大学英语精读试卷

2013-2014学年第二学期期末英语精读试卷使用对象：英语13401、13402、13403模块名称：A卷出题学院：外语学院考试形式：闭卷I. Choose thebest answer(25%)1. The moviestar _________ with your sister , didn't he?A. was used to danceB. used to dancingC. used to danceD. was used to dancing2. The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly, _________________.A. her long hair flowed in the breeze.B. her long hair was flowing in the breeze.C. her long hair flow in the breeze.D. her long hair flowing in the breeze.3. Mother insisted that _____________.A. they are to be back before nine in the evening.B. they ought to be back before nine in the evening.C. they be back before nine in the evening.D. they had to be back before nine in the evening.4. The professor paused as if _____ his students to ask questionson the point he had just made.A. expectingB. to expectC. expectedD. to haveexpected5. I couldn't understand why he pretended ________ in thebookstore.A. to see me notB. not to see meC. not see meD.to see not me6. The classroom was almost empty ____________ a desk or two.A. besidesB. except forC. exceptD. Inaddition to7. It was in that small room ________ they worked hard and dreamedof better days to come.A. whatB. in whichC. whichD. that8. __________, you must show your ticket to go into the cinema.A. No matter whoever you areB. Whoever you areC. Whomever you areD. No matter who are you9. ________ that the left side of the human brain is responsiblefor logic.A. It generally is believedB. It is believedgenerallyC. It is generally believedD. Generally it isbelieved10. Scientists didn't know much about lung cancer ___________.A. before longB. until recentlyC. long beforeD. in the past fewyears11. Nobody would believe his words though he said he wasof the crime.A) pure B) clear C) innocentD) guilty12. The university are having to the governmentfor more money.A) call at B) call on C) appeal forD) appeal to13. The basic reason for a protective tariff is togoods that will undersell products made in the home country.A) keep off B) keep out C) keep up D)deep down14. A lawyer’s income is usually high, more than200 000 dollars a year.A) add up to B) added up to C) amounted toD) amounting to15. Most offices are having to themselves against computer theft.A) assure B) ensure C) sure D)insure16. It was very of you to let us know you were goingto be late.A) considering B) considerate C) considerable D) considered17. The little boy cried and would not the boy whichhe wanted his mother to buy for him.A) let off B) let away C) let go ofD) let alone18. The fall in price is directly to theincrease in output.A) concerned B) connected C) relatedD) united19. Do you have any idea what he meant? I really can’twhat he said at this morning’s meeting.A) figure on B) figure out C) find outD) find20. We should really take some effective to preventsuch terrible things from happening again.A) steps B) means C) measureD) ways21. If you love plants, the chances are you buy them on _____and then wonder where to put them.A). purpose B). impulse C). display D).cue22. We should see ourselves as part of nature rather than in________ with it.A). argument B). connection C). conflict D).crash23. During the nine months before her baby is born, he face isone ______ smile.A). humble B0. exclusive C). perpetual D).modest24. His bedroom ________ a single bed with a small televisionat its foot.A). makes up B). consist of C). lays out D).serves as25. Andrew was determined to _____ a computer career aftergraduation.A). apply B). shave C). purse D). selectII. Cloze (20%)When my wife, who is Spanish, spent her first winter in London a few years ago, she used to ask me time and again: “ Where’s the fog?” Almost all foreigners ____26____ to find the city wreathed(萦绕)in yellow-grey mist for most of the year. Dickens, who was ___27_____ responsible for painting this ____28_____ in people’s minds, certainly wasn’t exaggerating in those days. People __29____ in the nineteenth century that when someone__30____ suicide by jumping into the Thames he was choked by thefog and poisoned by the terrible __31_____ of the river before hehad time to drown himself. In fact, the situation ___32____ inrecent years. When I was a boy in London thirty years ago I wasoften unable to see ____33___ of the road when I left home on winter mornings.The decisive steps that have turned London into one of the___34____ cities in the world __35____ taken at the end of the 1950s.But Londoners still ___36___ that fog ___37___ returns. The changetook place as a result of two main improvements. Factories were compelled to install clean air equipment __38____ close down, andprivate householders were not allowed to ___39_____ coal unlessit was smoke-free. But the ___40____ ecological miracle in London occurred __41____ 1964 onwards when the Thames Water Authoritybegan to pump vast ___42___ of dissolved oxygen into the river.____43____, all the species of fish that had gradually disappearedfrom the Thames __44____ 1800 have returned. Some are even caughtby fishermen ___45___ the House Of Parliament.26. A. look forward B. manage C. wishD. expect27. A. first of all B. above all C. afterall D. all the more28. A. picture B. image C. photoD. portrait29. A. were used to saying B. used tosayingC. were used to sayD. used to say30. A. made B. committed C. did D.was committed31. A. fume B. smell C. smoke D.gas32. A. only has changed B. only changed C. has onlychanged D. changed only33. A. other side B. another side C. the other sideD. another side34. A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanestD. more clean35. A. was B. were C. have been D.had been36. A. find it strange B. find out strange C. find strange D. find out it strange37. A. hardly B. barely C. scarcelyD. seldom38. A. and B. but C. toD. or39. A. use B. make C. produceD. burn40. A. true B. truly C. realD. really41. A. in B. from C. on D. through42. A. numbers B. number C. amount D. quantities43. A. Therefore B. Nevertheless C. HoweverD. As a result44. A. before B. since C. afterD. in45. outside B. in the front of C. insideD. besideIII. Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are 3 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that“but” can render the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology.A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.46. If a mother adds “but” to an apology, _______.A) she doesn’t feel that she should have apologizedB) she does not realize that the child has been hurtC) the child may find the apology easier to acceptD) the child may feel that he owes her an apology47. According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means “_______”.A) You have good reason to get upsetB) I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blameC) I apologize for hurting your feelingsD) I’m at fault for making you upset48. It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because _______.A) it gets one into the habit of making empty promisesB) it may make the other person feel guiltyC) it is vague and ineffectiveD) it is hurtful and insulting49. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry _______.A) the complexities involved should be ignoredB) their ages should be taken into accountC) parents need to set them a good exampleD) parents should be patient and tolerant50. It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _______.A) a social issue calling for immediate attentionB) not necessary among family membersC) a sign of social progressD) not as simple as it seemsQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Keiko loved London ----- the shops, the entertainment and the low prices. English weather though was one thing that trouble her. Every time she went out she felt under the weather.In one hour the weather could change from cloud and rain to warm sunshine and back again. She never knew what to wear. In Japan there are typically four seasons and she always knew what weather to expect. When winter came she would carefully put away her husband’s summer suits and she would never let him wear them again until June 1st, no matter how hot it became. But in Englandshe had to have all the clothes at hand all the time in case the weather changed.She was always annoyed when she went to her English conversation lessons with Mr. Boyd because she was either over-dressed or underdressed. Mr. Boyd was an elderly teacher who didn’t encourage students to call him by his first name and Keiko liked that. She asked him about the weather problem. Mr. Boyd said, “The weather is a good topic to use in conversation and can help to break the ice. If you don’t what to say next, you can always say something about the weather.”This was true because Keiko had noticed the many times Mr. Boyd had talked about the weather to her. Mr. Boyd was very unusual in his habits and always carried an umbrella even in the sunniest weather. All the teachers and students made fun of him about it. “You never can tell,”he always said. As she was about to leave the school one day Keiko was angry to see that the sunny day had turned to rain. She had neither a coat nor an umbrella. Mr. Boyd smiled as he passed her in the school doorway and putting up his umbrella said, “Every cloud has a silver lining!”51. What troubled Keiko most when living in London?A. the shopsB. The entertainmentC. The low pricesD. the weather52. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. In Japan, people can feel the difference between four seasons.B. In England, people have to keep all the clothes at hand all the year round.C. In winter, people in London usually put away the summer suits.D. in summer, people in Britain will not put away the summer suits.53. According to Mr. Boyd, the weather is _____________.A. a good topic to use in conversationB. a good tool to break the iceC. a good topic to have a debate.D. a good method to make friends.54. What kind of person was Mr. Boyd?A. Strict and unkind.B. Honest but lazy.C. honest but unkind.D. Interesting and friendly55. The passage gives us an impression that _________ .A. we can never understand native speakers without a knowledge of idioms.B. we should turn to others for help whenever we are in trouble.C. we should bring as many coats as possible to EnglandD. we can easily make friends with the eccentric people in England.Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Although Tomas Jefferson did not begin the effort of designing the University of Virginia until late in his life, the education of the common man had occupied his thoughts for decades. He believed ignorance to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he considered to be the weakness of educational institutions modeled on European settings. He imagined that an “academical village” around a tree-lined lawn would provide anideal setting in which to pursue higher education. The center of such a village would be a Temple of Knowledge that would house the university library.When Virginia decided to set up a state university in 1818, the retired U. S. President finally was able to devote his talent, time, and energy to creating this new kind of educational institution. By the time he was finished with his design, Jefferson had invented an entirely new American setting for higher education: the college campus.In 1812, Jefferson chose to begin building his “academical village,”the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA, far away from the city center. He intended this spot to promote learning because it was natural and unspoiled, and far from anything that could distract or harm the students. The University consists of two rows of houses, five on each side, leading to a main building. This main building, the Rotunda, became the most important part of the University, because it contained the library. By focusing his entire institution on the library, instead of around the church, Jefferson revolutionized American university architecture.Jefferson’s aim was to create a new institutional form for his ideal educational system, a system he thought should give every citizen the information he needs for carrying out his daily business. This new approach to citizenship and education demanded a new type of university, one where students and professors could coexist and share ideas. He attempted to create this environment by combing the professors’houses and students’classrooms, and linking all the buildings with covered walkways so intellectual exchanges between departments could go on smoothly. Jefferson had also recognized the importance of the students’ whole life, and given much thought and planning to the students’ dining, living, and exercise facilities.56. Jefferson devoted much of his thought to the education of the common man because he believed ________.A. everyone who loved freedom hated ignorance.B. a country could not be strong without education.C. an uneducated man could not gain full freedom.D. European educational institutions did not suit America57. According to Jefferson, the center of a university should be ______ .A. the churchB. the libraryC. the lawnD. the classroom58. Jefferson chose o locate the University of Virginia far away from the city center because ________.A. land in the city center could not be found.B. there was a tree-lined lawn thereC. this was a European traditionD. there was no distraction for the students.59. In Jefferson’s view, an ideal educational system should _________.A. be one under which every citizen enjoys equal opportunity.B. give everyone the information he needs for conducting his business.C．ensure that everyone has a chance to enter an institution of higher learning.D. provide students with a natural and unspoiled setting for learning.60. What was made easy by the revolutionized American campus?A. Students’ learning.B. Intellectual exchangeC. Professors’ teachingD. Both students’ and professors’ life.IV. Translation(10%)61．他致力于研究工作的精神给我留下了深刻的印象，但我对他那些深奥的理论却丝毫不感兴趣。