2001年大学英语期中试卷

温州广播电视大学“人才培养模式改革和开放教育试点”计算机科学与技术（专升本）《大学英语》3(I)期中考试题姓名学号得分Part I Vocabulary and Structure:(40%)Direction: For each of the following blanks, four choices are given.1.Will you use your ____ to get me a job?A. affectB. effectC. influenceD. strength2. He tried to join the army but was ______ because of poor health.A. rejectedB. refusedC. declinedD. denied3. The black clouds ______ a big storm.A. endangeredB. informedC. threatenedD. predicted4. ______ by his appearance, he must be over fifty.A. JudgingB. JudgedC. SeeingD. Looked5. These questions _____ a challenge to established attitudes.A. composeB. constituteC. consist ofD. build up6. It is absolutely essential that all the facts ______ first.A. shall be examinedB. will be examinedC. be examinedD. must be examined7. He works with such enthusiasm as if he _____ fatigue.A. will never knowB. never knowsC. have never known d. never knew8. ____ late for school, he stopped to buy a sandwich.A. ForB. AsC. ThoughD. No matter9. The two countries agreed _____ the terms of peace.A. toB. onC. inD. with10. I wish it____ spring all the year round.A. isB. wasC. wereD. will be11. Theory is based on practice and ______ servers practice.A. in turnB. in returnC. to returnD. by turns12. These flood victims are very _____ food and clothing.A. in need ofB. wantingC. short ofD. shortage13. Though they are twins, they have little interest ______.A. at commonB. by commonC. in commonD. out common14. There is every _____ that our school team will win the game.A. factB. opportunityC. caseD. chance15. He has won the first prize three times, so he always has a(n) _____of superiority.A. airB. atmosphereC. wayD. method16. He likes to go out the beach for a walk in his ______ time.A. leisureB. emptyC. busyD. likely17. It’s a miracle that the crops have _____ the drought.A. survived fromB. survivedC. exceededD. lived18. ____ the chance, she might have become an outstanding singer.A. To giveB. GivingC. GivenD. To be given19. The product is so well known ____ further advertising.A. not as to requireB. as to not requireC. not to as requireD. as not to require20. The recorder _____ out of order, the students did not know what to do.A. wereB. beingC. has beenD. was beingPart IV Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: In this part there are three passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.(1)When Americans consider families, many of them think of a “traditional family.” A traditional family is one in which both parents are living together with their children. The father goes out and works and the mother stays home and rears the children. The biggest change in families in the United States is that most familiestoday do not fit this image. Today, one out of three American families is a “tradition al family” in this sense.The most common type of family now is one in which both parents work outside the home. In 1950, only 20 percent of all American families had both parents working outside the home. Today, it is 60 percent. Even women with young children are going back to work. About 51 percent of women with children younger than one year old now work outside the home.Another big change is the increase in the number of families that are headed by only one person, usually the mother.Between 1970 and 1988, the number of single-parent families more than doubled ---from 3.8 million to 9.4 million. In 1988, nearly one out of every four children under 18 lived with only one parent.Some families look even less like the typical traditional family. They may consist of a couple of one race who have adopted children of another race, or from another country. In many states, single people may also adopt children. Some people take in foster children—children whose parents can not take care of them.Another change is that families in the United States are getting smaller. In the mid-1700s, there were six people in the average household. Today the average household contains between two and three people. A household is defined as any place where at least one person is living.On recent change is that the number of marriages is rising. The number of babies born also has been climbing steadily for the past 10 years. Many experts see these trends as a sign that Americans are returning to the values of marriage and family.21. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?a.Marriage and Children in the U.S.A.b.Traditional American Familyc.Changing American Familyd.American V alues of Family22. According to this passage, the biggest change in American families is _______.a.more working parentsb. Americans believe in marriage againc. more traditional familiesd. Americans have fewer children now23. Today ____ percent of American families have both parents working outside the home.a. 20b. 40c. 51d. 6024. Some American families look even less like the typical traditional family because_____.a.they don’t have children aroundb.they have other people’s children under their carec.the parents cannot take care of their childrend.the parents come from different countries25. For the past ten years the number of babies born has been _____.a. going upb. going downc. nearly the samed. going up and down(2)Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman who developed a scientific method for solving problems. Bacon felt that people should have control over the world around them. The way to getthis control is through knowledge. The way to get knowledge is throughscience.Bacon stated that there are several things which keep people from getting knowledge. First, people tend to decide something is generally true if they have found it to be true in only one or two cases. They do not test it to find out if it is true in all cases. Second, people base decisions on their own backgrounds and educations. They do not consider that someone with a different background and education might make a different decision. Third, people have to use words to describe something. Since words can be confusing, it is important to be exact in a description. Bacon called these blocks of knowledge prejudices.Once these prejudices are put aside., people can get knowledge through inductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning needs making many observations and tests before arriving at any conclusions. Bacon suggested that lists be prepared.One list is for things that are true. A second list is for things that are not true. A third list is for things that are more true than not. For example, a person has seen only red apples. H e says, “ All apples are red.” He believes this until he sees a yellow apple. He may then say,” Most apples are red.” If he had made lists as suggested by Bacon, he would find that there are many red apples and many yellow apples. It would be better for hi m to say,” There are red apples and yellow apples.” Bacon’s theory states that the more often an idea is tested and found to be true, the more likely it is to be true.Since Bacon was highly respected as a philosopher, his views were widely accepted. His work helped greatly in the progress of Renaissance science.26. Bacon believed science helped people to ______.a.become philosophersb.develop the worldc.get control over knowledged.control the world around them27. Bacon also pointed out that knowledge is not easy to get because_____.a.not all schools provide good educationb.different people make different decisions on truthc.people have not enough words for descriptiond.there are too much to learn28. The expression” block of knowledge” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to______.a.“decisions”b.“backgrounds and educations”c.“words to describe something”d.“things which keep people from getting knowledge”29. The example of red apples is given in the 3rd paragraph in order to show theimportance of ______.a. observing and testingb. getting knowledgec. drawing conclusionsd. preparing a list30. This passage is mainly about_____.a.Francis Bacon’s lifeb.Francis Bacon’s work in sciencec.Francis Bacon’s theory on reasoningd.Francis Bacon’s vie w on getting knowledge(3)What makes money valuable? Why is a piece of paper marked $10 worth more than one marked $1? Y ou could say there is no reason. It’s true that a special kind of paper is used to make dollars bills, and they are pretty, but that’s not what makes them valuable. The real reason money is valuable is that everyone believes it is.Ancient economies had no paper money or coins. Some used barter—trading one thing for another. Others used all kinds of objects as money. Any object would do, as long as there was not an unlimited amount of it. Animals or metals were popular, and so were manufactured products like jewelry or weapons. Wealth in ancient Greece was measured in tools or cattle. This kind of money had two purposes.First, it was useful in itself. Tools and cattle can be used for farming. And second, it was a way to symbolize and measure value. A house, for example, would be valued at a certain number of tools or cattle. This greatly simplified trade. Other societies used money that was totally symbolic. For instance, American Indians used wampum, which is made from seashells. And until recently on the Pacific island of Y ap, people used large stone discs as money.In most places these types of money died out because more practical forms of money were invented. People started using precious metals, such as gold and silver, that were easier to carry around than tools or stones. And in the eighteenth century, paper money was introduced. At first people were suspicious of the new currency, but they came to accept it because the government or bank issuing it would exchange an equal amount of gold for the paper. A $10 bill really was worth $10 of gold. But now, people are used to the idea that the government doesn’t have to back its money with gold. Everyone believes that a $10 bill is worth $10 and that is good enough. But if, for some reason, people ever lost faith in paper money, the dollars wouldn’t be worth the paper it’s printed on.31. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the first kind of money?a. animalsb. housesc. metalsd. weapons32. The pronoun “it”(line 3, para. 2) refers to _____.a. moneyb. wealthc. farm workd. the object chosen as money33. Tools and cattle were used as money because______.a.they could be found in every familyb.they were useful and symbolized valuec.they were easier to carry aroundd.they were the only wealth in ancient times34. The word “precious” is closest in meaning to ______.a. valuableb. popularc. larged. heavy35. The best title for this passage is _____.a. Different Kinds of Moneyb. The V alue of Moneyc. Different Uses of Moneyd. The Beginning of MoneyPart IIIDirection: Put the following five sentences into English.（15%）36. 他认为我们不应该再在这个问题上多花时间了。