《實用大學英語》A卷.doc

教學點(直屬班) 專業(yè)班級 學生姓名 學號 答 題 不 要 過 此 裝 訂 線四川理工學院成人高等教育實用大學英語試卷（A卷）年級 2011/2012 專業(yè) 層次 專/本 科題 號一二三四五六七八總 分評閱(統(tǒng)分)人題 分30302020得 分注意事項：1.滿分100分。要求卷面整潔、字跡工整、無錯別字。2.考生必須將“學生姓名”和“學號”完整、準確、清楚地填寫在試卷規(guī)定的地方，否則視為廢卷。3.考生必須在簽到表上簽到，否則若出現遺漏，后果自負。得分評閱教師一、閱讀理解：（30%，1.5 points for each）Passage OneMost people rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people certainly are not famous. But Grandma Moses is different. She starts a new job at age 76. This is her story. It begins in 1860. She is born a poor farmers daughter. Her parents name her Anna Mary Robertson.She is one of 10 children. She works on other peoples farms to make money. It is 1887. She marries Thomas Moses. He is a farm worker, too. They both work on a farm.Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70 and a grandmother. She paints pictures. She makes paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!The man likes Grandma Moses paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries in New York. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses paintings are in Kallirs gallery. She is 80 years old.Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe.When she is 100 years old, the state of New York makes her birthday “Grandma Moses Day.” After her 100th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101. She leaves 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and a lot of people who think she is amazing.1. How does Grandma Moses differ from most other old people?A. She has more grandchildren. B. She makes more friends.C. She likes an easy life. D. She starts a new job.2. Grandma Moses doesnt paint pictures until _.A. she is 60 years old B. she becomes a grandmotherC. her husband dies D. her daughter asks her to do that3. Grandma Moses paintings are first noticed by_.A. her daughter B. the owner of town storeC. a man from New York D. Otto Kallir4. The writer of the passage suggests that _ .A. many people buy her paintings only because she is famousB. Grandma Moses is too old to paint at the age of 100C. many people like her paintings but do not like herD. it is never too late to start a new job5. The best title for the passage is _.A. Grandma Moses Day B. Grandma Moses LifeC. Grandma Moses and Fame D. Grandma Moses and PaintingPassage TwoShe is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their present chemical state. Nearly six million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“Its because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis I in 1519.During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.6.In the first paragraph, “catching up with” means _.A. coming up from behind B. having effect onC. making up for D. getting along with7.It is difficult to repair this painting due to its _.A. painting materials B. wooden panel C. long history D. good name8. Mona Lisa is smiling when you look _.A. at her B. from the corners of your eyesC. into the shadows D. for details9. Para. 4 is mainly about _ .A. the history of the Mona Lisa B. the condition of the Mona LisaC. the secret of Mona Lisas smile D. the secret of Mona Lisas beauty10. During World War II the famous painting was in _.A. Italy B. France C. Britain D. Germany Passage ThreeMany people go to school for an education. They learn language, history, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics; others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teachers job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves. It is always more important to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a mathematic problem. Great scientists, such as Einstein, Newton and Galileo didnt get everything from school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. They read books that were not taught all their lives, wasting not a single moment. They would ask many questions as they read and they did thousands of experiments.Above all, they knew how to use their brains. 11.What do people go to school for?A. Teaching. B. Books. C. Learning languages. D. An education.12.The subject is not spoken of in the article is _.A. mathematics B. history C. physiology D. physics13.The teachers job is to teach _.A. everything the students want to know B. the students everything that they know C. the students some facts of formula D. the students how to learn 14.Einstein, Newton and Galileo did so many things for mankind because _. A. they learnt a lot at school B. they knew how to learn new things outside class by themselves C. they were so successful D. they went to college and learned from professors15Who does the article say didnt waste a single moment? A. Great people. B. Persons who work as teachers. C. The great scientistNewton. D. Great scientists. Passage Four Many a young people tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long house alone at a typewriter, “Youve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found for me my room in a New York apartment building. It didnt even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadnt got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years I wasnt going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to test- even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.16. The passage is meant to _. A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer C. show young people it is unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career17.What can be concluded from the passage? A. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding. B. A writers success depends on luck rather than on effort. C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation. D. The chances for writer to become successful are small.18.Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first years of his writing career? A. He was not able to produce a single book. B. He hadnt seen a change for the better. C. He wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year. D. He found his dream would never come true.19.“ people who die wondering, what if? ” “Who” refers to “those _.” A. who think too much of the dark side of life B. who regret giving up their career halfway C. who think a lot without making a decision D. who are full of imagination even upon death20. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to _. A. the wonderland one often dreams about B. the bright future that one is looking forward to C. the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reached D. a world that exists only in ones imagination 得分評閱教師二、詞匯與結構：Part II. Vocabulary and Structure:（30%，1.5 points for each）1. Anne couldnt concentrate _ what she was doing while her family were watching TVA. to B. for C. on D. in 2. It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and _ knowledge.A. extensive B. expansive C. intensive D. expensive3. It is a huge task to _ all the rooms in the building in such a short time.A. go ahead with B. keep up C. clean up D. work out 4. I have searched all the book stores in this town. The book you asked for is not _. A. tedious B. vivid C. available D. sufficient5. A railway ticket should indicate the place of departure as well as the _ of the trip.A. arrival B. image C. destination D. sequence6. The Spring Festival, like Christmas in western countries, is a holiday for family _.A. amusement B. reunion C. entertainment D. congratulation7. A good teacher is able to _ a complicated idea in very simple terms.A. work out B. go by C. put across D. bring about8. The birth rate in a city _ to fall as its gross domestic product (GDP) rises steadily.A. estimate B. anticipatesC. assumes D. tends9.To postpone _ the debt will ruin our business reputation.A. paying B. to pay C. pay D. paid10.Travel, they say, _ the mindA. widens B. expands C. stretches D. broadens11. _ if they do not look into the incident?A. How B. What C. Where D. When12.By the end of this month, we surely _ a satisfactory solution to the problem. A. will find B. would find C. will have found D. should founded13. I cannot go to investigate the matter _ he goes with me.A. unless B. but C. except D. besides14.Joe is used _ at six in the morning.A. to rising B. to have risen C. to be rising D. rising 15.Never in my life _ met such a strange person. A. I have B. I had C. had I D. have I16.It wont be long _ you work out a solution for the problem.A. that B. when C. after D. before17.The students are working hard for fear that they _ in the examination. A. will fail B. failed C. should fail D. fails18.The prices go on _. A. to be risen B. risen C. rising D. to rise 19.She was so _ in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.A. attracted B. absorbed C. drawn D. concentrated 20.It was in 1937 _ the Anti-Japanese War broke out.A. when B. why C. which D. that得分評閱教師三、完形填空：Part III. Cloze:（20%，1 point for each）As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and _1_ the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly _2_ forward. At that moment, the air-hostess _3_. She looked very pale, but was quite _4_. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she _5_ everyone that the pilot had _6_ and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machinesor at _7_ how to drive a car. After a moments _8_, a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilots cabin.Moving the pilot _9_, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the _10_ instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport _11_. The plane was now dangerously close _12_ the ground, but to everyones _13_, it soon began to climb. The man had to _14_ the airport several times in order to become _15_ with the controls of the plane. _16_ the danger had not yet passed. The terrible _17_ came when he had to land. Following _18_, the man guided the plane to ward the