大学英语考试题(卷)B

长江职业学院海事学院

2014-2015学年第一学期期末考试试卷

科目：大学英语期末试卷（B卷）考试类型：闭卷

（本试卷卷面总分100分，考试时间90分钟）

一、情景交际10*1′=10′分

Imagine you are meeting an English teacher from the USA at the airport. Put in the missing words.

Sally: 1 _____________ me, can you help me? I'm going to Beach Hotel, butI've lost 2 _____________.

Stranger: Go 3 _____________ this street until you come to West Avenue. Turn left there and go straight ahead about four blocks. The Beach Hotel is 4 _____________ of West Avenue and Main Street.

Sally: I see. Thank you very much. 5 __________ the way, can I take a bus?

Stranger: Yes. If you go there by bus, 6 ____________ Bus No. 15 and get 7 ____________ at the third stop.

Sally: Where can I 8_____________ the bus, please?

Stranger: The bus stop is over there in 9_____________ of the supermarket.

Sally: 10_____________ thanks.

二、词汇和结构15*1′=15′分

Fill in the blanks with the proper words or expressions given below, changing the form if

necessary.

1.Nodding seems like an easy body language, but it may ____________agreement in one culture but totally the opposite in another.

2. Sorry, I can't give you an answer _____________ . I need to think about it further.

3. Always think positively, and it will__________________ in your life.

4.Our manager is at a conference. She can't ____________ to see you now.

5. Sometimes speaking up is not enough, and you need to ____________.

6. I'd like to ____________ some volunteer work if you don't accept my money.

7.The historical ____________ in support of this conclusion is weak.

8.The great progress they have made comes from their good ____________ work.

9. As ____________ of World Economic Forum, Dalian and Tianjin have both done a great job.

10. Of course I will _____________ what you feel about it, but business is business.

11. The freshmen could help ____________ the tickets for the college's “Do It Yourself Show”.

12. The change of a city is _______________ a change in its becoming more beautiful and fashionable.

13. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games were such a good _____________ the world to know more about China.

14.You have to keep some money ____________ when traveling.

15. The boss was here just now. He has been away 10 minutes ____________.

三、阅读理解20*2′=40′分

Task 1

Question: Are you punctual?

Posted July 2, 2010 By Lisa L.

Answer 1: This is a great cultural question. Those traveling or doing business abroad should always find out the answer to this question. I‘m punctual in my work life. But I’m not punctual in my personal life by American standards标准. We, American Brazilians巴西人, are always late by American standards: if the party is at 8, everyone shows up at 10 and everyone, including the host主人, is happy that we are on time. Cheers!

Answer 2: It is good etiquette礼节to be on time for an appointment. It is also supposed good etiquette to arrive a little late for a party, which I have never ever understood. I tend to be early for everything. And I consider考虑it impolite不礼貌to be otherwise相反的.

Answer 3: ABSOLUTELY绝对地! I believe that showing up late for a date约会, appointment, class, etc. is an insult侮辱to the person(s) you are meeting. It seems to say:“My time is more important than yours.”

Answer 4: Not only am I “punctual”, I am always early for most events in my life. The secret秘密is (and it really works!): I keep all the clocks (except my computer) in my life 10 minutes fast!

Answer 5: Yep — too much so. It really gets on my nerves. Even when I really try to be late, I am earlier. It is a terrible habit. Okay, I AM late sometimes. The only time I am late is when I get lost, and then I am really late by an hour or so. But hey, we all have our mishaps小事故, don't we?

Answer 6: When dating, I always made sure I was on time. Once I had a girlfriend who was always late for every date. If the date was at 9 and it was a 45 minute trip for her, then she would arrive at 9:45. I liked her a lot, but could not stand忍受the bad punctuality.

Answer 7: I hate to be late and always plan on being at least 10 minutes early. However, in the Washington area, when a bridge or major主要的highway shuts down, there may not be any way to get where you are going. So I would have to say that I am always early, except when I can‘t get there at all, in which case 事件I will call as soon as I know I am going to be late. It doesn't happen often, but I really hate it when it does.

Are the following statements true or false according to the passage? Write T / F accordingly.

1（）If you are two hours late for a Brazilian party, you don't have to worry about it.

2（）The second answer says that one should be punctual for both an appointment and a party.

3 （）The third posting person believes that being late for an appointment is an insult to oneself.

4（）The fourth netizen keeps his computer clock 10 minutes fast.

5（）The fifth person is really nervous about his being late.

Task 2

Hanna P., Marketing市场营销Expert专家at a famous software company, posted online 网上发帖his own commuting通勤experience and asked the netizens网民to share their views:

I went today:

by bus No. 81,

then trolley bus无轨电车No. 3,

then underground地铁Line 1,

then bus No.139 and finally bus No. 87

(25 km all together). Who more?

And actually事实上the point意义of the question is: why do so many people spend lotsof time and money getting to work instead of moving near to it? It would beso nerve神经- and traffic-saving if everyone lived near their work.

Responses Posted Online by Netizens

Cristina F.:

In Portugal葡萄牙, moving next to work will certainly mean buying a house that we often cannot afford. I work outside Lisbon里斯本and I travel on Monday to work, stay there and need only three steps to get to work. I travel back to Lisbon Friday afternoon.

(posted 18 hours ago)

James B.:

I‘ve been working for small companies — companies move, change and go out of business. If I had lived next to where I worked, I would have had to move seven times in the last 30 years. That would have been difficult to my family. So I live where I want, and plan on driving up to 40 miles, one-way单程的, to get to work.

(posted 14 hours ago)

Nigel T.:

I drive. I work on short-term短期的contract 合同assignments 任务which can be anything from 3 to 12 months, so moving is just not a choice. In the UK it can take 3 to 6 months to buy and sell a house anyway. My current现在的employer is about 40 miles away. Last year it was a daily round往返的trip of 189 miles —way行程too much!(posted 13 hours ago)

Lisa N.:

When I was at my last job, I drove about 10 miles one way to get there, on city roads and the interstate州际公路. It was a fast commute usually. I don‘t have a job right now, but when I do, I might use a park and ride system as I may be commuting from the suburbs郊区to the city. I might also use the light rail轻轨if it is available可使用的.

(posted 13 hours ago)

Are the following statements true or false according to the passage? Write T / F accordingly.

6（）Hanna P. is interested in knowing why people choose not to live near their work place. 7（）Cristina F. travels to and from her work every day.

8（）James B.'s present job is his eighth job.

9（）Nigel T. has to commute a longer distance in his present job than in his last.

10（）In her next job, Lisa N. may have to drive to the city and then change to the light rail.

Task3

What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (心理的) exercise

is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists(心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”

Choose the right answer according to the passage.

11. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.

A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understanding

B. pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking

C. great and important; common

D. hopeful and helpful; careless

12. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.

A. a normal person; a funny person

B. a strong person; a weak person

C. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded person

D. a famous person; an ordinary person

13. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.

A. whose parents are clever

B. often thinking about difficult problems

C. often helped by his parents and teachers

D. born with a good brain and putting it into active use

14. It is better for parents ________.

A. to praise and encourage their children more often

B. to be hard on their children

C. to leave their children alone with nothing to do

D. to give their children as much help as possible

15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.

B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.

C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.

D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.

Task 4

It is known to us that English is not as old as Chinese, but it is widely used by most people all over the world. English speakers enjoy creating new words. In fact, a majority of words are traceable（可追踪的）and each of them may have an interesting story.

However, no one will really care where a word comes from because it makes little difference in using them in our daily life. Did you ever feel confused about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)?

About a hundred years ago, some men went to American from Europe, coming from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn't know how to use English properly. Seen them eating round pieces of beef and asked what it was, the Germans didn't understand the questions exactly, they answered: “we come from Hamburg. “One of the Americans was an owner of a restaurant and got an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef and began selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, hamburgers are welcomed by lots of people coming from different nationalities（民族）.

Choose the right answer according to the passage.

16. According to the text, English is __ .

A) older than Chinese

B) as old as Chinese

C) not so old as Chinese

D) very hard to learn

17. Hamburg originally is ___.

A) a kind of food

B) a round piece of beef

C) a city in Germany

D) the name of a village

18. Which statement is correct according to the passage.'? ___

A) At first hamburgers was a kind of bread.

B) Few Americans like hamburgers.

C) Hamburgers are made of ham.

D) Hamburgers were first sold a century ago.

19. __ begin to sell hamburgers to people.

A) Americans

B) The author

C) Germans

D) Europeans

20. After reading this story, we know the word “hamburger” comes from ____.

A) China because it has a long history

B) English because Germans don't speak English

C) English speakers because they love eating it

D) America because they give it that name

四、翻译5*3′=15′分

Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1．We know that the usual way to greet people, even strangers, is a loving smile. 2．What is the difference in meaning between the two words admit and acknowledge?

3．Those traveling or doing business abroad should understand the cultural differences in punctuality.

4．The most important thing to remember about China is that it is a huge country with a large population.

5．Their company has to accept complete responsibility as well as the consequences of the accident.

五、写作20*1′=20′分

Write a gift card according to the information given in Chinese.

亲爱的凯特：

你昨天送我的玫瑰就放在我的桌上。今早有些玫瑰已经开放。花儿很香很好看。它们让我心情变得更好了。你人真好。太感谢你了。

你真诚的朋友，

汤姆