the Vatican PalaceB. St. Peter

13、s BasilicaC. the GardensD. the Popes officePassage 2 If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the quest

14、ion. It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all b

15、ecause the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200

16、years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write. Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and t

17、hese have been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call remembered history. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more eas

18、ily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.1. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage? DA. Remembered history, compared with written history, is less reliable.B.

19、Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions.D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.2. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years

20、 ago because _D_. A. there was nothing worth being written down at that timeB. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a recordC. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fireD. the people there did not know how to write3. Remembered history refers to _D.A. history based on a perso

21、ns imaginationB. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthC. songs and dances about the most important eventsD. both B and C4. Remembered history is regarded as valuable only when _B_.A. it is written downB. no written account is availableC. it proves to be trueD. people are in

22、terested in it5. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had _A_.A. kept a written record of every past eventB. not burnt their written records in warsC. told exact stories of the most important happeningsD. made more songs and da

23、ncesPart IV. Cloze（1篇）The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. Owning springs and streams sometimes means control, 1 in the dry areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 2 land. In the early days of the American West, g

24、un fights were not 3 for the water resources. And laws had to be 4 to protect the water rights of the 5 and the use of the water resources accordingly. 6 is known to us all, there is not 7 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 8 of water that will be used in any particular period 9 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 10 . A1. A. particularly 特别的B. distantly远离的C. scarcely几乎没有D. specially 特别的（转成）C2. A. fine B. beautifulC. rich D. poorD3. A. unlawful不合法的 B. unacceptable不可接受的C. unpopular不受欢迎的D. uncommo