昆院15级大英 期末试卷B

青海大学昆仑学院2015---2016学年第二学期2015级C级英语期末试卷（B）专业：姓名：学号：分数：Ⅰ. Structure (20 points)Directions: Complete each sentence by choosing the most appropriate word or words from the 4 cho ices and write down your answers on the Answer Sheet.1. This rule should be entirely clear in the minds of everyone and should not be misunderstood under any ______.A. humanityB. commitmentC. circumstancesD. chamber2. The program aims to meet the needs of different students. It provides courses for both beginners and ______ students.A. advancedB. advanceC. tremendousD. careful3. All roadwork during rush hours should be stopped to ______ the smooth flow of traffic.A. endureB. ensureC. illustrateD. relieve4. In most cultures it is not ___________ for one to wear a red dress or suit at a funeral.A. appropriateB. accurateC. consciousD. implied5. They ____________ letting him go and would like him to stay on after his present contract expires.A. had no intention ofB. had no intention forC. might as wellD. in attendance6. My daughter was shy; she was afraid to ask questions, ______ questions in class, or talk with other children.A. respondedB. responded toC. respondD. respond to7. They ______ the developed countries to commit more money to protecting the environment.A. called onB. called upC. called forD. called in8.Having studied your report carefully, I a m _________ that your solution is much better than mine.A. relevantB. made itC. convinceD. convinced9. The local government has been providing ____________ support to them, without which they couldn’t have been so successful.A. annualB. apparentC. substantialD. magnificent10. Some taxis do not have a meter. Then it’s easy for some dishonest taxi drivers to ____________ their passengers.A. add toB. cope withC. rip offD. turn offⅡ. Vocabulary (20 points)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form1.are not _________.2.His proposal sounds attractive, but unfortunately it is not _________ to the managementproblems of a small company.3.Good movies not only _________ us, but also helps us understand a little more about life.4.All the tourists were _________ by the magnificent scenery along the coastline.5.I suggest that you not read this novel because it is not interesting and it would _________ youto death.6.Newspapers should record important _________ of the day, but this significant incident wasmissed by many newspapers on that day.7.I think the scientist is _________ of the high praise that has been given to him.8.It is our consistent policy that we will achieve _________ through peaceful means, not by usingarms.9.Whether _________ or professional, American football is perhaps the most popular sport in theUS.10.The duties to provide services for children in need are not _________ to the local socialservices department.III. Sentence Structure (5 points)Directions: Complete the two sentences by combining the groups of words or by translating the Chinese into English.1. my friend, dress, a black hat, coat; I, dress, jeans and sneakers______________________________________________________________2. ______________________________________________________________(考虑到你没有得到多少帮助)，I think you did very well in the research.IV. Reading Comprehension (15 points)Directions: Read the three passages and answer the questions. T hen, Write down your answers on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1As the cost of attending university has soared recently, a frank debate is emerging over who should pay for the cost of higher education. While in some countries people expect students to absorb part or even all of their tuition, in other countries the cost has been provided by the education authority or parents. I am proud that I earn as I learn. As for the remaining majority, I think it’s more a matter of them simply not wanting to pay or contribute. When I told my peers I paid the tuition myself, they would look at me blankly, as if I had told them I’d gone to the moon.As an undergraduate student, I worked as a day care provider earning minimum wage. Then I helped deaf children and worked as a tutor in a private school. I once asked a student if she worked. She said no and she went to school full-time. But at the end of the term, she got C’s and a few B’s. Having to work hard and multitask forces you to prioritize, a skill she hadn’t learned.1. How did the author pay his university education cost? _____A. He borrowed some money from the bank.B. He got financial support from his father.C. He paid his tuition by working part-time.D. He was paid by education authority.2. According to the author, what is the major reason for many students not to pay their own tuition by themselves? _____A. They are not willing to pay or contribute.B. Their schools give them scholarships.C. Their parents pay the tuition for them.D. They are not capable of paying for college.3. How did his peers react when they learned that the author worked to pay his own tuition? _____A. They were envious.B. They were very surprised.C. They admired the author.D. They felt sorry for the author.4. The author did the following part-time jobs except for _____.A. helping deaf childrenB. teach in a private schoolC. working as a teaching assistant in collegeD. looking after young children5. What does the author want to show with the example of the girl? _____A. He was envious of the girl’s easy life.B. Working part-time may help one get all A’s in their study.C. He was sorry that his own parents are not rich.D. Working part-time may help one prioritize their tasks.Passage 2One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.6. Who wrote the story? _____A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbor’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbor.7. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase? _____A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.8. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing.B. The skeleton was stolen.C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.9. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?A. He thinks it rather funny.B. He is very angry.C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert.10. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.C. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.Passage 3An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, ―I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again ! Then the captain came. He said, ―Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ‖But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, ―I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, she continued kindly, ―You and your wife keep your plane very clean!‖11. An old lady had _________ .A. glassesB. a blanket over her headC. a coatD. a basket12. A. She didn’t want to ________ .A. take it offB. turn it offC. get onD. talk about it13. _________ spoke to her .A. The air hostessB. The man next to herC. her husbandD. one of her friends14. The old lady had never been _________ before .A. abroadB. homeC. in a planeD. in hospital15. The woman didn‘t like pl anes and she was never going ________ .A. to fly againB. to travelC. to go abroadD. to go homeV. Banked cloze (10 points)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.For several centuries, cricket has been a very popular sports in England. It has been enjoyed by both professional and 1 players. This super-popular game is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players. It can provide you with health benefits like building 2 ,balance, and places 3 players under unusual pressure because every team player is 4 of each other.Cricket might have started in early 16th-century England. Written records 5 evidence of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward at Newenden, Kent in 1301; and it is possible, 6 no hard evidence, that this was a form of cricket had 7 into a national sport of England. The growth of the British Empire led to cricket being played abroad and by the mid-19th century the first international 8 were held. Cricket has had a(n) 9 impact on popular culture in England. It has had an influence on the vocabulary of the English language, with such phrases as that’s not cricket 10 to describe unfair behavior in general.VI. Translation (30 Points)Directions: In this part, there are two sections. In section A, translate the following sentences into Chinese ones; in section B, translate the following sentences into English ones.Section A (15 Points)1. She fulfilled her ambition of becoming a fashion designer after years of hard work.2. Betty loves reading. In her words, “Reading is the most wonderful thing in the world.”3. The movie was a complete waste of time. I might as well have stayed at home.4. When giving a lecture, Frank often prepared some pictures to illustrate how a situation mentioned in the text took place.5. To launch this new product into the European market, the company gave away 10,000 free samples to the local consumers to try. Section B (15 Points)1.在上交小论文之前，你必须消除文中的所有的错误。