《轮机英语》A试卷及答案

武汉理工大学函授期末考试试卷

课程名称：《英语》（A 卷）

考试方式：闭卷（开卷、闭卷）试卷份数：

教学点：鄂州职业大学类别：本（本、专）科专业年级：

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Choose the best answer to each question.

Example:(D) Graham Greene is a(n)

A、Southern writer

B、black writer

C、Jewish writer

D、English writer

( )1、“The Egg” is a story mainly about

A、grotesque chickens

B、the narrator's unhappy childhood on the chicken farm

C、an innocent poor man frustrated by American passion for success

D、the narrator's parents' ambition

( )2、In "Dry September”, Will Mayes was killed because he was supposed to have

A、robbed Minnie Cooper

B、raped Minnie Cooper

C、watched Minnie Cooper undress

D、frightened Minnie Cooper ( )3、In "The Enormous Radio”, Irene, at her friend's dinner party, interrupted her hostess and stared at the people across the table, which shows that she

A、was a rude lady

B、did not like those people

C、wanted to arouse people's attention

D、looked down upon them ( )4、From the story “Sonny's Blues” we know Sonny was all of the following except

A、a trouble maker

B、a lover of music

C、an unhappy youngster

D、a youngster with thoughts of his own ( )5、In “The Lion's Skin”, Mr.Forestier decided to marry

Mrs.Forestier because

A、Mrs.Forestier was a nice lady

B、he loved her very much

C、she was rich

D、she was very kind to him

( )6、Of the four writers, which one is good at using cartoon device?

A、V.S.Pritchett

B、E.M.Forster

C、Virginia Woolf

D、Evelyn Waugh

( )7、In “Mr.Andrews”, the author describes those gods in Heaven in a tone of

A、admiration

B、respect

C、satire

D、criticism

( )8、We know from the story “An Old Woman and Her Cat "that Hetty died of

A、pneumonia

B、hunger

C、cold and malnutrition

D、flu

( )9、Which of the following statements concerning Nelson's mother in “The Artificial Nigger” is not correct?

A、She was the only daughter of Mr.Head.

B、She ran away from home after Mrs.Head died.

C、She died when Nelson was one year old.

D、She died of pneumonia.

( )10、From “Across the Bridge” we soon learn that Mr.Calloway was in Mexico because he

A、could not contact his banker in London.

B、was a wanted criminal in England.

C、was waiting for an American visa.

D、was a man without a country.

( )11、In “The Monkey's Paw”, the old fakir placed a spell on the monkey's paw because he wished to

A、put a curse on all its future owners.

B、warn people against interfering with fate.

C、demonstrate his great magical powers.

D、revenge himself on India's British conquerors.

( )12、In the story “A Worn Path” which of the following does not appear to give Phoenix trouble on her way to Natchez?

A、The winter cold

B、Stiff, fragile muscles

C、The rough path

D、Animal

( )13、The story “In Another Country” takes place in

A、southern France

B、Germany

C、Italy

D、Spain ( )14、In “The Fly in the Ointment”, Harold asked his taxi to stop outside one of the underground stations but not right before his father's factory because

A、he knew that his father didn't like him to take a taxi.

B、he hated to let his father think that he had some money on hand.

C、his father would blame him for not being thrifty.

D、he didn't have enough money.

( )15、The opening scene of “The Fly” shows Mr.Woodifield

A、in a cemetery in France.

B、visiting his former office.

C、at home with his family.

D、reading the Financial Times.

( )16、We can guess from the story “Bella Fleace Gave a Party” that Bella Fleace came from