名師版大一英語上學期期末試卷及答案

大學英語第一學期期末考試(A卷)PartIListeningComprehension(30%)SectionADirections

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ExampleYouwillhearYouwillreadA)Attheoffice.C)Attheairport.B)Inthewaitingroom.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.A)Placeanotherorder.Calltocheckonit.Waitpatiently.Goandfindthefurniture.A)Shedoesn’tneedthejob.Shehasn’tgotajobyet.Shehasgotagoodjob.Sheisgoingtostartworksoon.3.A)Shegothomebefore9o’clock.Shehadabadcold.Shehadacaraccident.Shewasdelayed.A)Shehasn’tgonecampingforseveralweeks.Shelikestotakelongcampingtrips.Sheprefersnottogocampingonweekends.Sheoftenspendsalotoftimeplanninghercampingtrips.5.A)Awriter.B)Ateacher.C)Areporter.D)Astudent.6.A)ShehasnotheardofProf.Johnson.B)ShehasnotheardofProf.Johnson’sbrother.C)SheisagoodfriendofProf.Johnson’s.D)ShedoesnotknowProf.Johnson’sbrother.A)Comingbackforalatershow.Waitinginaqueue.Comingbackinfiveminutes.Notgoingtothemovietoday.A)Hehasgotaheartattack.Hewasunharmed.Hewasbadlyhurt.Hehasfullyrecoveredfromtheshock.A)ThemanwenttoAustraliaduringChristmas.ThemanvisitedAustraliaduringthesummervacation.Themandidn’thaveagoodtimebecauseofthedifferentweather.Themanremainedhomewhilehisparentswenttoseehisuncle.10.A)Toattendapartyataclassmate’shome.Todohomeworkwithherclassmate.Toattendaneveningclass.Tohavesupperoutwithherclassmate.SectionBDirectionsInthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)In1969inAmerica.In1969inFrance.In1981inAmerica.In1981inSouthAfrica.A)InAfrica.InAmerica.InFrance.InEurope.A)Becausetheybenefitfromdamagetotheimmunesystem.Becausetheyinfectanddestroywhitecells.Becausetheydonotnormallyoccur.Becausetheyspreadtoothercells.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Becausesomedriversovertakeontheleft.Becausepeoplelikedrivinginthefastlane.BecauseroadsareoftenwetinLondon.Becausepedestriansdonotfollowtrafficrules.A)ThefastlanesinBritainareontheleft.DriversinLondondonotobeytrafficpolice.TrafficaccidentswhereMarkHillworksarefrequent.OnaverageMarkHillisondutyfourhoursaday.A)Helikestoworkonbusymotorways.Helikestohelptheinjuredandneedy.Hefindshisworkinterestingandvaried.Helikesdrivinginthefastlane.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Hispersonalinterestsandactivities.Hisscoreinentranceexams.Hisperformanceinhighschool.Hischaracterandpersonality.A)$22$41.50$63.50$85A)TheACTtakesmoretimethantheSAT.TheACTismoreexpensivethantheSAT.TesttakersarerequiredtowriteanessayintheACT.Testtakers’academicachievementisfocusedintheACT.A)History.Foreignlanguage.Mathematics.Literature.SectionCSpotDictationDirectionsInthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.RemembertowriteyouransweronAnswerSheetTwo.Abarniswherefarmerskeepanimalsandequipment.Overtime,asfewerandfewerpeopleworkedtheland,moreandmorebarnswere(S1)____downtomakewayfordevelopers.Othersthatremainedmighthavefallenintopoorcondition.Orperhapstheyjustnolongersatisfytheneedsofa(S2)____farmer.eepinganoldbarningoodconditionmightnotbeseenasworththecostifitdoesnot(S3)____muchpurpose.ButAmericanswithhistoricbarnsarebeing(S4)____tosavethem.ThemagazineSuccessfulFarmingandtheNationalTrustforHistoricPreservationareworkingtogetheronaprogramcalledBarnAgain!TheNationalTrustisa(S5)____organizationthatworkstoprotectplacesofhistoricimportanceinAmerica.TheBarnAgain!programadviseshundredsofbarnownerseveryyear.(S6)____aregivenfortheprojectsthatbestsucceedatrestoringabarnforcontinuedfarmuse.(S7)____buildingsareusedtodemonstratemethodsofpreservation.Theorganizationsuggestshowproblemswiththingslikestoneandconcreteblockfoundationscanbefixed.Withmanyoldbarns,thefoundationtheyarebuiltonisfalling(S8)____.BarnAgain!alsooffersadviceforotherrepairs,likehowto(S9)____sidingandhowtouseapowerwashertoremoveloosepaint.Andfarmersaregivensuggestionsabouthowto(S10)____costs.注意：此部分請在主觀答題紙（AnswerSheetTwo）上作答。PartIIReadingComprehension(30%)DirectionsTherearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneScienceisnotasetofunquestionableresultsbutawayofunderstandingtheworldaroundus.Itsrealworkisslow.Thescientificmethod,asmanyofuslearnedinschool,isagradualprocessthatbeginswithapurposeorproblemorquestiontobeanswered.Itincludesalistofmaterials,aproceduretofollow,asetofobservationstomakeand,finally,conclusionstoreach.Inmedicine,whenanewdrugisproposedthatmightcureorcontroladisease,itisfirsttestedonalargerandomgroupofpeople,andtheirreactionsarethencomparedwiththoseofanotherrandomgroupnotgiventhedrug.Allreactionsinbothgroupsarecarefullyrecordedandcompared,andthedrugisevaluated.Allofthistakestimeandpatience.It’stheresultofcourse,thatmakesthebestnews—nottheyearsofquietworkthatcharacterizethebulkofscientificinquiry.Afteranexperimentisconcludedoranobservationismade,theresultcontinuestobeexaminedcritically.Whenitissubmittedforpublication,itgoestoagroupofthescientist’scolleagues,whoreviewthework.Einsteinwasrightwhenhesaid“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright,asingleexperimentcanatanytimeprovemewrong.”InAugust1996,NASAannouncedthediscoveryinAntarcticaofameteorite（流星）fromMarsthatmightcontainevidenceofancientlifeonanotherworld.AsPresidentClintonsaidthatday,thepossibilitythatlifeexistedonMarsbillionsofyearsagowaspotentiallyoneofthegreatdiscoveriesofourtime.Aftertheexcitementworedownandinitialpaperswerepublished,otherresearchersbeganlookingatsamplesfromthesamemeteorite.Someconcludedthatthe“evidenceoflife”wasmostlycontaminationfromAntarcticiceorthattherewasnothingorganicatallintherock.Wasthisafailureofscience,assomenewsreportstrumpeted?No!Itwasagoodexampleofthescientificmethodworkingthewayitissupposedto.Scientistsspendyearsonresearch,announcetheirfindings,andthesefindingsareexaminedbyotherscientists.That’showwelearn.Likeclimbingamountain,westruggleupthreefeetandfallbacktwo.It’saprocessfilledwithdisappointmentsandreverses,butsomehowwekeepmovingahead.21.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassageistostatethat____________.A)mostscientificdiscoveriesarenotreliableB)massmediaismisleadingbecauseitlooksattheresearchresultsonlyC)scientificresearchisaprocessfilledwithreversesandrequiresslowandpatientworkrepeatedexperimentsarenecessarybeforemedicinecanbeusedinpatientsPublicationofascientificfindingsignifies__________.achallengetofellowscientiststoproveitwrongtheendofaprocessthebeginningofanewscientificinquirythesoundnessoftheresultEinstein’swordsareusedtoshowthathethought___________.experimentshaveprovedhimrightscientistsdonotneedsomanyexperimentsoneexperimentisnotenoughtoprovehimwrong.scientificideasareneverfreefromchallenge24.NASA’sannouncementofthediscoveryofevidenceofancientlifeonMarsshows_________.thewayhumanbeingslearnaboutnaturethefailureofthescientificmethodthefruitlessnessofhumansearchforlifeonanotherworldtheexcitementbroughtbyscientificfindings25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemediaisinterestedin__________.theprocessofscientificresearchtheresultsofscientificresearchthescientistswhodotheresearchtheeffectsofscientificresearchonhumanlifePassageTwoNormallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend__________classeseachweek.36122015AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed_______.toliveinadifferentuniversitytotakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversitytoliveathomeanddrivetoclassestogettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities28.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressurebecause_________.

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worktheiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareerstheyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairstheyhavetoobserveuniversitydisciplinetheywanttorunforpositionsofauthority29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause_________.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudytheywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversitysuchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobssuchpositionsareusuallywellpaidThestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein_________.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversityensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulationsevaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourtkeepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivitiesPassageThreeDoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcgillUniversity.Shehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollege.Shesaid,“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButIwouldgointoclasstotaketheexam,andIwouldfallapart.Icouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly-----eventhoughIknewtheanswers!Iwouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.”HitoshiSakamoto,ananthropologystudentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressedaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,advisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishigh,thestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.“Mostly,whatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachbreath,moreworryleavesme.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I’mreallydoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminations,butithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.”ForHitoshiinTokyo,theresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmore.31.DoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamotowerefilledwithnervousnessandfearduringexaminationsbecausetheywere__________.notreadyandunawareoftheanswersphysicallysoweakthattheyfellapartsubjecttotestanxietyunabletowriteorthinkclearly32.Thehigherthestudents’worrylevelis,__________.thelesscalmandrelaxingtheyarethemoredifficulttheywillbetrainedtomanagefearthemorestressedandtensetheyarethelongercoursestheywilltaketomanagefearWhat’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourses?Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.What’sthemeaningof“blankout”inparagraphone?Tobelikeablanket.Tobesureofananswer.Toberelaxed.Tobeunabletothinkclearly.35.Whichofthefollowingbestsumsuptheorganizationofthepassage?Examples----theories----ideas.Problem----strategy----examples----results.Generalstatement----examples----result.Strategy----experiment----examples.PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(15%)DirectionsThereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Thepresidentmadea_______speechattheopeningceremonyofthesportswhichencouragedthesportsmengreatly.A)vigorousC)flatB)tediousD)harsh

meeting,ItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwellbutifyou_______,youwillsucceedintheend.A)B)

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hangonhangonto38.RememberthatcustomersdonA)debateB)bargain

’t_______aboutpricesinthatcity.C)disputeD)consultThenewcomersfounditimpossibleto_______themselvestotheclimatesufficientlytomakepermanenthomesinthenewcountry.A)suitC)B)adaptD)

regulatecoordinate40.A_______tothisproblemisexpectedtobefoundbeforelong.A)resultC)B)functionD)

settlementsolution41.Youhavenothingto_______byrefusingtolistentoouradvice.A)gainC)B)graspD)

seizeearnOnedayI_______anewspaperarticleabouttheretirementofanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollege.A)cameacrossC)cameafterB)cameaboutD)cameat43.Apeculiarlypointedchinishismemorablefacial_______.A)markB)featureC)

traceD)appearance44.Ihopethatyou’llbemorecarefulintypingtheletter.Don’t_______anything.A)omitC)lackB)leakD)withdraw45.Ournewhouseisvery_______formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes.A)adaptableC)availableB)convenientD)comfortable46.Thosegiftsofrarebooksthatweregiventousweredeeply_______.A)appreciatedC)appealedB)approvedD)appliedThesaleusuallytakesplaceoutsidethehouse,withtheaudience_______onbenches,chairsorboxes.A)havingseatedC)seatedB)seatingD)havingbeenseatedHeis_______abouthischancesofwinningagoldmedalintheOlympicsnextyear.A)B)

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outstandingobvious49.Theclothesapersonwearsmayexpresshis_______orsocialposition.A)curiosityC)determinationB)statusD)significance50.Idon’tknowtheword.Ihadto_______adictionary.A)throwupC)refertoB)makeoutD)takeoverLookatthesebeautifulJapanesestamps.Rogergavethemtomein_____fortwosetsof1988Britishspecialissue.A)exchangeC)shiftB)changeD)switch52.Itisrather_____thattheresearchteamasawholestillhaslittlethecauseofthatfataldisease.A)rewardingC)embarrassingB)demandingD)requiring

ideaaboutThepeopleofAfricaninteriorbeganto_____goldinexchangeforthegoodstheyneededfromabroad.A)desireB)affordC)offerD)receiveWeshouldnotblameherforwhathappenedyesterday,becausethatwasoutsideher_____ofresponsibility.A)fieldC)extentB)limitD)range55.Thestudentsputforwardsomesuggestions_____consideration.A)worthlessC)worthB)worthyD)worthyof56.Theauthorofthereportiswell_____withtheprobleminthehospitalbecausehehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.A)acquaintedC)enlightenedB)informedD)advisedAfteryearsofhardwork,hefinallygained______totheuniversitywhichhelongedformanyyears.A)accessC)opportunityB)commitmentD)reward58._____youhavepassedthedrivingtestsuccessfully,youcandriveonyourown.A)BynowC)NowthenB)NowandagainD)NowthatWithinfirstsevensecondsofmeeting,peoplewillformtheiropinionaboutothersthroughunspokencommunicationlike_____,posturesandattitudes.A)signsC)symptomsB)gesturesD)symbols60.Ithadnever_____tomethatourfootballteamwonthegame.A)struckC)hitB)occurredD)meant61.Thestudents______incleaningtheclassroomaccordingtothearrangement.A)alternateC)adoptB)adaptD)admitHaveyouany______plansabouthowtodealwiththesedifficulties?Weneedtobepractical-minded.A)abstractC)concreteB)consistentD)contrary63.Theprofessorwasafraidthatunlessthetrainspeededuphewouldmisshis11-17_______toNewYork.A)junctionC)seatB)connectionD)carriage64.Whenwritingaboutcontroversialtopics,someauthorstrytobe_______withoutfavoringeitherside.A)reflectiveC)impressiveB)persuasiveD)objective65.Manyfactorssuchastoomuchstress,badlivinghabitscanleadtopoor______andillhealth.A)experienceC)performanceB)appearanceD)competencePartIVCloze(10%)DirectionsThereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Languageisasignalingsystemwhichoperateswithsymbolicvocalsounds(語聲),andwhichisusedbyagroupofpeopleforthepurposeofcommunication.Let’slookatthis66______inmoredetail,becauseitislanguage,morethananythingelse,67_____distinguishesmanfromtherestofthe68_____world.Otheranimals,itistrue,communicatewith

66.A)C)recognitionclassificatiB)functionon67.A)itD)definitionB)thatC)as68.A)nativeD)whatB)animalC)humanD)physicaloneanotherby69_____ofcriesforexample,many69.A)waysC)meansbirdsutter(發(fā)聲)70_____callsattheapproachB)methods70.A)datingD)approachesofdanger;monkeysutter71_____cries,suchasB)excitingC)warning71.A)D)boringexpressionsofanger,fearandpleasure.72_____identicalC)similarB)D)unfamiliarthesevariousmeansofcommunicationdifferindifferentC)Afterwards72.A)ButD)importantways73_____humanlanguage.ForB)FurthermoreThereforeC)with12-17instance,animals’criesdonot74_____thoughtandfeelingsclearly.Thismeans,basically,thattheylackstructure.Theylackthekindofstructurethat75_____ustodivideahumanutterance(發(fā)聲)into76_____.Wecanchangeanutteranceby77_____onewordinitwith78_____agoodillustrationofthisisasoldierwhocansay,e.g.,“tanksapproachingfromthenorth”,79_____whocanchangeonewordandsay“aircraftapproachingfromthenorth”or“tanksapproachingfromthewest”;butabirdhasasinglealarmcry,80_____means“danger!”Thisiswhythenumberof81_____thatananimalcanmakeisverylimitedthegreattit(山雀)isacase82_____point;ithasabouttwentydifferentcalls,83_____inhumanlanguagethenumberofpossibleutterancesis84_____.Italsoexplainswhyanimalcriesarevery85_____inmeaning.

73.A)fromD)inB)aboutC)interpret74.A)inferD)expressB)explainC)enables75.A)D)ensuresencouragesC)voicesD)speechesB)enforcesC)replacing76.A)soundsD)B)wordspronouncing77.A)spellingC)theirsB)sayingD)othersA)oursanotherC)orD)andA)sobutC)whichD)itA)thisthatC)gesturesD)marksA)signssignalsC)ofD)for82.A)inC)anyhowB)atD)somehow83.A)sinceC)changeableB)whileD)ceaseless84.A)C)commonlimitlessD)generalB)boundlessA)ordinaryalike13-17PartVWriting(15%)DirectionsForthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonOnlineSelf-accessLearning.Youshouldwriteatleast120words.Andyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below1.一些人以為上機自主學習方式好；2.也有一些人以為傳統(tǒng)的講課方式好；3.我的見解。14-17AnswerSheetTwo姓名考號專業(yè)班成績PartIListeningComprehensionSectionCSpotDictation(S1)______________(S2)______________(S3)______________(S4)______________(S5)______________(S6)______________(S7)______________(S8)(S9)(S10)PartVWriting(15%)DirectionsForthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonOnlineSelf-accessLearning.Youshouldwriteatleast120words.Andyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below1.一些人以為上機自主學習方式好；2.也有一些人以為傳統(tǒng)的講課方式好；3.我的見解。MyViewonOnlineSelf-accessLearning________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________15-17________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________