安徽建筑大學《大學英語》2020-2021學年第一學期期末試卷

安徽建筑大學《大學英語》

2020-2021學年第一學期期末試卷

SectionIStructureandVocabulary(15points)

Ineachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmost

suitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.Put

yourchoice,inthebracketsontheleft.(15points)

EXAMPLE:

Totesthistheory,thescientistsetanexperiment.

[A]up

LB]out

[C]upon

[D]forth

ANSWER:[A]

1.Iwascaughttherainyesterday.

[A]in

[B]by

[C]with

[D]at

2.IpromisetolookthematterassoonasIgetbacktothe

headoffice.

[A]into

[B]for

[c]in

[D]after

3.Theyleftpriorourarrival.

[A]at

[B]to

[C]by

[D]of

4.Theteacherhasrepeatedlyremindedhimit.

[A]of

[B]for

[C]with

[D]to

5.Heisindifferenthardshipsanddangers.

[A]of

[B]at

[C]in

[D]to

6.Duringthathardwinter,theworkersinDetroitwent

strike.

[A]into

[B]in

[C]on

ED]to

7.Johndidithiswill.

[A]at

[B]in

[C]to

[D]against

8.Comeandseemewhenever.

[A]youareconvenient

[B]youwillbeconvenient

[C]itisconvenienttoyou

[D]itwillbeconvenienttoyou

9.ThisgirlisMary'scousin.

[A]prettylittleSwedish

[B]Swedishlittlepretty

[C]Swedishprettylittle

[D]littleprettySwedish

10.Itisn，tquitethathewillbepresentatthemeeting.

[A]sure

LB]right

[C]certain

[D]exact

11.WhyistheretrafficonthestreetsinFebruarythanin

May?

[A]less

[B]fewer

[C]few

[D]little

12.Ishouldliketorentahouse,modern,comfortableandin

aquietenvironment.

[A]beforeall

[B]firstofall

[C]afterall

[D]aboveall

13.Hisfewpersonalbelongingsmakeitpossibleforhimtomovefrom

placetoplace.

-Ar-

-iinease

rBf

L-

C1atease

r-r

Liwithease

-

witheasiness

14.Letustrytouseourintellectto.

[A]thefullestbenefit

[B]thebestuse

[C]thehighestprofit

[D]thegreatestadvantage

15.Theydidnotfindtopreparefortheworstconditions

theymightmeet.

[A]worththeirwhile

[B]itworthwhile

[C]itworth

[D]itworthy

16.Youwillsoonthisclimateandthenthechangesin

temperaturewillnotaffectyou.

[A]getusedto

[B]getto

[C]getover

[D]getonwith

17.Water,whenboiled,alwaysstream.

[A]givesin

[B]givesout

EC]givesoff

[D]givesaway

18.Theirplansforabigparty.

[A]fellout

[B]fellaway

[C]felloff

[D]fellthrough

19.Badlybeaten,theintrudersindisorder.

[A]fellof

[B]fellout

EC]fellback

[D]fellaway

20.Thepicnicatlastafterbeingtwicepostponed.

[A]cameoff

[B]cameup

[C]puton

[D]wenton

21.Veryfewexpertswithcompletelynewanswerstothe

world，seconomicproblems.

[A]cometo

[B]comeround

[C]comeup

[D]comeon

22.Hisfacegavehimwhenhetoldalie.

[A]off

[B]away

[C]up

[D]out

23.Someonemusthaveleftthetapon,thewaterwasrunning

overandfloodingthebathroom.

[A]therefore

[B]for

EC]nevertheless

[D]moreover

24.Ifthatideawaswrong,theprojectisboundtofail,

goodalltheotherideasmightbe.

[A]whatever

[B]though

[C]whatsoever

[D]however

25.Takeanumbrellawithyouincaseof.

[A]itrains

[B]therain

[C]rain

[D]raining

26.Themanoverthereisourprincipal.

[A]nootherbut

[B]nootherthan

[C]noonethan

[D]noneotherthan

27.ThefootballmatchwastelevisedfromtheWorkers，Stadium.

[A]alive

[B]life

[C]live

[D]lively

28.Thesizeoftheaudience,wehadexpected,waswellover

onethousand.

[A]whom

[B]who

[C]as

[D]that

29.TheChineseRedCrossageneroussumtothereliefofthe

physicallydisabled.

[A]assigned

[B]contributed

[C]furnished

[D]administered

30.mycarisbeingmadereadyforalongjourney.

[A]Inthemoment

[B]Atthemoment

[C]Forthemoment

[D]Bythemoment

SectionIIClozeTest(10points)

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoices

labeledA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestoneandputyourchoiceinthe

bracketsbelowthepassage.Readthewholepassagebeforemakingyour

choices.(10points)

EXAMPLE:

Hotmetalasitgrowscooler.

[A]condenses

[B]reduces

[C]decreases

[D]contracts

ANSWER:[D]

Ventilation,asweknow,isasystemormeansofprovidingfresh

air.Itplaysaveryimportantpartinthefieldofengineering.For

instance,theautomobiletunnelmight31hugeventilation

problems.Eveninthedaysofsmoky,coal-burning32,trains

madetheirownventilationbypushingandpullingair33the

tunnels.Carsdon，tmovetheirownspentgasesinthesameway;it

collectsintunnels.CliffordM.Hollandsolvedtheproblem34a

giantfan-drivensystemfortheHudsonRivertunnel.

Holland'ssystemreceivedasevere35whenatruck36

withchemicalsubstancescaughtfireinthetunnelandexploded.The

blastdestroyedmanyautomobiles;sixtypersonswere37bythe

strongsmellingsmoke.Allsixty,however,remained38afterthe

explosion.39theruinof500feetofthetunnelroof,traffic

40afteronlyfifty-sixhours.

31.[A]make

[B]bring

[C]raise

[D]create

32.[A]stoves

[B]burners

[C]boilers

[D]engines

33.[A]around

[B]through

[C]in

[D]within

34.[A]by

[B]with

[C]for

[D]of

35.[A]trial

[B]pressure

[C]examination

[D]test

36.[A]loaded

[B]carried

[C]crowded

[D]transported

37.[A]swept

[B]overcome

?hit

[D]hurt

38.[A]alive

[B]living

[C]live

[D]lived

39.[A]With

[B]After

[C]Becauseof

[D]Despite

40.[A]resumed

[B]stopped

[C]moved

[D]started

SectionHIReadingComprehension(10points)

Eachsentenceorpassagebelowisfollowedbyfourstatements.Oneof

thestatementsisasuggestionwhichcanbemadefromtheinformation

givenintheoriginalsentenceorpassage.Readthemcarefullyand

makeyourchoice.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.(10

points)

EXAMPLE:

Dr.Smithmadealongspeechinwhichheimpliedthathewasa

friendoftheDean's.

[A]Dr.SmithwasnotafriendoftheDean's.

[B]Dr.Smithgaveatalkinwhichhesaidhewasafriendofthe

Dean，s.

[C]Dr.Smithsuggestedinhisspeechthathewasafriendofthe

Dean，s.

[D]Dr.Smithmadeamovingspeechinwhichhesaidhewasafriend

oftheDean's.

ANSWER:[C]

41.Ifinditdifficulttodrivehomemypointtothestudents.

[A]Ifinditdifficulttomakemypointfullyunderstoodbymy

students.

[B]Ifinditdifficulttodrivemystudentshome.

[C]Iwanttopointoutthatitisdifficulttogivemystudents

lessonsondriving.

[D]Mypointisdrivingisespeciallydifficultformystudents.

42.Yououghttostandupforhim.

[A]Youshouldgetupwhenhecomesin.

[B]Youshouldsupporthim.

[C]Youshouldn，tbeafraidtoarguewithhim.

[D]Youmustbeofthesameheightasheis.

43.Shetookgreatpainstokeeptheroomstidy.

[A]Shewasingreatpainwhenshetriedtokeeptheroomstidy.

[B]Shefounditdifficulttokeeptheroomstidy.

[C]Shemadegreateffortstokeeptheroomsneatandclean.

[D]Shewasunwillingtokeeptheroomstidy.

44.Atfirsteverythingwentwellwiththeprojectbutrecently

problemskeptcroppingup.

[A]Atfirstthequalityoftheprojectwassatisfactorybut

recentlyitsqualitykeptdeclining.

[B]Theprojectproceededsmoothlyatfirstbutlatelyunexpected

problemscontinuallymadetheirappearance.

[C]Atfirsttheoperationoftheprojectwentonsmoothly,but

latelysomethingwentwrongwithitsoperation.

[D]Atfirsttheprojectwasthoughttobesatisfactory,but

recentlypeoplefoundthattherewereactuallylotsofproblems

withtheproject.

45.Thesearchforwaysofpreservingfoodsisnotnew.Primitiveman

learnedthathecouldmakefoodslastbydryingthem.Thegreatest

singleadvancebeganin1800whenaFrenchman,NicolasAppert,

discoveredthathecouldpreservecertainfoodsbysealingthemin

jarsandkeepingtheairfromthem.Theprocesswasthestartof

thevastcanningindustrywhichbringsusmanyfoodsinallseasons.

[A]NicolasAppert'smostimportantcontributiontocanning

industryishisdiscoverythataircausesfoodtospoil.

[B]NicolasAppertwasthefirstpersontopreservefoodsinjars.

[C]NicolasAppertlearnedfromtheprimitivementhemethodof

preservingfood.

[D]TopreservefoodsNicolasAppertputthemintosealedjarsto

letthemdryup.

SectionIVStructureandVocabulary(10points)

Fillintheblankswiththewordswhichbestcompletethesentences.

Putyourchoicesinthebracketsontheleft.(10points)

EXAMPLE:

Thephotohappymemoriesofmyearlychildhood.

[A]refreshes

[B]bringstomind

[C]stimulates

[D]remindsmyself

ANSWER:[B]

46.Itwasthelargestexperimentwehaveeverhad;itsix

hours.

[A]ended

[B]finished

[C]was

[D]lasted

47.Thegloveswerereallytoosmall,anditwasonlybythem

thatImanagedtogetthemon.

[A]spreading

[B]squeezing

[C]extending

[D]stretching

48.Althoughthefalsebanknotesfooledmanypeople,theydidnot

closeexamination.

[A]putup

[B]keepup

[C]standupto

[D]lookupto

49.Today,houseworkhasbeenmademucheasierbyelectrical.

[A]facilities

[B]appliances

[C]instruments

[D]equipment

50.Charleshasnottheleastofgivinguphisresearch.

[A]intention

[B]idea

[C]play

[D]desire

51.Thatshopdoesn，thavebrownsugarinatthemoment,but

theyexpecttohavesometomorrow.

[A]storage

[B]stock

[C]sale

[D]demand

52.Thecountryhasasystemof,mostofwhichdatebackto

thenineteenthcentury.

[A]watercourses

[B]rivers

[C]canals

[D]channels

53.Thefarmershadtowearheavybootsinthewinterbecausethe

fieldsweresowetand.

[A]dusty

[B]earthy

[C]soiled

[D]muddy

54.Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn'tveryabout

thefoodheeats.

[A]special

[B]peculiar

EC]particular

[D]unusual

55.Thisisthepianoonwhichthecomposercreatedsomeof

hisgreatestworks.

[A]actual

[B]genuine

[C]real

[D]original

SectionVError-detectionandCorrection(10points)

Eachquestionconsistsofasentencewithfourunderlinedparts(words

orphrases).Thesepartsarelabeled[A],[B],[C],and[D].Choose

thepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandputyourchoiceinthe

bracketsontheleft.Then,withoutalteringthemeaningofthe

sentence,writedownthecorrectwordorphraseonthelinefollowing

thebrackets.(10points)

EXAMPLE:

Goodmannersshouldbeobservedwhetheroneeatsinarestaurant

-A-—BC~

oru\home.

T

ANSWER:[D]at

56.Oneshouldnottalkaboutunpleasantsubjectsforasocial

gathering.Also,weshouldavoidanysubjectthatmighthurtthe

C

feelingsofthepeopleyouarewith.

57.Whenwesitatthetable,wemustwaitforeveryonebeforestart

AB

eating.Sometimesyouhavetowaituntiltheheadofthefamily

c""D"

beginseating.

58.Bobhassatatthetableforacoupleofhoursanddrank

AB

considerablymorewinethanisgoodforhishealth.

~C~~~D~

59.Ifyouhadgonetheretoseethematch,I'msureyou

A

wouldhaveenjoyedlosectheChineseFootballTeamwin.

B-C~萬

60.Theflour,eggsandmilkshouldbewellmixedasitispouredinto

A~C

thebakingpan.

-D-

61.ThenamesJimmy,BillyandBobbyendin'y'areusedespecially

~B

forchildren,buttheyoftencontinueintoadultlife.

D-

62.Thisbookcostsmefiveyuan.Asyouhavebeenagoodfriendto

A萬

me,youmayborrowmybookasfarasyoukeepitclean.

CD

63.OfalltheworksofartshowninthisexhibitionhallthethingI

A

likemoreistheneedle-workproducedbytheworkersofShanghai.

CD

64.Becausesomeoftherepresentativesstillnotthere,the

AB

conferenceisputoffuntilfurthernotice.

CD

65.You，vetohurryupifyouwanttobuysomethingbecauseIher。's

A

hardlysomelhingleft.

C

SectionVIVerbForms(10points)

Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofverbsgiveninbrackets.

(10points)

EXAMPLE:

NowourdaughterissittingnexttoDoris.Atthistimetomorrow

she(sit)nexttoBetty.

ANSWER:willbesitting

66.A:Isyournewbusgoing0.K.?

B:Ohyes.Couldn，tbebetter.It'sthefirstminibuswe(have)

andwe'reallquitesatisfiedwithit.

67.Youhaven，tlearnttheword-orderinspokenquestionsyetbutI'm

sureyou(learn)itbeforetheendofthisweek.

68.Ourguestnosooner(take)offhisraincoatthan

itbegantorainagain.

69.Itishighlydesirablethatanewpresident(appoint)for

thiscollege.

70.(meet)withanaccident,thenewspapercorrespondentwas

notabletosendacable.

71.Thatbadeggworedarkglassestoavoid(recognize).

72.Ratherthan(leave)everythingtothelastminute,he

alwayspreferstostartearly.

73.Don，tcometoday,Iwouldratheryou(come)tomorrow.

74.Sammylooksasthoughhenever(get)asquaremeal,but

infacthisparentsfeedhimverywell.

75.IfIhadabike,I(lend)ittoyouyesterday.

SectionVIIChinese-EnglishTranslation(15points)

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(15points)

76.充分利用自然資源來為人類造福的愿望總有一天會實現(xiàn)。

77.據(jù)我所知，到目前為止，這是他們所能想到的最好方案。

78.隨著科學與技術的普及，電子計算機已越來越廣泛地在各個領域中得到應用。

79.通過深入的調(diào)查研究，他們終于取得了大量的第一手資料。

80.在我們的工作中失敗是常事，但我們絕不能因此而灰心喪氣。

SectionVIIIEnglish-ChineseTranslation(20points)

Chooseeitherofthefollowingtwopassages.Onlytheunderlined

sentencesaretobetranslated.(20points)

(1)

(81)Electricityissuchapartofoureverydaylivesandsomuch

takenforgrantednowadaysthatwerarelythinktwicewhenweswitch

onthelightorturnontheradio.Atnight,roadsarebrightlylit,

enablingpeopleandtraffictomovefreely.Neonlightingusedin

advertisinghasbecomepartofthecharacterofeverymoderncity.In

thehome,manylabour-savingdevicesarepoweredbyelectricity.(82)

Evenwhenweturnoffthebedsidelampandarefatasleep,electricity

isworkingforus,drivingourrefrigerators,heatingourwater,or

keepingourroomsair-conditioned.Everyday,trains,trolley-buses,

andtramstakeustoandfromwork.(83)Werarelybothertoconsider

whyorhowtheyrununtilsomethinggoeswrong.

Onesummersomethingdidgowrongwiththepowerplantthat

providesNewYorkwithelectricity.Foragreatmanyhours,lifecame

almosttoastandstill.Trainsrefusedtomoveandthepeopleinthem

satinthedark,powerlesstodoanything;(84)liftsstoppedworking,

sothatevenifyouwereluckyenoughnottobetrappedbetweentwo

floors,youhadtheunpleasanttaskoffindingyourwaydownhundreds

offlightsofstairs.FamousstreetslikeBroadwayandFifthAvenuein

aninstantbecameasgloomyanduninvitingasthemostremoteback

streets.(85)Peoplewereafraidtoleavetheirhouses,foralthough

thepolicehadbeenorderedtostandbyincaseofemergency,they

werejustasconfusedandhelplessasanybodyelse.

Meanwhile,similardisorderprevailedinthehome.NewYorkcanbe

stiflinginthesummerandthisyearwasnoexception.Cool,air-

conditionedapartmentsbecamefurnaces.Foodwentbadinrefrigerators.

Cakesandjointsofmeatremaineduncookedincoolingovens.(86)

Peoplesatimpatientandfrightenedinthedarkasifanunseenenemy

hadlandedfromMars.(87)Oneofthestrangethingsthatoccurred

duringthepower-cutwasthatsomefiftyblindpeopleleadmanysighted

workershome,(88)Whenthelightscameonagain,hardlyapersonin

thecitycanhaveturnedonaswitchwithoutreflectinghowgreata

servanthehadathisfingertips.

(2)

Amineralisamaterialthatismined,notgrown.(89)Inother

wordsmineralsubstanceswhicharefoundontheearthmustbeextracted

bydigging,boringh