广州大学英语文学导论期末试题
英语文学原理期末考试试卷
Section I: Multiple Choice (40 points, 1 point each)1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romantic literature?A) Emphasis on natureB) Focus on the individualC) Detailed descriptions of historical eventsD) Praise of reason and logic2. In "Hamlet," the theme of __________ is central to the play.A) betrayalB) loveC) revengeD) madness3. Which of the following authors is NOT considered a member of the Brontë sisters?A) Charlotte BrontëB) Emily BrontëC) Anne BrontëD) Thomas Hardy4. The novel "Pride and Prejudice" is primarily set in which country?A) FranceB) EnglandC) ScotlandD) Ireland5. What is the main theme of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald?A) The American DreamB) Love and lossC) The class struggleD) War and conflict6. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" are attributed to which ancient Greek poet?A) HomerB) AeschylusC) SophoclesD) Euripides7. Which of the following is a characteristic of the Gothic novel?A) Optimism and realismB) Supernatural elements and fearC) Satire and social commentaryD) Philosophical and moral themes8. The novel "Jane Eyre" is considered a classic example of which literary genre?A) RomanticismB) RealismC) GothicD) Naturalism9. In "Wuthering Heights," the main characters Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw are products of which literary concept?A) RealismB) RomanticismC) NaturalismD) Modernism10. The play "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams is a classic example of which dramatic style?A) TragedyB) ComedyC) TragicomedyD) AbsurdismSection II: Short Answer Questions (30 points, 5 points each)1. Define the term "Stream of Consciousness" and provide an example froma literary work.2. Explain the concept of "Irony" in literature and give an example froma play or novel.3. Discuss the significance of symbolism in poetry and provide an example from a famous poem.4. Describe the difference between "Realism" and "Naturalism" in literature and give an example of each.5. Explain the role of setting in a novel and how it contributes to the story's development.Section III: Essay Question (30 points)Write an essay discussing the development of the short story genre from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Include specific examples of short stories and their authors to support your analysis.---Total Points: 100Please ensure that your answers are well-organized and include relevant examples from the literature studied during the course. Good luck!。
大学英语期末考试试卷及答案6.docx
Test SixPart I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question the re will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish by 2 in the afternoon.Therefore, D) "5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B [C] [D]1.A) Dick's trousers don't match his jacket.B)Dick looks funny in that yellow jacket.C)The color of Dick' *s jacket' is* too dark.D)Dick has bad taste in clothes.2.A) Call the police station.B)Get the wallet for the man.C)Show the man her family pictures.D)Ask to see the man's driver's license.3.A) The temperature is not as high as the man claims.B)The room will get cool if the man opens the windows.C)She is following instructions not to use the air-conditioning.D)She is afraid the new epidemic SARS will soon spread all over town.4.A) She lost a lot of weight in two years.B)She stopped exercising two years ago.C)She had a unique way of staying healthy.D)She was never persistent in anything she did.5.A) The man is not suitable for the position,B)The job has been given to someone else.C)She had received only one application letter.D)The application arrived a week earlier than expected.6.A) He*s unwilling to fetch the laundry.B)He has already picked up the laundry.C)He will go before the laundry is closed.D)He thinks his mother should get the clothes back.7.A) At a shopping center. C) At an international trade fair.B)At an electronics company. D) At a DVD counter in a music store.8.A) The woman hated the man talking throughout the movie.B)The woman saw a comedy instead of a horror movie.C)The woman prefers light movies before sleep.D)The woman regrets going to the movie.9.A) He is the fight man to get the job done.B)He is a man with professional expertise.C)He is not easy to get along with.D)He is not likely to get the job.10.A) It is being forced out of the entertainment industry.B)It should change its concept of operation.C)It should revolutionize its technology.D)It is a very good place to relax.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) He set up the first university in America.B)He was one of the earliest settlers in America.C)He can best represent the spirit of early America.D)He was the most distinguished diplomat in American history.12.A) He provided Washington with a lot of money.B)He persuaded France to support Washington.C)He served as a general in Washington's army.D)He represented Washington in negotiations with Britain.13.A) As one of the greatest American scholars.B)As one of America's most ingenious inventors.C)As one of the founding fathers of the United States.D)As one of the most famous activists for human rights.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) Because we might be offered a dish of insects.B)Because nothing but freshly cooked insects are servedC)Because some yuppies like to horrify guests with insects as food.D)Because we might meet many successful executives in the media industry.15.Ai From yuppie clubs. C) In the supermarket.B)In the seafood market. D) On the Internet.16.A) It's easy to prepare. C) It's exotic in appearance.B)It's tasty and healthful. D) It*s safe to eat.17.A) It will be consumed by more and more young people.B)It will become the first course at dinner parties.C)It will have to be changed to suit local tastes.D)It is unlikely to be enjoyed by most People.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.A) Their business hours are limited.B)Their safety measures are inadequate.C)Their banking procedures are complicated.D)They don't have enough service windows.19.A) People who are in the habit of switching from one bank to another.B)Young people who are fond of modem technology.C)Young people who are wealthy and well-educated.D)People who have computers at home.20.A) To compete for customers.B)To reduce the size of their staff.C)To provide services for distant clients.D)To expand their operations at a lower cost.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. 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 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. It was the worst tragedy in maritime （航海的）history, six times more deadly than the Titanic.When the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff was hit by torpedoes （鱼雷）fired from a Russian submarine in the final winter of World War II, more than 10,00 0 people - mostly women, children and old people fleeing the final Red Army push into Nazi Germany - were packed aboard. An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as the ship tilted and began to go down. Others desperately tried to put lifeboats down. Some who succeeded fought off those in the water who had the strength to try to claw their way aboard. Most people froze immediately. I' 11 never forget the screams," says Christa Ntitzmann, 87, one of the 1,200 survivors. She recalls watching the ship, brightly lit, slipping into its dark grave - and into seeming nothingness, rarely mentioned for more than half a century.Now Germany's Nobel Prize-winning author Gtinter Grass has revived the memory of the 9,000 dead, including more than 4,000 children - with his latest novel Crab Walk, published last month. The book, which will be out in English next year, doesn't dwell on the sinking; its heroine is a pregnant young woman who survives the catastrophe only to say later: "Nobody wanted to hear about it, not here in the West （of Germany） and not at all in the East." The reason was obvious. As Grass put it in a recent interview with the weekly Die Woche: "Because the crimes we Germans are responsible for were and are so dominant, we didn't have the energy left to tell of our own sufferings."The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable - and necessary, By unreservedly owning up to their country's monstrous crimes in the Second World War, Germans have managed to win acceptance abroad, marginalize （使...不得势）the neo- Nazis at home and make peace with their neighbors. Today's unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long, troubled history. For that, a half century of willful forgetting about painful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay. But even the most politically correct Germans believe that they* ye now earned the right to discuss the full historical record. Not to equate German suffering with that of its victims, but simply to acknowledge a terrible tragedy.21.Why does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst tragedy in maritime history?A）I t was attacked by Russian torpedoes.B）M ost of its passengers were frozen to death.C）Its victims were mostly women and children.D)It caused the largest number of casualties.22.Hundreds of families dropped into the sea when .A) a strong ice storm tilted the shipB)the cruise ship sank all of a suddenC)the badly damaged ship leaned toward one sideD)the frightened passengers fought desperately for lifeboats23.The Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy was little talked about for more than half a century because Germans .A)were eager, to win international acceptanceB)felt guilty for their crimes in World War IIC)had been pressured to keep silent about itD)were afraid of offending their neighbors24.How does Gunter Grass revive the memory of the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy?A)By presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack.B)By describing the ship's sinking in great detail.C)By giving an interview to the weekly Die Woche.D)By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman.25.It can be learned from the passage that Germans no longer think that .A)they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedyB)the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nation's past misdeedsC)Germany is responsible for the horrible crimes it committed in World War IID)it-is wrong to equate their sufferings with those of other countriesPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Given the lack of fit between gifted students and their schools, it is not surprising that such students often have little good to say 'about their school experience. In one study of 400 adult who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school. Few MacArthur Prize fellows, winners of the MacArthur Award for creative accomplishment, had good things to say about their precollegiate schooling if they had not been placed in advanced programs. Anecdotal ( 名人轶事)reports support this. Pablo Picasso, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Oliver Gold smith, and William Butler Yeats all disliked school. So did Winston Churchill, who almost failed out of Harrow, an elite British school. About Oliver Goldsmith, one of his teachers remarked, "Never was so dull a boy." Often these children realize that they know more than their teachers, and their teachers often feel that these children are arrogant, inattentive, or unmotivated. Some of these gifted people may have done poorly in school because their, gifts were not scholastic. Maybe we can account for Picasso in this way. But most fared poorly in school not because they lackedability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest. Yeats described the lack of fit between his mind and school: n Because I had found it difficult to attend to anything less interesting than my own thoughts, I was difficult to teach. " As noted earlier, gifted children of all kinds tend to be strong-willed nonconformists. Nonconformity and stubbornness (and Yeats's level of arrogance and self-absorption) are likely to lead to Conflicts with teachers.When highly gifted students in any domain talk about what was important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or teachers. A writing prodigy (神童)studied by David Feldman and Lynn Goldsmith was taught far more about writing by his journalist father than his English teacher. High-IQ children, in Australia studied by Miraca Gross had much more positive feelings about their families than their schools. About half of the mathematicians studied by Benjamin Bloom had little good to say about school. They all did well in school and took honors classes when available, and some skipped grades.26.The main point the author is making about schools is that .A)they should satisfy the needs of students from different family backgroundsB)they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented studentsC)they should organize their classes according to the students* abilityD)they should enroll as many gifted students as possible27.The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmith's teachers .A)to provide support for his argumentB)to illustrate the strong will of some gifted childrenC)to explain how dull students can also be successfulD)to show how poor Oliver's performance was at school28.Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who .A)paid no attention to their teachers in classB)contradicted their teachers much too oftenC)could not cope with their studies at school successfullyD)behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers29.Many gifted people attributed their success.A)mainly to parental help and their education at homeB)both to school instruction and to their parents' coachingC)more to their parents' encouragement than to school trainingD)less to their systematic education than to their talent30.The root cause of many gifted students having bad memories of their school years is that .A)their nonconformity brought them a lot of troubleB)they were seldom praised by their teachersC)school courses failed to inspire or motivate themD)teachers were usually far strictPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.When we worry about who might be spying on our private lives, we usually think about the Federal agents. But the private sector outdoes the government every time. It's Linda Tripp, not the FBI, who is facing charges under Maryland's laws against secret telephone taping. It's our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing firms.Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far. The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will. As an example of what's going on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. According to the lawsuit, the bank supplied a telemarketer called MemberWorks with sensitive customer data such as names, phone numbers, bank-account and credit-card numbers, Social Security numbers, account balances and credit limits.With these customer lists in hand, MemberWorks started dialing for dollars - selling dental plans, videogames, computer software and other products and services. Customers who accepted a "free trial offer" had, 30 days to cancel. If the deadline passed, they were charged automatically through their bank or credit-card accounts. U.S. Bancorp collected a share of the revenues. Customers were doubly deceived, the lawsuit claims. They didn't know that the bank was giving account numbers to MemberWorks. And if customers asked, they were led to think the answer was no.The state sued MemberWorks separately for deceptive selling. The company defends that it did anythingwrong. For its part, U.S. Bancorp settled without admit ting any mistakes. But it agreed to stop exposing its customers to nonfinancial products sold by outside firms. A few top banks decided to do the same. Many other banks will still do business with MemberWorks and similar firms.And banks will still be mining data from your account in order to sell you financial products, including things of little value, such as credit insurance and credit-card protection plans. You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields "transaction and experience" information - mainly the details of your bank and credit-card accounts. Social Security numbers are for sale by private firms. They've generally agreed not to sell to the public. But to businesses, the numbers are an open book. Self-regulation doesn't work. A firm might publish a privacy-protection policy, but who enforces it?Take U.S. Bancorp again. Customers were told, in writing, that n all personal information you supply to us will be considered confidential." Then it sold your data to MemberWorks. The bank even claims that it doesn't "sell" your data at all. It merely "shares" it and reaps a profit. Now you know.31.Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on people's privacy .A)is mainly carried out by means of secret tapingB)has been intensified with the help of the IRSC)is practiced exclusively by the FBID)is more prevalent in business circles32.We know from the passage that .A)legislators are acting to pass a law to provide better privacy protectionB)most states are turning a blind eye to the deceptive practices of private businessesC)the state of Minnesota is considering drawing up laws to protect private informationD)lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customers* buying habits33.When the "free trial" deadline is over, you'll be charged without notice for a product or service 迁A)you fail to cancel it within the specified periodB)you happen to reveal your credit card numberC)you find the product or service unsatisfactoryD)you fail to apply for extension of the deadline34.Businesses do not regard information concerning personal bank accounts as private becauseA)its revelation will do no harm to consumers under the current protection policyB)it is considered "transaction and experience" information unprotected by lawC)it has always been considered an open secret by the general publicD)its sale can be brought under control through self-regulation35.We can infer from the passage thatA)banks will have to change their ways of doing businessB)privacy protection laws will soon be enforcedC)consumers* privacy will continue to be invadedD)"free trial" practice will eventually be bannedPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It's hardly news that the immigration system is a mess. Foreign nationals have long been slipping across the border with fake papers, and visitors who arrive in the U.S. legitimately often overstay their legal welcome without being punished. But since Sept. 11, it's become clear that terrorists have been shrewdly factoring the weaknesses of our system into their plans. In addition to the their mastery of forging passports, at least three of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers (劫机者)were here on expired visas. That's been a safe bet until now. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)( 移民归化局)lacks the resources, and apparently the inclination, to keep track of the estimated 2 million foreigners who have intentionally overstayed their welcome.But this laxness (马虎)toward immigration fraud may be about to change. Congress has already taken some modest steps. The U.S.A. Patriot Act, passed in the wake of the Sept. 11 tragedy, requires the FBI, the Justice Department, the State Department and the INS to share more data, which will make it easier to stop watch-listed terrorists at the border.But what's really needed, critics say, is even tougher laws and more resources aimed at tightening upborder security. Reformers are calling for a rollback of rules that hinder law enforcement. They also want the INS to hire hundreds more border patrol agents and investigators to keep illegal immigrants out and to track them down once they*re here. Reformers also want to see the INS set up a database to monitor whether visa holders actually leave the country when they are required to.All these proposed changes were part of a new border-security bill that passed the House of Representatives but died in the Senate last week. Before Sept. 11, legislation of this kind had been blocked by two powerful lobbies: universities, which rely on tuition from foreign students who could be kept out by the new law, and business, which relies on foreigners for cheap lab or. Since the attacks, they*ve backed off. The bill would have passed this time but for congressional maneuverings and is expected to be reintroduced and to pass next year.Also on the agenda for next year: a proposal, backed by some influential law-makers, to split the INS into two agencies - a good cop that would tend to service functions like processing citizenship papers and a bad cop that would concentrate on border inspections, deportation and other functions. One reason for the division, supporters say, is that the INS has in recent years become too focused on serving tourists and immigrants. After the Sept. 1 1 tragedy, the INS should pay more attention to serving the millions of ordinary Americans who rely on the nation's border security to protect them from terrorist attacks.36.Terrorists have obviously taken advantage ofA)the legal privileges granted to foreignersB)the excessive hospitality of the American peopleC)the irresponsibility of the officials at border checkpointsD)the low efficiency of the Immigration and Naturalization Service37.We learn from the passage that coordinated efforts will be made by various U.S. government agencies to .A)refuse the renewing of expired visasB)ward off terrorist suspects at the borderC)prevent the forgery of immigration papersD). limit the number of immigrants to the U.S.38.It can be inferred from the passage that before Sept. 11, aliens with expired visas .A)might have them extended without troubleB)would be closely watched by FBI agentsC)might stay on for as long as they wishedD)would live in constant fear of deportation39.It is believed by many that all these years the INS .A)has been serving two contradictory functionsB)has been too liberal in granting visas to tourists and immigrants indiscriminatelyC)has over-emphasized its service functions at the expense of the nation's securityD)has ignored the pleas of the two powerful lobbies40.Before Sept. 11, the U.S. Congress had been unable to pass stricter immigration laws because .A)they might have kept away foreign students and cheap lab orB)it was difficult to coordinate the efforts of the congressmenC)education and business circles cared little about nationD)resources were not available for their enforcementPart III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41.It is generally known that New York is a city for and a center for odd bits of information.A)veterans C) pedestriansB)victims D) eccentrics42.High grades are supposed to academic ability, but John's actual performance did not confirm this.A)certify C) classifyB)clarify D) notify43.In spite of the , it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up.A)deviation C) controversyB)distinction D) comparison44.The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seekA)premium C) repaymentB)compensation D) refund45.At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of with the machinery.A)disturbances C) outputsB)setbacks D) distortions46.He tried to hide his patch by sweeping his hair over to one side.A)barren C) baldB)bare D) bleak47.The old couple now still for their beloved son, 30 years after his death.A)cherish C) immerseB)groan D) mourn48.Coffee is the of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money.A)majority C) spiceB)staple D) elite49.Before we move, we should some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.A) discard C) cancel50.You cannot imagine how I feel with my duties sometimes.A)overflowed C) overwhelmedB)overthrown D) overturned51.Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be to have withdrawn from the program.A)contemplated C) acknowledgedB)deemed D) anticipated52.Although he was on a diet, the delicious food him enormously.A)distracted C) inspiredB)stimulated D) tempted t53.The police are trying to what really happened.A)ascertain C) avertB)assert D) ascribe54.He said that ending the agreement would the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.A)venture C) jeopardizeB)expose D) legalize55.As we know, computers are used to store and information efficiently.A)reclaim C) reassureB)reconcile D) retrieve56.His illness first itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.A) expressed C) reflectedthey felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.57. TheA)affection C) sensibilityB)adherence D) sensitivity58.When construction can begin depends on how soon the of the route is completed.A)conviction C) orientationB)identity D) survey59.The government a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.A)pronounced C) compliedB)imposed D) prescribed60.Years after the accident he was still by images of death and destruction.A)twisted C) hauntedB)dipped D) submerged61.The boxer and almost fell when his opponent hit him.A)staggered C) scatteredB)shattered D) stamped62.In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is into ice.A)dispersed C) compiledB)embodied D) compacted63.These continual in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.A) transitions C) exchangesB) transformations D) fluctuations64. The post-World War II baby resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number ofteenagers in the 1960s and 1970s.A) boost C) productionB) boom D) prosperity65.Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but in the courtyard.A) resided C) lingeredB) dwelled D) delayed66.Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of any important data.A) relaying C) deletingB) overlooking D) revealing67.The bank is offering a to anyone who can give information about the robbery.A) reward C) prizeB)bonus D) compliment68. It isa(n)disease.that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heartA) analogy C) correlationB) paradox D) illusion69. For many years the Japanese have the car market.A) presided C) operatedB)occupied D) dominated70. The subject of safety must be placed at the top of theA) agenda C) routinePart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Culture refers to the social heritage of a people - the learned patterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize a population or society, include the expression of these patters in S1. material things. Culture is compose of nonmaterial culture - S2.abstract creations like values, beliefs, customs and institutional arrangements - and material culture - physical object like S3. cooking pots, computers and bathtubs. In sum, culture reflects both the ideas we share or everything we make. In ordinary S4. speech, a person of culture is the individual can speak another S5.language - the person who is unfamiliar with the arts, music, S6.literature, philosophy, or history. But to sociologists, to behuman is to be cultured, because of culture is the common world S7. of experience we share with other members of our group.Culture is essentially to our humanness. It provides a kind S8.of map for relating to others. Consider how you feel your way about social life. How do you know how to act in a classroom, or a department store, or toward a person who smiles or laugh S9. at you? Your culture supplies you by broad, standardized, S10. ready-made answers for dealing with each of these situations.Therefore, if we know a person's culture, we can understand and even predict a good deal of his behavior.Part V Writing (30 minutes)。
大学英语期末考试试题
大学英语期末考试试题一、听力理解（共20分）1. 请根据所听对话，选择正确答案。
（每题2分，共10分）- A) 问题1：对话中提到的天气如何？- A) 晴朗- B) 多云- C) 下雨- D) 雪- B) 问题2：对话中的男士建议女士去哪里？- A) 图书馆- B) 电影院- C) 公园- D) 博物馆2. 请根据所听短文，完成填空。
（每空1分，共10分）- 短文1：The Great Wall of China is one of the most famous landmarks in the world, stretching over 13,000 miles. It was originally built to protect China from invasions by nomadic tribes in the north. The construction of the Great Wall began during the 7th century BC and continued through several dynasties, with the most famous sections being built during the Ming Dynasty.- The Great Wall was built to protect China from invasions by ________.- The construction of the Great Wall began in the ________century.二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读以下短文，回答下列问题。
（每题3分，共15分）- 短文：In recent years, the popularity of e-books has beenon the rise. Many people have embraced the convenience of digital reading, which allows them to carry hundreds of books in a single device. However, some still prefer thetraditional feel of paper books, citing the tactileexperience and the smell of the pages as reasons for their preference.- What is the main topic of the passage?- Why do some people prefer e-books?- What are the reasons given for preferring paper books?2. 阅读以下短文，判断下列陈述的正误。
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Part I. Writing (10 points) Directions:For this part, you are allowed to write a composition based on the following requirements, entitled My study and Life at College.Y ou should write 100-120 words. Write down your composition on Answer Sheet 2.1.My biggest gain in the first half semester.2.My greatest difficulty at present.My Study and Life at CollegePart II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(1 point each, 10 points) Directions:In this part, you have to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. Then mark the corresponding letter (A—Y; B—N; C—NG) on Answer Sheet 1Y(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.Broken WingMaybe you‘ve heard the saying, ―A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.‖ I am sure that Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in school.By high school, Ware was the most celebrated troublemaker in his town. He wasn‘t very talkative, didn‘t answer questions and got into lots of fights. He had failed in almost every class. I met Ware for the first time at a weekend training program, which was designed to have students become more involved in their communities. Ware was one of 405 students who signed up for the program. When I showed up to lead them, the communities leaders gave me this overview(概况) of the attending students: ―We have different kinds of students today, from the student body president to T. J. Ware, the boy with the longest arrest record in the history of town.‖ Somehow, I knew that I wasn‘t the first to hear about Ware‘s dark side as the first words of introduction.At the start of the program, Ware was literally standing outside the circle of students, against the back wall. He didn‘t readily join the discussion groups and seemed to have little to say. But slowly, the interactive（互动式的）games drew him in. The ice really melted when the groups started building a list of positive and negative things that had occurred at school that year. Ware had some definite thoughts on those situations. The other students in Ware‘s group welcomed his comments. All of a sudden Ware felt like a part of the group, and before long he was being treated like a leader. He was saying things that made a lot of sense, and everyone was listening. Ware was a smart guy and had some great ideas. The next day, Ware was very active in all the sessions. By the end of the program, he had joined the Homeless Project team. He knew something about poverty, hunger and hopelessness. Impressed with his passionate(热情的)concern and ideas, the other students on the team elected Ware chairman of the team.Two weeks later, Ware led the team to collect food for needy families. In just two hours they collected 2,854 cans of food, which could support the poor family in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. That newspaper story and Ware‘s picture were posted on the main bulletin board at school. Every day he was reminded about what he did. He was being acknowledged as leadership material. Then Ware started showing up at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time.Ware‘s story reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. But once it hashealed(痊愈), it can fly higher than the rest.( ) 1. By high school, T. J. Ware wasn‘t very talkative, didn‘t answer questions and got into lots of fights.( ) 2. T. J. Ware was one of 408 students who signed up for the program.( ) 3.The author was the first to hear about Ware‘s dark side as the first words of introduction. ( ) 4. At the beginning of the training program, T. J. Ware was reluctant to join the students in their activities.( ) 5. Through the program, T. J. Ware demonstrated potential as a leader.( ) 6. It was getting warmer when the students carried out their program.( ) 7. T. J. Ware had joined the Homeless Project team by the end of the program.( ) 8. T. J. Ware was always devoted to aiding those in need.( ) 9. Encouragement from the teacher helped T. J. Ware to reform himself.( ) 10. The weekend training program lasted for two weeks.Part III. Listening Comprehension (20 points) Section A (0.5 point each, 5 points) Directions:In this section, you‘ll hear ten short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and questions will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.11. A. What do you do? B. Fine thanks.C. I‘ m a college student.D. I do well in my studies.12. A. She is very kind. B. She is very well.C. She is still very young.D. She is doing her homework now.13. A. By taking a course. B. V ery well.C. In the library.D. In the morning.14. A. She looks very well. B. She likes parties a lot.C. She likes her father.D. She is like a model, tall and pretty.15. A. I bought it at a sale. B. It‘s very nice.C. It‘s my sister‘s.D. My sister likes it.16. A. At 9:00 B. At 9:15.C. At 9:30.D. At 9:50.17. A. 5 dollars. B. 10 dollars.C. 20 dollars.D. 15 dollars.18. A. One. B. TwoC: Three D. Four19. A. It‘s beside a hotel. B. It‘s beside a busy road.C. It‘s next to a hotel.D. It‘s opposite a hotel on a busy road.20. A. He often teaches English in his free time. B. He‘s an English teacher.C. He often teaches English for nothing.D. He gives three English lessons each week. Section B (1 points each, 10 points) Directions:In this section you will hear two long conversations and a passage. The conversations and passage will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecenter.Conversation One21. A. The differences between languages.B. The importance of foreign language learning.C. What languages they speak.D. The major difficulties in foreign language learning.22. A. Both Mrs. Brown and Mr. Green are foreign language teachers.B. Both Mrs. Brown and Mr. Green speak several languages.C. Neither Mrs. Brown nor Mr. Green is a native speaker of English.D. Neither Mrs. Brown nor Mr. Green speaks Japanese.23. A. Mr. Brown speaks Japanese better than Mrs. Brown.B. Spelling is the most difficult part in foreign language learning.C. French is often spoken by English-speaking people.D. Mr. Green often makes business trips to the Middle East. Conversation Two24. A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.D. At night.25. A. The mother.B. The father.C Keith.D. Everybody shares.26. A. Happy.B. Sad.C. AngryD. Surprised.Passage27. A. He is a bus driver.B. He is a repairman.C. He is an engineer.D. He is a mechanic.28. A. He came back home very late and very angry.B. He came back home very early and very angry.C. He came back home very early and very happy.D. He came back home very late and very happy.29. A. He takes a bus.B. He walks to his factory but takes a bus to get home after work.C. He always walks.D. He takes a bus to get to his factory and walks home after work.30. A. Bill prefers walking to taking a bus.B. Bill tries to save money when he can.C. Bill thinks of nothing but monkey.D. Bill has saved a lot of money.Section C (0.5 point each, 5 points) Directions:In this section you will hear a passage three times. You are required to fill in the blanks. Then write down your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Our words –spoken or written—can become deeds of kindness that build hope, ease pains even change lives. Here is a story of how kind words helped an old lady on her life __31___.When Mrs. Law learned that her 25-year-old daughter, Julia, was killed in a car accident, she was ___32____. Following the ___33____, Mrs. Law went to her daughter‗s office to clean out her desk. ____34____, several of Julia‘s fellow workers came by to express their sympathy. All ___35____ ended with, ―If there is anything I can do…..‖ Mrs. Law responded by asking them to write down their __36_____ about her daughter and mail them to her. ―I told them that receiving their notes would ___37____ me with a glimpse of Julia‘s life that I didn‘t know about.‖Over the next few weeks, Mrs. Law received ___38____ of letters from Julia‘s fellow workers. ―When I begin to feel blue, I read those letters ___39____ and am comforted,‖ Mrs. Law says. ―There are no words to express how much those letters have ___40____ to me.‖Part IV. Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) (30 points) Section A (1 point each, 10 points) Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. Y ou are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Do not treat all new words in exactly the same way. Have you ever complaine d___41___ your memory because you find it simply __42_____to memorize all the new words you are learning? But in fact, it is not your___43___that is at fault. If you cram your head with too many new words at a time, some of them are ___44____ to be crowded out. What you need to do is to deal with new words in different ways according to ___45___frequently they occur in every use. ___46____ active words demand ___47___practice and useful words must be ___48____to memory, words that do not often occur in everyday situations require just a nodding acquaintance. Y ou will find concentrating ___49___ active and useful words the most ___50___route toSection B (2 points each, 20 points) Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Y ou should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center. Passage OneWhen Berenice Belizaire arrived in New Y ork from Haiti with her mother and sister in 1987, she wasn‘t very happy. She spoke no English. The family had to live in a small and crowdedBrooklyn apartment, a far cry from the comfortable house they‘d had in Haiti. Her mother, a nurse, worked long hours. School was torture(折磨). Berenice had always been a good student, but now she was learning a new language while enduring constant taunts(嘲笑)from the Americans. They cursed(咒骂)her in the cafeteria and threw food at her. Someone hit her sister in the head with a book. ―Why can‘t we go home?‖ Berenice asked her mother.Because home was dangerous. The schools weren‘t always open anymore, and education---her mother insisted---was the most important thing. Her mother had always pushed her: memorize everything, she ordered. ―I have a pretty good memory,‖Berenice admitted last week. Indeed, the other kids at school began to notice that Berenice always, somehow, knew the answers.‖ They started coming to me for help,‖ she says. ―They never called me a nerd(书呆子).‖Within two years Berenice was speaking English, though not well enough to get into one of New Y ork‘s elite(精英)public high school. She had to settle for a neighborhood school, James Madison, a school with a history of unlikely success stories. ―I didn‘t realize what we had in Berenice at first,‖ says math teacher Judith Khan. ―She was good at math, but she was quiet. And the things she didn‘t know. She applied for a summer program in Buffalo and asked me how to get there on the subway. But she always seemed to ask the right questions. She understood the big ideas. She could think on her feet. She could explain difficult problems so the other kids could understand them. Eventually I realized she wasn‘t just pushing for grades, she was hungry for knowledge… And you know it never occurred to me that she also was doing well in English and history, all these subjects that had to be much tougher for her than math.‖51. Berenice and her family came to the United States so that_________________________.A.S he could get a good educationB.They could live a comfortable lifeC.They could learn to speak perfect EnglishD. she would enjoy school together with her sister52. How did the American students treat Berenice and her sister when they first came to New Y ork?A.T hey tried to help them.B.They looked down upon them.C.They tried to make friends with them.D. They kept a distance from them.53. How was it that the American children never called Berenice a nerd?A.T hey came to know she had a pretty good memory.B.She spoke English as if she were a native American,C.She could help them with their schoolwork.D.They knew she had always been a good student.54. Why didn‘t Berenice get into an elite public school?A.H er family couldn‘t afford the cost.B.Her English wasn‘t good enough.C.It was too far away from where her family lived.D.The neighborhood school she went to had a history of unlikely success stories.55. Why did Berenice make such rapid progress in her studies after she came to America according to her math teacher?A.T here were so many things she didn‘t know.B.The summer program she went to helped her a lot.C.Her mother pressed her for good grades.D.She had a thirst for knowledge.Passage TwoOne of the greatest mysteries in biology—how the monarch butterfly(帝王蝶)travels thousands of kilometers on its yearly migration(迁移) –has just been solved.Monarch butterflies use the sun to set their body clocks and make their journeys, according to US scientists. No other butterfly in the world migrates like the orange and black monarchs of North America. They cannot live for long periods in cold weather. Each autumn, thousands travel up to 3,000 km to spend the winter in the mountains of Mexico. There are so many, they almost block out the sky, and you can hear their wings beating.It usually takes the butterflies two months to reach Mexico. After staying five months, they head back up north in the spring. But not one butterfly finishes the whole round-trip. They lay eggs along the way and die.Three generations of butterflies will live and die during the spring journey alone. The fourth and final generation of the year is born in early autumn and will reach the north. But it hardly gets to rest before starting the long journey south to Mexico.The most amazing thing about these butterflies is that they return to the very same tree in Mexico that their great-great-grandparents used the winter before. Past studies have shown that the insects use the sun as a compass to show them the way. But experts are unsure how the butterflies change their directions as the sun moves in the sky.This new study now shows that the insects use a ―circadian(生理节奏的)‖clock in their bodies as part of their sun compass. In laboratory tests, monarch butterflies were found to fly in the right direction under normal daylight hours. But those flying in 24-hour light headed straight towards the sun. That is, they no longer had any sense of time.Scientist Steven Reppert, who led the research, said: ―We have shown the need for the circadian clock for monarch butterfly migration. When the clock is interrupted, monarchs are unable to fly towards Mexico.‖56. What is the focus of the passage?A. Monarch butterflies‘ yearly migration.B. The unique living style of monarch butterflies.C. The guidance of the sun in monarch butterflies‘ navigation.D. Monarch butterflies use body clocks as part of their sun compass.57. Which of the following statements is true about monarch butterflies?A. Each autumn they fly north to North America.B. In spring they fly south to Mexico.C. Only a few of them can finish the round trip.D. Their color is orange and black.58. The most surprising finding about the butterflies is that_______________________.A. not one butterfly finishes the whole-round tripB. they can find the same tree in Mexico that their great-great-grandparents used the winter beforeC. it takes as long as two months for the butterflies to fly to MexicoD. they use the sun as a compass59. What can be learned from the passage about past studies and the new discovery?A. Past studies discovered the new function of a body clock.B. The new study discovers the use of the sun as a compass.C. The new discovery throws light on an old mystery.D. Past studies showed how the butterflies could change direction.60. What was found in the laboratory?A. Monarch butterflies lost their sense of time.B. The sun was not important in their migration.C. Butterflies flying in 24-hour light lost their sense of time.D. Their body clocks were interrupted by the sun.Part V. Cloze (0.5 point each, 10 points) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Y ou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.What actually happens when we read? Some people think that we read one word __61____, understand it and then go on to the next. Other people think that our eyes smoothly ___62___ over each line from left to right, then back to the beginning of the ___63___ line, and so on. In fact, the physical action of reading usually doesn‘t work in __64____ of those ways.___65___ you do this experiment with a friend. Get hold of a book with a large page ___66___ and with lines that go right ___67___ the page. __68____ your friend to ___69___ the book up and to read it with the top of the book just __70____ his eye level. This ___71___ that you can watch the movement of his eyes as he reads the page. ___72___ you do this, you will see that your friend‘s eyes do not make a continuous forward sweep. ___73___ they progress by little ―jumps‖ moving, then stopping, as they progress along the line.___74___ to be this starting and stopping movement ___75___ the eye can see only when it is not moving. Every time the eye ___76___ it sees a phrase or even a sentence, then jumps to the next part of the line, and so on.There is another interesting fact about eye movement. Y ou will notice that, ___77___, the reader goes back and looks again at something he ___78___ before, in other words, he returns to an earlier part of the text probably because he __79____ he is not understanding it properly. Then he comes back ___80___ he stopped and continues reading.61. A. at a time B. at one time C. at time D. at times62. A. turn B. fly C. move D. sway63. A above B. next C same D. second64. A. either B. neither C. all D. both65. A. Think B. Guess C. Suppose D. Suggest66. A. number B. quantity C. space D. size67. A. off B. across C. up D. down68. A. Have B. To have C. Get D. To get69. A. hold B. pick C. put D. set70. A. below B. in C. beside D. on71. A. shows B. means C. expresses D. proves72. A. Unless B. If C. Because D. Although73. A. However B. Altogether C. Therefore D. Instead74. A. It has B. It is C. There has D. There is75. A. if B. unless C. although D. because76. A. jumps B. moves C. pauses D. turns77.A.from time to time B. at the same time C. on time D. in no time78. A. read B. has read C. was reading D. had read79. A. wonders B. knows C. realizes D. fears80. A. what B. which C. that D. wherePart VI. Translation (1points each, 20 points) Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。
大学英语期末试题及答案
大学英语期末试题及答案IntroductionAs the end of the semester approaches, it is important for students to review their knowledge and prepare for their final exams. This article aims to provide a comprehensive set of sample questions and answers for the final exam of a university-level English course. The questions cover various aspects of English language skills, including grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing. By practicing with these sample questions and referring to the provided answers, students can enhance their understanding of the subject matter and improve their chances of achieving a successful outcome in the exam.Section 1: Grammar1. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:He _______ a book every day.a) readsb) readc) is readingd) will readAnswer: a) reads2. Identify the underlined word in the sentence:She bought a beautiful dress yesterday.a) nounb) verbc) adjectived) adverbAnswer: c) adjectiveSection 2: Vocabulary3. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:I enjoy playing the _______ in my free time.a) violinb) footballc) pianod) chessAnswer: a) violin4. Select the correct synonym for the word "big":a) smallb) tallc) larged) shortAnswer: c) largeSection 3: Reading ComprehensionRead the following passage and answer the questions that follow:Paragraph 1: In the past, people relied on handwritten letters as the primary means of communication.Paragraph 2: With the invention of the telephone, people were able to communicate more quickly and efficiently.Paragraph 3: In the digital age, email and social media platforms have become popular methods of communication.5. What was the primary means of communication in the past?Answer: Handwritten letters6. How did the invention of the telephone affect communication?Answer: It made communication quicker and more efficient.7. What are popular methods of communication in the digital age?Answer: Email and social media platformsSection 4: Writing8. Write a letter to your friend inviting them to a party. Include the following information:- Date and time of the party- Location- Purpose of the party- Special instructions (if any)Answer:[Your Name][Your Address][City, State, Zip Code][Email Address][Phone Number][Date]Dear [Friend's Name],I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to invite you to a party that I am hosting at my place.The party will take place on [date] at [time]. The address of the venue is [location]. We have organized this party to celebrate [purpose of the party]. It would be a great pleasure to have you join us on this joyous occasion.There are no specific dress codes or themes for the party, so feel free to come in whatever attire you find comfortable. We will provide food, drinks, and entertainment for all our guests.Please RSVP by [date] so that we can make necessary arrangements accordingly. If you have any specific dietary requirements or preferences, kindly inform us in advance, and we will do our best to accommodate them.I genuinely hope you can make it and share in the excitement of the celebration. It promises to be a memorable evening filled with laughter, music, and good company.Looking forward to seeing you soon!Warm regards,[Your Name]ConclusionWith a comprehensive set of sample questions and answers for different sections of the final exam, this article aims to assist students in their preparation for the university-level English exam. By reviewing and practicing these questions, students can strengthen their language skills, improve their understanding of grammar and vocabulary, enhance their reading comprehension abilities, and refine their writing techniques. Good luck with your upcoming exam!。
广州大学专科第一学期期末练习题1
Part I. V ocabulary and Structure 20’1.Mrs. Black _____B___in London for three decades before she moved toNew Y ork.A.livedB. had livedC. has livedD. would live2.I will going home for the holiday as soon as I _____A__my exams.A. will finishB. finishC. finishingD. finished3. five men boarded the train and threatened passengers, asking them to hand over any ______B_____.A. reportsB. accountsC. valuablesD. locations4. The company are ___B______their new sort of toothbrush on television.A. offeringB. promotingC. earningD. willing5. After a long campaign W ellington’s army finally _________C_____Napoleon’s.A. defeatedB. decidedC. defendedD. declared6. the foreign guests said that prices in the food street were very __________B__.A. shortB. reasonableC. rareD. enough7. The speech was very long, and dull, and ______D____.A. excitingB. wonderfulC. boringD. bored8. The tribe had no ______D_______to the Internet and computer.A. knowledgeB. distanceC. directionD. contact9. I am ____A_____about whether to go.A. repeatingB. breakingC. hesitatingD. pausing10. Can you __A_____a good hotel to me when I will be on holiday inShanghai?]A. recommendB. rushC. weighD. warn11. Y ou must _______D__ your teacher. Don’t let your attention wander.A. notice forB. take care ofC. find outD. pay attention to12. I have much difficulty __A_____ the letter. His handwriting is very bad.A. to readB. readingC. readD. to be reading13. It is true that _______A__ you get into the habit of smoking, you’ll find it extremely difficult to get out of it.A. asB. onceC. becauseD. while14. Please remind me of it again tomorrow ____A_____ I forget.A. in case ofB. in a caseC. in the caseD. in case15. Y ou may borrow this book ___C_____ you promise to give it back.A. as soon asB. as long asC. untilD. although16. China is a country with a very large population _______B___ many nationalities.A. composed ofB. consisted ofC. is composed ofD. is made of17. There is ____D_so beautiful as a child’s dream of Santa Claus.A. anythingB. somethingC. a thingD. nothing18. “Haven’t you been to London?” “____C___been there.”A Y es, I haven’t B. No, I haven’tC. No, I haveD. Y es, I hadn’t19. He is quite tall for a boy of fifteen. In fact, he is ______B_.A. taller than all his classB. the tallest of his friendsC. taller than most boys in his ageD. the tallest of the rest of his class20. Without the computer, we _____B__the tremendous medical advances the last few decades.A. could not makeB. would not have madeC. should not makeD. can’t have madePart II. Reading Comprehension（40%）Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：Most words in everyday use have several meanings. Usually, there is some connection between the meanings so that you can see how one grew out of another. Occasionally, there is a meaning entirely unrelated, even opposite, to the others.Knowing these facts about words, you do not expect a word to have the same meaning in every sentence. But in some expressions and phrases, none of the usual meanings seems to fit. The phrase has a special meaning of its own. Phrases of this sort are called idioms. Y ou cannot get the meaning of the phrase by adding together the meaning of each of the words within it.For example, if someone says，“Put out the cat,”you add the meanings from left to right put + out + the + cat. Then, you pick up the cat and place (put ) it outside (out). But if someone asks you to put out the light, you don’t pick up the light and put it anywhere. In “put out the cat,”each word has its usual meaning. In“put out the light,”the words put out have a special meaning. They make up an idiom.Many American idioms are made by adding a verb such as put to an adverbsuch as out ,In some sentences, however, the words out, in, up, down, etc. are not necessary to the meaning. They are used as space fillers (brush off your coat) or for emphasis (Hurry up). -----C----21．Which of the following is NOT di-scussed in the passage?A) Some facts about wordsB) Phrases with special meaningsC) All types of American idiomsD) The characteristics of idioms22．The meaning of an idiom ____B__.A) can never be made out by adding together the meaning of each of the words within itB) very often cannot be made out by putting together the meaning of eachof the words within itC) can be explained by the meaning of the verb in the phraseD) can be explained by the meaning of the preposition or adverb in the phrase23.According to the passage, the words“put out ”have ___A____ in the two phrases“put out the cat” and “put out the light”.A) the same meaning B) different meaningsC) opposite meanings D) special meanings24．Which of the following is NOT true?---------D-------A) In “put out the cat ”each word has its usual meaning.B) An idiom is a phrase with a special meaning of its own.C) Many American idioms are formed by adding“put”to “out”.D) If we leave out the word “up”in “Hurry up”，the meaning does not change much.25．From this passage we know that __A____.A) some words do not always mean what¹they appear to meanB) some words are difficult to understandC) Americans are interested in making idiomsD) Phrases are more expressive than words.Questions 26 to 29 are based on the following passage：Doctors are of the opinion that most people cannot live beyond 100 years, but a growing number of scientists believe that the aging process can be controlled. There are more than 12,000 Americans over 100 years old who receive Social Security benefits, and their numbers are increasing each year. Dr . James Langley of Chicago claims that, theoretically and under ideal conditions, animals, including man, can live six times longer than their normal period of growth, A person’s period of growth lasts approximately twenty five years. If Dr. Langley’s theory is accurate, future generations can expect a life span of150 years.26．Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea than they do now,---------B------A) Within a few generations, most people may live much longer than they do nowB) More than 12,000 Americans are over 100 years oldC) Doctors and scientists disagree over the question of man’s possible life span.D) Man’s normal period of growth is approximately as long as that of animals27.“Doctors are of the opinion that…”means ______C__ .A) “Doctors are against that…”B）“Doctors declare that…”C）“Doctors think that…”D）“Doctors find that…”28. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A) If a man receives Social Security benefits, he can live longer than 100 years.B) If someone lives over 100 years, he can still receive Social Security benefits.C) It takes a person 20 years to become full grown.D) Living with an animal is the ideal condition for having a long life. 29．The best title of the passage might be ___D___.A) Social Security Benefits in the United StatesB) Aging Process ControlledC) Ideal Living conditionsD) Man’s Possible Life SpanQuestions 30 to 34 are based on the following passage：As we flew in from the sea towards the airport, we passed over the city and I could easily make out many of the landmarks such as the main square and the new hospital. Following instructions, we put out our cigarettes, fastened our seatbelts and waited expectantly for the plane to begin its landing. It was a quarter to four and we had reached our destination only a few minutes behind time. Instead of landing, however, the plane suddenly began to climb again and then headed out to sea. After that we flew round and round in wide circles.“Always some delay,”complained the old man in the seat next to me. “I have to give a lecture at five and at this speed I shall be late.”These were the first words spoken during the flight and after this he passed into silence onceagain. I stopped the air hostess as she was passing.“Nothing to worry about，”she said. It’s just that there’s so much traffic at the airport that we can’t land yet.At the circling continued, the passengers grew restless. Somewhere in the airplane a child began to cry; the woman in front of me began to complain. After about twenty minutes or so, however, the plane took its former path again and began its slow landing, touching down smoothly a few minutes later. 30．The plane was flying __D_____ when the writer was looking out of the window.A) quite low B) highC) slowly D) round and round the city 31．When the plane suddenly headed out to sea, ____A_____.A) the writer was worriedB) the passengers grew angryC) nobody said anything except an old manD) most people began to cry32．The man who complained was most probably _____D___.A)a professor B) a doctorC）A book—seller D) an actor33．The man sitting next to the writer ___A____.A) was fond of talkingB) did not talk muchC) had no one to talk toD) complained about everything34．According to the air—hostess the airport was full of ___A___.A) noise B) carsC) people D) planesQuestions 35 to 40 are based on the following passage：When I was at university I studied very hard. But some of my friends did just enough to pass the exams. Fred Brone was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Student Union than working in the library.Once, we had an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. While I was studying in my room the night before the test, Fred was watching TV. He usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked perfectly calm. Then he told me of his plan.“It’s very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I’ll take a coin into the classroom. I’ll just toss the coin. That way, I’m sure I’ll get half the questions right.”The next day Fred came cheerfully into the classroom. As the sat tossing acoin for half an hour he marked down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us.The next day, when he saw the chemistry professor he asked, “Have you got the results of the test?”The professor looked at him and smiled.“Ah, it’s you, Brone. Just a minute.”Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it.35．Fred Brone usually ___B____ exams.A) didn’t go to B) only just passedC) didn’t care about D) could not pass36．Fred often went to the Student’s Union where he ____A____.A) worked extra hours B) enjoyed himself in the barC) enjoyed himself dancing D) attended a few classes 37．Before the chemistry test Fred was ___A______.A) worried as usual B) quite uneasyC) not at all worried D) a little afraid38．This time Fred expected to get _D______.A) an excellent mark B) a low markC) his best mark D) the passing mark39．The rest of the class _____B___.A) answered questions in half an hourB) left half an hour earlierC) needed an extra hourD) worked for an hour40．The chemistry professor _____D__.A) didn’t have enough time to mark all the testsB) marked all the papers in his usual wayC) treated Fred’s paper in the same way Fred did his examD）congratulated Fred because he had a clever way of doing his examPart III Cloze 10’Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic accident. He was also a little deaf __B_41 old age. Last week, he was taking a walk near his home when a thunderstorm came. He did 42 B the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked 43 D the ground and woke up some 20 minutes 44 D , lying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs felt 45 B and he was trembling, but , when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he 46 C her for the first time in nine years. Doctors 47 D that he had regained his sight and hearing obviously from the flash of lightning, but they were unable to explainthat. The only 48 B explanation offered by one doctor was that, 49 D Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by 50C trauma.41. A. because B. because of C. asD. since42. A. from B. away C. againstD. contrary43. A. at B. in C. toD. on44. A. late B. soon C. later D. after45. A. dying B. dead C. die D. being died46. A. saw B. watched C. noticed D. examined47. A. say B. thought over C. made sure D. agreed to48. A. possibly B. possible C. probably D. mainly49. A. although B. because of C. even though D. since50. A. others B. other C. another D. one other翻译。
大学英语期末考试卷(终极版含答案)
大学英语期末考试卷学院：专业：行政班:姓名：学号：座位号:—--—--——————-——--—--—--—--———--密封线--—-——--——---—---—--—--——--——--题号一二三四五六七八九十得分得分阅卷人I. Listening Comprehension (20 points)Section ADirections:In this section，you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation，a question will be asked about what was said。
Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause，you must read the four choices marked A，B, C, D and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre。
1. A。
She thinks his term paper is difficult to read。
B。
She thinks his term paper has a good title。
C。
She doesn’t like his choice of the title.D. She doesn’t think he prepares well enough.2。
A. Where to meet Lisa。
《英美文学导论》试题答案
试卷代号:湖北广播电视大学学年度第学期期末考试《英美文学导论》试题答案I. Multiple Choices (30 points, 2 points for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement.1-5 C C B A C 6-10 C B A C B 11-15 A B B D AII. Decide whether the following statements are true or false and write T or F as your answers in the blanks (10 points, 1 point for each).1. T2. F3. F4. T5. T6. F7. F8. T9. T 10. FIII. Choose the author of each of the following literary works from the given choices (10 points, 1 point for each).1. A2. H3. D4. F5. L6. J7. B8. K9. C 10.GIV. Please define the literary terms listed below (10 points for each, 5 points for each).1. RomanticismRomanticism is a movement that flourished in literature, philosophy, music, and art in western culture during most of the 19th century, beginning as a revolt against classicism. There have been many varieties of Romanticism in many different times and places. The leading figures of Romantic movements are Wordsworth, Shelley, etc.2. Stream of ConsciousnessIt’s a narrative device with which the author makes an attempt to depict the exact process of mental workings of the character (mainly narrator), with all its illogical darts and dashes and sudden turns and free associations. Both Faulkner and Joyce employed this literary device in some of their works.V. Please give brief answers to each of the following questions in English (40 points, 20 points for each).1.Give a brief analysis of the relation Between Heathcliff and Catherine in EmilyBronte’s masterpiece Wuthering Heights.The love between Heathcliff and Catherine is the most beautiful, most tense and at the same time the most horrible passion. They fall in love for their mutual love of the moor, the sublime beauty and wilderness on it. And their love takes the feature of the moor. However when Catherine betrays her heart as well as their love and marries Linton, Heathcliff runs away. When they meet again, Catherine is trapped by her fidelity to her husband and her love towards Heathcliff, which finally brings her death. After her death, Heathcliff turns into a demonic figure and takes revenge crazily, but his love towards Catherine remains unchanged.Finally, he sees her ghost and starves himself to death in the ghost house. The souls of the two at last unite.This love between Heathcliff and Catherine experiences the tow worlds of this life and after life, and it is totally spiritual. It takes Romantic feature and can only exist and survive in that particular circumstance.2.Give a brief analysis of Huck, a character in Mark Twain’s Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn, and discuss the social importance of the characterization of this character.Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the best known for Mark Twain’s wonderful characterization of “Huck”. Huck is a typical American Boy with “a sound heart and a deformed conscience”. He appears to be vulgar in language and in manner, but he is honest and decent in essence. His remarkable raft’s journey down the Mississippi river, which Twain used both realistically and symbolically to shape his book into an organic whole, can also be regarded as his process of education and his way to grow up. On the whole, he is the son of nature and a symbol for freedom and earthly pragmatism.Through the eyes of Huck, the innocent and reluctant rebel, we see the pre-Civil War American society fully exposed. Twain thematically contrasts the life on the river and the life on the banks. These contrasts between innocence and experience, nature and culture, wilderness and civilization best show the romantic quality in Twain’s writing.。
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广州大学英语文学导论期末试题
I . Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets. (2% x 10=20%)
1. Which of the following words is entirely arbitrary?
A. photo - copy
B. cackle
C. book
D. rumble
2. According to sequential rules in English, which of the following combinations of sounds is Not possible in English?
A. bilk
B. blik
C. kilb
D. Ibki
3. According to its________ in the new word, affixes are divided into two kinds: prefixes and suffixes.
A meaning B. function C. position D. sound
4. Which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of a constituent structure tree?
A. It reveals the linear word order of a sentence.
B. It shows the hierarchical structure of a sentence.
C. It illustrates the syntactic category of each structural constituent.
D. It emphasizes the main suprasegmental features of a sentence.
5. By saying "We shall know a word by the company it keeps," John Firth, a British linguist, means
that the real meaning of a word
A. is determined by a dictionary
B. is determined by a native speaker
C. is determined by its context
D. is determined by a linguist
6. By saying "You have left the door wide open," a speaker might be performing the three acts: locutionary
illocutionary and perlocutionary________.
A. at the same time
B. one after another
C. two first and then the other
D. one first and then the other two
7. Such suffixes as " - able" and " - ment" in Modern English originally came from_______.
A. French
B. Old English
C. Latin
D. Greek
8. Which one of the following is not a common English address term ?
A. First Name
B. Title alone
C. Title, + First Name
D. Kin term
9. The young German physician Carl Wernicke’s discovery ______Broca’s claim that left hemisphere
structures are essential for speech.
A. contradicted .
B. disproved
C. strengthened
D. weakened
10. Children have acquired a fairly mature grammar which enables them to construct more complex sen-
tenses in their discourse by the time______ .
A. negative words occur at the beginning of expressions
B. the inversion of auxiliaries in WH - questions develops
C. they begin to insert the negative" no", "can't" or "don't" inside the sentence, usually between
the subject and the predicate
D. inversion of subject and auxiliary beings to appear i n children's yes/no questions。