2012级期中试卷

湛江师范学院2012年－2013学年度第一学期

2012级期中考试试题

(考试时间: 120 分钟)

考试科目：大学英语I

Part I??Vocabulary and Structure (40%)

Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then

mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

1. My journey back to my hometown seemed slow because the train stopped ______ at different villages.

A. gradually

B. continually

C. continuously

D. unceasingly

2. These two cities are similar ______ they both have a high rainfall in June.

A. to that

B. except that

C. besides that

D. in that

3. ______ her sister, Jane is quiet and does not easily make friends with others in the school.

A. Unlike

B. Dislike

C. Liking

D. Alike

4. Physics is ______ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.

A. uniform

B. alike

C. equivalent

D. likely

5. Race and sex are not relevant ______ whether a person is qualified for the job.

A. to

B. for

C. on

D. with

6. The scientist could hardly find sufficient grounds ______ his arguments in favor of the new theory.

A. which to base on

B. to base on

C. to be based on

D. on which to base

7. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.

A. or else

B. in short

C. on the contrary

D. on the other hand

8. First published in 1927, the chart remains an ______ source for researchers.

A. identical

B. inevitable

C. intelligent

D. indispensable

9. What a fantastic journey! It's worth ______ all my life.

A. remembering

B. being remembered

C. to remember

D. to be remembered

10. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me.

A. in brief

B. in doubt

C. in harmony

D. in particular

11. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ______ Chinese.

A. smooth

B. fluent

C. fluid

D. flowing

12. He made _____ to your speech at the last meeting.

A.trouble

B. reference

C. progress

D. money

13. Do what you are told and don’t argue _____ me.

A.into

B. about

C. with

D. against

14. He was not a much older tennis player but he had the great ______ of experience.

A.interest

B. advantage

C. benefit

D. profit

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15. The answer is 8.625, a ______ calculation.

A.correct

B. right

C. precise

D. precious

16. Despite their good service, most inns are ______ than hotels of equivalent standards.

A.less costly

B. like

C. probably

D. likely

17. Solar cells have been developed primarily to _______ electric power for spacecraft.

A.provide

B. ensure

C. store

D. secure

18. Ants are ______ insects; they work hard.

A. industrial

B. industrious

C. infinite

D. infectious

19. The baby can’t even walk, ______ run.

A.let alone

B. lest

C. let in

D. let down.

20. My young nephews are _____ of playing practical jokes on me.

A.loving

B. kind

C. friendly

D. fond

21. I had become popular in my own right, _______ my father’s help.

A. in

B. with

C. without

D. by

22. For two weeks I enjoyed _______ back in Enosburg.

A. being

B. to be

C. to have been

D. not to be

23. I _______ being treated like a child.

A. likewise

B. unlike

C. likely

D. dislike

24. I could see the _______ in my father’s face, an d I remembered how much he hated it whenever I called him “Sam.”

A. happiness

B. smile

C. hurt

D. pleasure

25. I _______ into the car and headed down the road.

A. got

B. crowded

C. crawled

D. run

26. The woman in the car jumped out _______: “You idiot! Why didn’t you look where you were going?”

A. savoring

B. screaming

C. wandering

D. glaring

27. Both cars had ________ serious dents.

A. surveyed

B. suffered

C. battered

D. choked

28. “Do you have _______? Can you pay for this? Who are you?” she kept asking.

A. recognition

B. frown

C. hug

D. insurance

29. With my head down and my knees still _______, I trudged into the house.

A. shake

B. shaken

C. shook

D. shaking

30. When the midnight _______, people cheered and greeted each other.

A. arrived

B. happened

C. turned

D. wrapped

31. Some animals will modify their behavior to to their environment.

A. suit

B. conform

C. reconcile

D. adapt

32. You may be ________ and mentally exhausted after a long flight.

A. emotionally

B. socially

C. physically

D. psychologically

33. He felt ________ to learn that he failed in the final exam.

A. embarrassed

B. frustrated

C. rewarded

D. challenged

34. Teenagers are rather _______ as they often prefer to be on their own and refuse to listen to their parents.

A. restless

B. annoying

C. rebellious

D. anxious

35. It is apparent that new energy sources will be required to keep up the ______ societies of the world in the

future.

A. civil

B. civilian

C. civilized

D. civic

36. She used to be a _______ teenager who thought that whatever she believed was correct.

A. stubborn

B. proud

C. sensitive

D. unique

37. When I was in my teens, I gradually __________ my parents, only to realize how wrong I was in my later years.

A. grow out of

B. grow into

C. grow from

D. grow apart from

38. Many doctors ______ upon a diet which contains a lot of fat.

A. critic

B. approve

C. object

D. frown

39. Now that you’ve passed your driving test, you can drive _________.

A. for you own

B. in you own

C. on your own

D. by your own

40. There’s little chance that mankind would _________ a nuclear war.

A. retain

B. endure

C. maintain

D. survive

Part II??Reading Comprehension (40%)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should

decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single

line through the centre.

Passage 1

Online education is a new learning type of education for many students. Here are some things that a student should follow before deciding to register for an online degree.

The student should first evaluate himself to see if he is really in need of an online course. There are some students who prefer to communicate with their classmates and teachers in person rather than online.

Also, a student should know the best method of learning so that he can learn quickly. Sometimes, even though a student might be enrolled in the best online program in the real world, he might not perform well in an online school because the form of learni ng is not suitable for him. He doesn’t know how to use online reading materials or reference materials properly.

If a student finally decides to enroll in an online course, the student should think about what kind of degree he wants to take. There are a lot of good online degrees that are available in a wide range of schools. Sometimes, a student might find that the course he wants to do is not available online, in which case an alternative course might solve the problem.

Online degrees should be taken into serious consideration by students because their future career path may be very different from what they originally intended. Otherwise, there will be two effects. First, they will drop out of the online university. Second, they will get bad grades. It is somehow frustrating especially for those parents who are expecting a degree from their children. Once a student has decided and considered carefully, the following is to start the online education by registering for it.

41. What a student is first supposed to do if he is in need of online courses?

A. To know how to use the internet

B. To make more online friends

C. To evaluate himself

D. To select an appropriate textbook

42. Why a student might not perform well even if he attends the best online program?

A. Because the method does not suit him.

B. Because he could not manage the computer well.

C. Because the student fail to communicate with others.

D. Because the student can not finish the assignment in time.

43. If the student finally makes a decision to enroll in an online course, he should .

A. learn more computer skills

B. deal with the problem individually

C. think about what kind of degree he wants to take

D. think about how to get good grades

44. Why online degrees should be considered seriously?

A. It is sometimes quite complex.

B. I t makes students’ future career path different.

C. It is not always so useful.

D. It is not easy to enroll in.

45. What are the effects mentioned in the passage if online degrees are not taken seriously?

A. Drop out of the online school

B. Lose interest in online degrees

C. Get bad grades

D. Both A and C

Passage 2

An English dictionary is the most important thing you will need when learning English. A good dictionary will help you learn hundreds of new words, improve your pronunciation and grammar.

When you think of a dictionary, you usually think of a bilingual dictionary, such as an English-German dictionary and a French-English dictionary. There is also another kind of dictionary: an English-English (monolingual) dictionary. Such a dictionary is written only in English. English words are defined or explained in English. English-English dictionaries are better than bilingual dictionaries in that English definitions are real English phrases with grammar and words.

There are two kinds of English-English dictionaries: dictionaries for learners and dictionaries for native speakers. Dictionaries for native speakers are used by Americans, Britons, etc. to look up very difficult words, such as tintinnabulation. Dictionaries for learners are used by people who are learning English as a second language. Dictionaries for native speakers usually have more words than dictionaries for learners, but the definitions are more complicated, and there are fewer example sentences.

If possible, get a software dictionary instead of a paper one. Software dictionaries let you look up words very quickly. What's more, a computer dictionary has more space than a paper one, so it can give more information or it can present the same information in a clearer way. In many software dictionaries, you can listen to recordings, too.

A good dictionary must give example sentences for every word. Example sentences are not just helpful -- they are actually more important than definitions. While a definition tells you the meaning of a word and sometimes gives you some grammatical information, example sentences can have more advantages. They let you check if you've understood the definition correctly, show you how to use a word in sentences and program your brain to produce correct English sentences.

It is a good idea to have at least two dictionaries: a large one to use at home, and a small one to carry with you. It is an even better idea to have at least two large dictionaries. Two example sentences are better than one. With more examples, you have a more complete picture of how a word is used and you can express more in English better.

46. Which of the following statements about dictionaries is NOT true?

A. A Chinese-English dictionary is a bilingual dictionary.

B. Definitions in bilingual dictionaries are real English phrases with grammar and words.

C. English words in English-English dictionaries are defined or explained in English.

D. English words in English-English dictionaries are not translated.

47. If you are a Chinese college student, and favor as many example sentences as possible to learn English

words, what kind of dictionary will be the best choice?

A. A large bilingual dictionary for native speakers.

B. A large bilingual dictionary for learners.

C. A large monolingual dictionary for native speakers.

D. A large monolingual dictionary for learners.

48. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "tintinnabulation" in Paragraph 3?

A. Difficult.

B. Dictionaries for learners.

C. Dictionaries for native speakers.

D. No hint to reveal its meaning.

49. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Typing a word on a keyboard is faster than turning pages in a large, heavy dictionary.

B. Software dictionaries rather than paper ones can tell you how to pronounce a word.

C. A paper dictionary can provide more information than a software one.

D. A computer dictionary can present the same information in a clearer way than a paper one.

50. Why are example sentences more important than definitions?

A. It is not definition but example sentences that can provide some grammatical information.

B. Example sentences can help you check whether the definition of a word is correct or not.

C. Example sentences can help you learn the usage of a word.

D. Example sentences can program your brain to pronounce English sentences correctly.

Passage 3

Mrs. Evans was 66 when she was moved out of the house where she had lived most of her life. The house was pulled down and a new block of flats was built there instead. At about the same time her only son was offered a job in Canada. Since the shopping and the house work had become too much for her, and her son and his wife were not able to look after her any more, Mrs. Evans had to be taken to Homefield Old People’s Home. She still had some friends near her old home, but now she was separated from them. During the first few months she was visited by friends and former neighbors, but Homefield was a long way from where they lived, too far away for old people.

At Homefield Mrs. Evans was given a small room of her own, and she was well looked after. But she knew no one when she arrived, and she was not able to make friends there. She was well liked by the people who worked there, but she kept apart from the other old people and spent most of her time in her room. After a time she was hardly ever seen at meetings and social evenings.

Although she was in poor health and had to be treated for a weak heart, she did not compl ain, “After all”, she said, “lots of people are worse off than I am”.

What she disliked most was the “quietness” in the home, and what was even worse was that her son was not able to see her, not even at Christmas.

51. Mrs. Evans was moved out of her old house mainly because _________.

A. her son was going to work in Canada.

B. her house was to be replaced by a new building.

C. she didn’t want to do housework any more.

D. her friends had all moved away from the area.

52. Why did her friends and neighbors stop seeing her after a few months?

A. Because they had to travel a long way to see her.

B. Because they had found some new friends.

C. Because they went to an old people’s home.

D. Because they lost interest in the new place.

53. She was ________ the people who worked there.

A. popular with

B. disliked by

C. complained about by

D. kept away from

54. Which of the following words can best describe her life in the old people’s homes?

A. busy

B. secret

C. lonely

D. regular

55. Which of the following is INCORRECT?

A. She suffered from a heart trouble.

B. Her son didn’t w ant to see her at Christmas.

C. She didn't like the atmosphere in the house.

D. She was quite satisfied with her conditions.

Passage 4

Many Chinese students who have already learnt English more than ten yeas are still unable to speak English properly and fluently when they encounter a foreigner. They have been able to master the basic language structure and many other things grammatically, but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid other people laugh at their mistakes or they think those to whom they are speaking might not understand them.

It is not uncommon that many students, who are bad speakers of English, write beautiful and fluent English. This proves perfectly that they do have the ability to organize their ideas in English. The problem is that they do not have enough practice and confidence. Maybe they are afraid of speaking English openly.

The best way out, as a result, would be a bit more confidence and practice. No one would laugh at you even though you make some mistakes for they understand English is a foreign language to you. Don't care too much about the small mistakes you may make in your conversation because you can correct them easily if you practice enough. But you do have to take great care to make people understand what you are trying to say. If you keep practicing English all the time, you will surely find that talking with a native speaker is not at all difficult.

56．The problem that most Chinese students have in learning English is that they are unable to ________.

A. master the basic structure

B. write beautiful English

C. learn difficult grammar

D. talk to a foreigner

57. Many Chinese learners of English are weak at speaking because______.

A. they haven't studied long enough

B. they can't organize ideas in English

C. they don't have enough confidence and practice

D. they don't feel like talking to an English speaker

58. The best way to solve this problem, according to this passage, is by______.

A. practicing more

B. listening more

C. learning more grammar

D. making more friends

59. The passage implies that _______.

A. Chinese students usually fear to have a conversation with a foreigner

B. foreigners are patient when a Chinese make mistakes in conversation

C. Chinese students should speak more to improve their spoken English

D. foreigners are very good and polite listeners

60. In practicing speaking, Chinese students should______.

A. pay no attention to the mistakes they make

B. take care of their mistakes and try to correct all of them

C. focus more on making themselves understood

D. care more about the sentence structure and grammar

Part III??Cloze (20%)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

If a student in a language class does not want to speak, the teacher will normally __61__ he is shy, and will encourage or sometimes __62__ him to speak. He'll tell the student: “Speak and don't worry about mistakes”. __63_, speaking practice is more important than making mistakes, isn’t it?

Mistakes are not __64_. Every time you say an __65__ phrase in a foreign language, you increase the __66__ that you will say that phrase again. __67__, if you speak with mistakes, you can easily teach yourself bad grammar.

A lot of people think it’s more important to improve your __68__ of speaking __69__ to improve your correctness. If you follow this path, __70__ some time you may find you can speak the language with ease, __71__ it will be largely your own __72__ of the language -- not correct language as it's spoken __73__ native speakers. __74_, you may become quite fluent in speaking the __75__ way.

Perhaps such a state is more __76__ than not speaking at all. But when bad grammar comes to your mind so easily, it becomes very __77__ to improve. When you’ve been saying things __78__ 'He go away' for the last two years, it’s not so easy to start saying “He went away” __79__.

The __80__ is that it’s hard to go from “fluency with mistakes” to “fluency without mistakes”. It's much easier to start from “careful, correct output” and then work on your speed to reach “fluency without mistakes”.

61. A. declare B. announce C. assume D. exclaim

62. A. agree B. allow C. force D. dissuade

63. A. However B. After all C. Therefore D. So

64. A. harmless B. pointless C. helpless D. useless

65. A. abnormal B. irregular C. incorrect D. illogical

66. A. feasibility B. capability C. stability D. probability

67. A. However B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Nevertheless

68. A. pace B. interest C. speed D. ease

69. A. instead B. than C. as D. so as

70. A. for B. with C. after D. before

71. A. but B. and C. besides D. since

72. A. edition B. version C. pace D. taste

73. A. to B. for C. by D. of

74. A. Worse still B. No doubt C. Apparently D. In other words

75. A. own B. wrong C. old D. easy

76. A. challenging B. durable C. stable D. desirable

77. A. rooted B. easy C. difficult D. interesting

78. A as B. that C. wrongly D. like

79. A. all of a sudden B. slowly C. fluently D. smoothly

80. A. trick B. key C. point D. notion