实用英语1期末模拟试卷C

南京财经大学成人教育模拟试题（C卷）注意：请将答案写在答题纸上。

Part One Listening Comprehension (10%)I. Listen to a dialogue and choose the correct choices according to what you have heard.1. a. Thomson b. Simpson c. Timpson2. a. a first-year b. a third-year c. a fourth-year3. a. pleasure b. pressure c. politeness4. a. project b. program c. product5. a. bachelor’s b. master’s c. doctor’sII. Listen to the passage and choose the correct choices.1. The purpose of the passage is to tell us_______a. why a typical American introduction is simple.b. why proper introductions are important.c. how we can leave a good first impression.d. how a usual American introduction is made.2. A typical American introduction seems to begin with_______a. a greeting to each other.b. an exchange of cards.c. a firm handshake.d. a talk about their work.3. After the exchange of cards, people usually______a. put the cards into their pockets.b. read the cards carefully.c. go over the cards quickly.d. pay no attention to the cards.4. In Paul’s eye, Roger Smith seems to be_______a. very stupidb. quite smart.c. not experienced enough.d. not warm-hearted.5. The ending of their first meeting isa. simple and friendlyb. too cold.c. rather formal.d. quite strange.Part Two Reading Comprehension (40%)Passage 1Choose the best choice according to the passage.I’d Been Treated Like a Friend In NeedI had many travel stories while I was in China and some of them were so hear-warming and unforgettable.One travel experience where the openness and curiosity of the Chinese people helped to bridge our language and cultural differences was on a boat ride from Shanghai to Qingdao. As I walked around the deck, I’d frequently stop and write in my journal. Being the only non-Asian person on the boat, this drew quite a few curious looks, and finally a small group of people gathered around me and watched me write as if AI were a sidewalk artist drawing portraits of passersby. I could tell they were enjoying watching me, so after I paused and smiled at them, I went on with my writing, mainly for their entertainment. But soon I stopped, and using my tiny amount of Chinese and their tiny amount of English, we introduced ourselves and told where we were from and where we were going. They took pictures of me with their friends and families, and I took pictures of them in return. When we arrived in Qingdao, I parted with my deck friends on the best terms and with a bit of advice about what to see and do in Qingdao.On another trip, after boarding a plane from Xiamen to Beijing, I discovered I’d lost my passport. Without it, I was stuck between two cities, neither of which was my home base.I tried to hide my panic, but I could see that the flight staff and the other passengers on the plane could tell. And maybe that was for the best because, to my amazement, they held up the flight and radioed the airport staff, who searched the airport while the flight staff searched the runway and the shuttle bubs. Meanwhile, many of the passengers had begun searching the cabin. I didn’t hear a single complaining voice; everyone was willing to help. Finally a police officer entered the plane and began to collect information from me. I was about to despair of finding my passport when suddenly a woman waved the small blue book in the air –she’d found it! The whole plane burst into smiles and applause. I was very relieved and grateful for the kindness I’d experienced from so many people who’d treated me like a friend in need and not just as a foreigner.1 The author felt uncomfortable as Chinese people were too open and curious abouthim. ( F )2 While he was drawing portraits of passers-by, a group of people gathered aroundhim. ( F )3 He didn't stop writing in his journal as people around him enjoyed watching him.( F )4 The group of people spoke a little English but he couldn't speak any Chinese. ( F )5 The author left his address and telephone number to his deck friends. ( F )Passage 2Are the following statements true or false according to the passage? Write T/F accordingly.Begin Each Day with a Fresh Plan of AttackYou’d hoped that when you got in this morning, it would be gone. But that towering pile of work – everything from mail to memos – is right where you left it. The boss pops in to ask if you can spare a few minutes. You’re drowning in a pile of papers, and she wants to know if you can spare a few minutes. All she’s going to do is to give you more work anyway. This job is impossible!Is that what your work life feels like day after day – an endless number of little tasks and big headaches? Preplan your day and this will help you feel good about yourself and your job!It’s 9:00 a.m., and you’re sitting at your desk staring at a long report, performance reviews, three memos to answer and a press release. It has all got to be done, but you can’t even decide where to begin. If only somebody could organize this mess. Well, somebody can – you!In fact your mistake is trying to face this first thing in the morning without a plan of action and this is enough to ruin your whole day – maybe even a week. Instead, take the last thirty minutes of each day to examine what looms ahead the next. Write down everything you want to finish.Now, divide projects into three smaller lists. You A-list items are of the highest priority. Gather phone numbers and files you need so that you won’t waste valuable time. Then draw up the less immediate B list. If talks are brief and easily done, you may get to some of these items the next day, but don’t let them draw too much attention. Everything else should be C-listed.Each list is flexible and subject to review at the end of the day, of course. Some items that were less important on Monday will move to Tuesday. Possibly, you can also slide in a less important task that’s fun to do. Either way, it’s important to begin each day with a fresh plan of attack, one that will get you past your morning panic and right down to work.1 Although you are quite busy, your boss still might give you more work. ( T )2 You should divide your projects into three smaller lists in the morning. ( F )3 Your C-list items are of least priority relatively. ( T )4 You should finish B-list items on the second day of the week. ( F)5 You should not put off any of the A-list items till the next day. ( T )Passage 3Choose the best choice according to the passage.Bill Javis took over our village news agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but then Bill was a chap who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.Every day he opened his shop at six a.m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his door-step before that. Many of Bill's customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station, business was tailing off by clock, so at eleven sharp closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would down on the riverbank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometime in the afternoon, the evening papers landed on the doormat, and at four o'clock Bill reopened. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.He lived in a flat above the shop, a/one. Except in every bad weather, yon always knew where to find him in the afternoons, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line inthe water~ He had had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move.What's wrong, Bill? I called out from the path.For answer, he put a hand inside his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be and it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up-and Called back, "Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right." He stood up then and began to wind in his line.I had never known .anyone carry a brass alarm clock round with him before.1. Bill Jarvis became a news agent when CA. he needed the moneyB. he decided to take things easyC. he was quite an old manD. he gave up clock-repairing2. Why did Bill open the shop so early in the day? DA. He liked to do as much as possible before he went to work.B. The shop had to be open when the morning papers came.C. Bill is never sure of the time.D. It was then that he did a lot of business.3. You might say "hard luck" to someone who BA. has just heard some very good newsB. is less fortunate than he or she ought to beC. puts great effort into whatever he or she triesD. fails through his or her own fault4. Why was the writer surprised when he saw Bill Jarvis? AA. He thought it was late for Bill to be still fishing.B. He thought Bill was ill because he was not moving at all.C. Bill had not caught anything, and that seemed strange.D. He was surprised because Bill stayed in his flat in the afternoon.5. From the information given in the passage, which do you think is wrong? CA. The bell must have gone off at the wrong time.B. Bill had dropped off to sleep.C. The writer's watch was fast.D. Bill's clock was wrong and it was very old.Passage 4Choose the best choice according to the passage.History books say American explorer Robert Peary was the first person to reach the North Pole. They say he got there, on April 6. 1909. Not everyone agrees, and a new investigation has reopened the debate.Robert Peary began his last voyage to the North Pole eighty years ago. For months he and his crew made their way slowly to the North Pole, but were they, in fact, standing at the North Pole? Peary did not really say.After Peary returned to the United States, he met with directors of the National Geographic Society. Asked British explorer Warney Herbert to head the neo-investigation. In his investigation of Peary's North Pole claim, Warney Herbert used the latest scientific information about Arctic weather conditions, currents and ice movement. He found records of distances traveled that were hard to believe. He found documents that lackedimportant information. For example, Peary's records lacked details about wind speeds, Arctic weather and ice conditions. Also Peary claimed to have traveled nine hundred and fifty kilometers across the Arctic to the North Pole in less than eight days. Mr. Herbert says no other Arctic explorer has ever claimed to make the trip in such a short time. Mr. Herbert says he was surprised by one thing Robert Peary left no written records of his activities during the thirty hours he spent in the area of the North Pole. Why? Mr. Herbert says it is very possible that Peary was no close to the North Pole after all. Because of navigational mistakes he might have missed the Pole by fifty to one hundred kilometers. If this is true, and if Peary knew it, he might have chosen not to record his activities.Warney Herbert says the lack of firm evidence makes it impossible ever to prove or disprove Robert Peary's claim of reaching the NorthPole first.1. The following statements are true EXCEPT AA. Robert Peary was the first person to arrive at the North PoleB. Robert Peary was an American explorerC. Some people believe that Peary failed to reach the North Pole because of navigational mistakesD. There has been a debate about the earliest visit to the North Pole for quite a long time2. Warney Herbert is a (n) CA. geographerB. historianC. explorerD. examiner3. Which is the best title for this passage? CA. The Debate About American History of Navigation.B. Robert Peary, the Well-known Explorer.C. Robert Peary, the First Person to Reach the North Pole?D. North Pole, A Remote Region.4. In this investigation of Peary's North Pole claim, Warney uses the following informationEXCEPT DA. Arctic weather condition, currents and ice movementB. Documents about Robert Peary's last voyage to the North PoleC. Peary's records of distance traveledD. history books5. Warney is the ______C_____of the new investigation group.A. memberB. explorerC.directorD. examinerPart Three Translation from Chinese into English (15%)1我认为你还没认识到教育的重要性。