大学英语期末考试卷

大学英语阅读测试一（1）Part I••Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)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 OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art (美术馆); Paris has the Louver; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.FIU has opened what it says is the first co mputer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone.You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer.Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum would make computer art funnier for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.1. The main purpose of this passage is to give information about _______.A) museums throughout the worldB) an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.C) art exhibitions in Florida International UniversityD) latest development of computer art2. To see the art in FIU museum, you need _____.A) floppy discsB) a computer and a printerC) pictures and drawings on paperD) a computer connected to the museum by telephone line3. _____ are stored in this museum.A) Paintings drawn by means of computerB) Different styles of paintingsC) Old paintingsD) Drawings done by art students of FIU4. The museum was started when _____.A) Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientistsB) Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artistsC) art students needed a place to show their worksD) computer scientists wanted to do something about art5. The phrase “an audience” in the last paragraph refers to _____ .A) art students B) computer owners C) exhibits D) electronic museum Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.You don’t need millions to be happy. In fact, at The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough. The institute opened its doors this year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying A$200 an hour (US$140) for lessons on how to feel great. “You can actually increase your happiness levels. That’s what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the institute. Experts say that only about 15 percent of happ iness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. As much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships. Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels haven’t changed to reflect that. Studies show that once the basic needs for shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness. Many decades ago, the “sage of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Mencken, defined wealth as earning US$100 more than your “wife’s sister’s husband.” Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is because we compare ourselves to people better off materially. “The argument is that if you want to be happy there’s a very simple thing you can do: Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you－poorer, smaller house, car,” said Sharp. The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account.” “If I compare myself to Bill Gates then I’m always going to be down,” said Sharp. A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years.6. The main purpose of the Happiness Institute is to __________.A) help you find the right partner of your lifeB) teach you how to be better-off financiallyC) teach you how to increase your happiness levelsD) help you understand the importance of wealth to happiness7. Most of the happiness comes from __________.A) income B) assets C) attitude D) food8. Which of the following is true?A) Just as we are richer than our parents and grandparents, so we are happier.B) Happiness levels have been increasing since the days of our parents and grandparents.C) The key to happiness is get as rich as possible.D) Additional wealth adds little to happiness if the basic needs for shelter and food are met.9. How can we increase our happiness level?A) Always focus on enlarging your bank account.B) Try to earn more money than your “wife’s sister’s husband”.C) Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you are.D) Aim at Bill Gates’ level and try to catch up with him.10. What is this passage mainly about?A) Ways to maintain a happy marriage.B) Ways to take care of your assets.C) Increasing your happiness level by earning more money.D) How non-financial factors add to your happiness.Passage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention or discovery, a new word may be coined after the inventor or scientist.It is interesting to observe how many common words have found their way into the language from the names of people. Lord Sandwich, who lived from 1718 to 1792, used to sit at the gambling table eating slices of bread with meat in-between. As the lord was the only man among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friend began to call the bread “sandwich” for fun. Later on the word became part of the English language.The word “boycott” means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something. It comes from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland. But the Captain was a very harsh man. He treated his poor tenants very badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. Eventually word got back to the landowner and the Captain was removed. The word “boycott” became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott.11. When he found out that the tenants were boycotting his land agentthe landowner ________.A) dismissed Captain Boycott C) removed the poor tenantsB) praised Captain Boycott D) increased the rents and taxes12. The word “coin” in the passage means “________”.A) invent B) place C) turn into money D) count the new words13. Lord Sandwich lived from 1781 to 1792. The word “lord” shows hewas ________.A) a commander B) a judge C) a nobleman D) a priest14. Tenants are people who ________.A) have no money C) work as farmersB) work under a land agent D) pay for the use of land15. Which is the best title for this passage?A) The Word of Sandwich. C) The Words.B) The Word of Boycott. D) The Origin of Words.Passage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Watch a baby between six and nine months old, and you will observe the basic concepts of geometry being learned. Once the baby has mastered the idea that space is three dimensional, it reaches out and begins grasping various kinds of objects. It is then, from perhaps nine to fifteen months, that the concepts of sets and numbers are formed. So far, so good. But now an ominous development takes place. The nerve fibers in the brain insulate themselves in such a way that the baby begins to hear sounds very precisely. Soon it picks up language, and it is then brought into direct communication with adults. From this point on, it is usually down hill all the way for mathematics, because the child now becomes exposed to all the nonsense words and beliefs of the community into which it has been so unfortunate as to have been born. Nature, having done very well by the child to this point, having permitted it the luxury of thinking for itself for eighteen months, now abandons it to the arbitrary conventions and beliefs of society. But at least the child knows something of geometry and numbers, and it will always retain some memory of the early peaceful days, no matter what vicissitudes it may suffer later on. The main reservoir of mathematical talent in any society is thus possessed by children who are about two years old, children who have just learned to speak fluently.16. What does the passage mainly discuss?A) The impact of language on mathematics.B) Children’s ability to learn languages.C) How basic concepts of physics are learned.D) Math-learning methods.17. According to the passage which of the following activities would teach ababy about geometry?A) Picking up a wooden block. C) Uttering a nonsense word.B) Recognizing the number 2. D) Looking at distant objects.18. According to the author at what age does a child probably begin to learnabout sets and numbers?A) Six months old. C) Fifteen months old.B) Nine months old. D) Eighteen months old.19. The use of the word “ominous” shows that the author believes thechild’s_______.A) linguistic future is threatened C) hearing will sufferB) nerves will deteriorate D) mathematical ability will decline20. Which of the following conclusions does the passage support?A) The language concepts used in early education interfere with mathematical reasoning.B) It is hopeless to try to teach children mathematics after the age of two.C) Language teaching should incorporate some mathematical formulas.D) Preschool education should stress society’s beliefs and conventions.Part II••Vocabulary and StructureDirections: 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 theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.21. We should ________ the main road since we’re not sure of the way.A) insist B) make sure C) keep up D) stick to22. Two rescue helicopters flew 21 scientists to safety Thursday and delivered food to the 86 people remaining on aship ________ by ice near Antarctica.A) wrapped B) tripped C) trapped D) snapped23. When will our plane ________?A) take away B) take up C) take off D) land away24. Association refers to ________ the material we want to remember and ________ it to something we rememberaccurately.A) taking...relating B) take...relate C) taking...relate D) take...relating25. She felt herself in the ________ of sadness she could not understand.A) grasp B) snatch C) grip D) seizure26. The reason ________ grass is green was a mystery to the little boy.A) why B) which C) that D) for27. All ________ is a nice meal.A) what I want B) that I want C) the thing I wanted D) which I want28. He is always late at his job, therefore the manager ________ him.A) cancelled B) suppressed C) dismissed D) discarded29. In the ________ of the race between the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise wins, even though he is slow, becausehe keeps going with determination.A) fable B) tale C) story D) saga30. They ________ the young man in front of me from head to toe.A) found B) searched for C) searched D) looked for31. _______ with the veteran, I changed my view on life.A) Being talked B) Talking C) Having talked D) Talked32. We dare not play jokes on her ________ she should become angry.A) lest B) unless C) for fear of D) so that33. The rent is reasonable and ________, the location is perfect.A) moreover B) though C) therefore D) however34. I had difficulty _____ him because he mispronounced a lot of words.A) to understand B) understanding C) to have understood D) having understood35. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he would use an upcoming trip to Washington to try to ________President Bush to support the declaration of a Palestinian state in early 2003.A) convince B) believe C) ensure D) convict36. Simply put, the interstellar ________ is the material which fills the space between the stars.A) mess B) medium C) mass D) means37. The Minister confirmed the Government’s decision to amend citizenship legislation to allow Australians who________ another citizenship to retain their Australian citizenship.A) procure B) secure C) achieve D) acquire38. She lay on her back and ________ at the sky.A) looked B) looking C) to look D) look39. Yesterday Ariel Sharon ordered Israeli tanks to roll back from Palestinian towns in the West Bank in a move_________ to please the visiting U.S. vice-president, Dick Cheney.A) calculated B) computed C) attempted D) estimated40. Some groups meet monthly, ________, or even as long as six months apart.A) once two months C) every two monthsB) once every two month D) once every two months41. Kathy was so __________ the novel that she didn’t hear the door bell.A) absorbed at B) concentrated on C) lost in D) occupied to42. The girl walked steadily north, pausing _________ to check her direction.A) every now and then B) right away C) at the moment D) up and down43. We can ________ with people in most parts of the world by telephone.A) communicate B) relate C) speak D) connect44. He had a well-fed look of________ businessman.A) a pitiful B) a prosperous C) an unfortunate D) a regained45. There’s growing ________ among the electorate with the old two-party system.A) impatience B) disbelief C) hopelessness D) insistence46. Just like the Spring Festival in China, Christmas is a holiday for family _______.A) entertainment B) delight C) reunion D) congratulations47. The students must have known that old story ______, so I would ask some of them to retell it in their own words ifI were you.A) with heart B) by heart C) in heart D) on heart48. We’ve had to postpone ________ France because Adrian’s got an interview for a job that week.A) to go to B) flying C) going to D) to fly49. ________ the situation, Orky thought something must have gone wrong.A) Sizing up B) To size up C) Being sized up D) Having sized up50. Work hard ________ you will pass the exam.A) and B) then C) for D) orPart III••ClozeDirections: 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.A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply ― all these were important •51• in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. •52• they were not enough. Something •53• was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men ―•54• individuals who could invent machines, find new •55• of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.The men who •56• the machines of the Industrial Revolution •57• from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were •58• inventors than scientists. A man who is a •59• scientist is primarily interested in doing his research •60•. He is not necessarily working •61• that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is •62• trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by •63• the theories •64• science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a •65• result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of •66• other objectives. Most of the people who •67• the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had •68• or no training in science might not have made their inventions •69• a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years •70•.51. A) cases B) reasons C) factors D) situations52. A) But B) And C) Besides D) Even53. A) else B) near C) extra D) similar54. A) generating B) effective C) motivating D) creative55. A) origins B) sources C) bases D) discoveries56. A) employed B) created C) operated D) controlled57. A) came B) arrived C) stemmed D) appeared58. A) less B) better C) more D) worse59. A) genuine B) practical C) pure D) clever60. A) happily B) occasionally C) reluctantly D) accurately61. A) now B) and C) all D) so62. A) seldom B) sometimes C) always D) never63. A) planning B) using C) idea D) means64. A) of B) with C) to D) as65. A) single B) sole C) specialized D) specific66. A) few B) those C) many D) all67. A) proposed B) developed C) supplied D) offered68. A) little B) much C) some D) any69. A) as B) if C) because D) while70. A) ago B) past C) ahead D) beforePart IV••Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.For questions 71-77,markY(for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG(for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 78-80,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.How Bat （蝙蝠）Got the Honey ― A Folktale from AfricaOnce hunger came to the village, the colony, and home of Bat. No rain fell, no flowers bloomed, no fruit grew deep in the tall forest. Bat’s people were dying of hunger and he knew something had to be done. One night Bat spread h is thin wings and fluttered （鼓翼）across the sky, searching for food, searching for nectar （花蜜）, searching for life. All that night he fluttered ― up and down, up and down, up and down, pumping his strong long wings crazily. He flew highand low ― seeking, searching, spying for anything to eat. But wait, at one spot he smelled a tantalizing （诱人的）aroma coming from deep inside a tree. He found it was honey hidden away inside a huge hollow tree. Bat landed on the bark and looked around for an entrance. But even as small as he was, no matter how hard he tried to get into the hole, he was still too large to fit inside.What to do, what to do, what to do? Bat thought all through the dark night and into the morning. And then he called on the antelope （羚羊）, called on the leopard （豹）, called on the elephant to come and help him. He called them to bring their sharp horns, keen claws, and long tusks. If they worked together, they could push the tree all the way over onto the ground. Push ho , push ho, push ho ― down crashed the tree with a boom. And as it fell, a slim crack opened to the honey.“Now, let’s divide the honey up. Each portion according to size,” declared the elephant. That sounded fair and reasonable to the antelope and leopard, as they greedily r ealized how much smaller Bat’s meal would be.“No, no, that won’t work!” argued Bat. “I need to return to my colony to bring them all here to share with me. If you just wait until tomorrow’s dawn, we can divide the honey by the light of day.” But when night fell later on, Bat climbed inside the hollow tree and began fluttering, flapping, flitting his slender （薄弱的）wings back and forth as fast as he could. He started screaming loudly, “Whu-uh, whu-uh, whu-uh!” The sound echoed through the forest. Faster and louder the noise spread in widening circles. The other animals woke up in fright, wondering what was happening around them. They had never heard anything as strange as the sound throughout the dark forest. They were so scared that they ran away in fright, disappearing into the deep night. Bat came out of the tree, well pleased with his trickery, and took all the honey home to his colony. The feasting lasted for a long time. But as for antelope, leopard, and elephant ― Bat remembers well how he tricked them out of their share of the honey and stays out of their way during the day, preferring instead to fly during the long nights in the deep forest.71. This passage is a folk story from America.72. From this story, we can infer that Bat can fly at nights.73. After a hard search, Bat found honey hidden away on the top of a huge hollow tree.74. From the story we know that the size of Bat is very large.75. The antelope, the leopard and the elephant in the story might became friends at last.76. The antelope, the leopard and the elephant in the story were very greedy.77. Bat took all honey home during the night time.78. In order to get honey from the tree, Bat called on the antelope, the leopard and the ________ to help him.79. Bat proposed to divide the honey by the________ of day.80. Bat remembers his trick and hides during the day, preferring instead to fly during the long nights in the deep_________.Part V••TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases).81. 我总是觉得我们犯了一个大错误。