深大研究生基础英语综合课期末样卷

women. She found they all ______ and many enjoyed having the power of control, though not all wanted it.

7. But they also felt ______.

8. Partly that was because of ______ that working women will still take care of the children. Also, men who are not the main earners may feel threatened.

9. The job market continues to suffer the effects of last year's financial crash. Now, a judgment has been reached in the first case involving ______on Wall Street.

10. Last week, the government lost its case against two managers at Bear Stearns, the first investment bank to

fail last year. A jury found Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin not ______ to investors. The hedge funds they supervised lost their value in two thousand seven. But jurors said there was no clear evidence that they meant to mislead investors. The Justice Department continues to investigate other companies.

Section B

Directions:In this section you will hear a passage twice. Then you should give brief answers to the questions printed on the examination paper. Be sure to write your answers on

the Answer Sheet.

11. What is the SETI project looking for?

12. Why do some scientists think there is intelligent life on other planets?

13. How many other galaxies are there in the universe?

14. How does the SETI project look for life in other galaxies?

15. Why is locating other intelligent life so exciting according to the teacher?

16. Why does the SETI project look for radio signals?

17. How fast do radio signals travel?

18. How long is needed for a radio signal to travel from the nearest galaxy to earth?

19. How fast does the fastest rocket travel?

20. Why doesn’t the SETI project use rockets to look for intelligent life?

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear two passages. Each passage will be read twice. After each passage there will be 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.

Questions for Passage One of Section C

21. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Danny?

A. He suffers from insomnia.

B. He doesn’t get enough sleep.

C. He hates school.

D. He often listens to classical music far into the night.

22. According to sleep experts, kids like Danny __________.

A. are extremely lazy

B. need to see the doctor

C. are not lazy kids

D. are learning disabled

23. Teenagers’ biological rhythms __________.

A. prefer later wake-up times

B. prefer earlier bedtimes

C. favor earlier wake-up times

D. favor the school hours

24. According to Breus, insufficient sleep __________.

A. will not affect a driver with a tremendous amount of experience

B. is caused by a form of depression

C. can ensure good academic performance

D. can affect a kid’s athletic performance

25. Some research studies show that children’s grades rise __________.

A. because they go to bed earlier than before

B. because of later school start time

C. because they adapt themselves to the class schedules

D. because they have good teachers

26. Headmaster Peterson changed his school’s start time to __________ on a trial basis.

A. 8:00

B. 9:00

C. 8:30

D. 7:30

27. Headmaster Peterson __________ the results.

A. was disappointed at

B. was dissatisfied with

C. was regretful about

D. was surprised by