新编大学英语期末考试试卷

新编大学英语A2期末考试试卷

Part I Listening Comprehension（20%） Section A

Directions： 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) and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center。 Section A.

A. An advertisement B。 A newspaper C。 Their work D. A dream A。 On foot B。 By car C。 By bus D。 By bike A。 Three B. Four C. Five

D。 Six

A. The restaurant provides good food B. She enjoys her part—time job C. The restaurant offers cheap food

D。 There are several cooks in the restaurant. A。 The movie was disappointing B. The movie was expensive to see。 C。 He wants to see the movie again.

D. He should have seen the movie at home. A. $

B。＄ 86 C. $96 D. ＄140

A. To stay at home

B。 To go to bed immediately C。 To see a movie D. To go to a party.

A. Tom is unable to hear well.

B. Tom didn’t say anything at the meeting. C。 Tom doesn’t listen to him.

D。 Tom went out before the meeting was over。 A。 She bought something for her aunt.

B。 She was there only briefly. C. She missed it。

D. She went to it on her way to the hospital。 A. One hour and a half.

B。 Half an hour. C。 45 minutes. D. 40 minutes。

Section B。 Compound Dictation.

Directions： In this section, you will hear a passage three times。 During the first reading, you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole passage. Then listen to the passage again。 When the first part of the passage is being read， you should fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank。 After listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down the main points according to what you have just heard。 Finally, when the passage is read the third time you can check what you have written。

In many ___11___ of the world people clap hands to show that they like or __12___ of something。 In the theater, at a concert, or at a football game, people ____13____ hands after they see something they like. In Russia the actors， ___14___， and athletes clap ____15_________ the audience。 In most countries， however, the performers are happy to receive the applause。 They don’t clap back to their fan.

A very long time ago clapping meant the ___16____of what it means now. When people did not like an actor or a performer they clapped。 They were trying to make as much noise as possible。 They continued to clap until the actor left the ___17_____。

At some time in history the ___18___of clapping changed. It became a compliment instead of an insult. Now when an audience wants to show great admiration for a performer, they not only clap but they ____19____。 That is called a standing ovation. A standing ovation is the dream of every performer. _________________20___________________________! Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes）(40%)

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 center. Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage。

Joseph Weizenbaum，professor of computer science at MIT， thinks that the sense of power over the machine ultimately corrupts the computer hacker(黑客) and makes him into a not very desirable sort of programmer. The hackers are so involved with designing their programs, making it more and more complex and bending it to their hill， that they don’t bother trying to make it understandable to other users. They rarely keep recorders of their programs for the benefit of others， and they take rarely time to understand why a problem occurred。

Computer science teachers say they can usually pick out the prospective hackers in their courses because these students make their homework assignments more complex than they need to be。 Rather than using the simplest and most direct method， they take joy in adding extra steps just to prove their ingenuity.

But perhaps those hackers know something that we don’t about the shape of things to come.

“ That hacker who had to be literally dragged off his chair at MIT is now a multi-millionaire of the computer industry，” says MIT Professor Michael Dertouzos. “ And two former hackers became the founders of the highly successful Apple home computer company。” When seen in this light， the hacker phenomenon may not be so strange after all。 If， as many psychiatrists say, play is really the basis for all human activity, then the hacker games are really the preparation for future developments. Sherry Turkle, a professor of sociology at MIT, points out that the computer， because it seems to us to be so “ intelligent”， so “capable”, so “human”, affects the way we think about ourselves and our ideas about what we are. She says that computers and computer toys already play an important role in children’s efforts to develop an identity by allowing them to test ideas about what is alive and what is not. 21. The Passage tells about_____.

what has caused the emergence of computer hackers the strange behavior of the computer hackers the importance of bringing up computer hackers

different opinions concerning the hacker phenomenon

22。 Professor Weizenbaum believes the hackers' strange behavior is caused by_____。 their deliberate attempts to make their problems complex and impracticable their incompetence in making new computer programmes their ignorance of the responsibility they should assume their strong desire to control the computer

23。In Professor Bertouzos’ opinion， which of the following is true？___ The hackers are likely to be very successful business man.

Only a few hackers will be successful in their later life。

The hackers probably have better insight into the future than other people. The computer industry will certainly make the hackers millionaires.

24。 The phrase“to develop an identity” (Line7， Para。 4) probably means_________。 to cultivate creativity to seek an answer

to become distinguished to form a habit

25. The passage tries to convey to its readers the idea that______. perhaps the hacker phenomenon is a welcome development

the computer hackers are the hope of the computer industry。 The computer hackers could be useful if under proper guidance The hackers may prove indispensable to the computer industry。 Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage。

Within about 50 million years， one of the mammals that lives in a marine environment, the whale, has developed into the largest of all animals forms. However， at least for the last 150 years, trouble has closed in on whales from humans。

Whales have been hunted since about the eleventh century。 Certain types of whales have been hunted too much。 Recently， their number has been reduced so greatly that they are in danger of becoming extinct. People are worried about the fact that the number of whales is getting smaller and smaller。 They are working to save them.

There are reasons why people want to protect the whales。 One reason is that whales help to keep a balance between plants and animals. People have been throwing their wastes into the oceans and seas， and these wastes increase the amount of salt in ocean and seawater。 The increased salt helps some plants and some very small creatures to grow but these plants and small creatures are harmful to fish. However, whales are eating large numbers of plants and animals that grow in very salty water. In this way, whales are doing a good job as they keep the ocean water clean enough for the fish. In addition, because fish supply necessary food for many people， whales become our good friends which we want to save。

Some people are now working to save whales by using the law. They hold meeting to ask fishermen to reduce the number of whales which can be killed in a year。 They also work within countries to persuade law makers to make whaling against the law and to make the use of whale products against the law too。

Now this struggle to save whales is going on in many places in the world. Some governments will not let people sell whale products in their countries. Other governments have changed the law about whaling. Many people believe that since the number of whales is regarded as a serious world problem, the remaining whales will be saved。 26。 The passage mainly discussed ________。 the protection of whales

the strange behaviors of whales the mysterious life of whales

the advantages of too many whales

27. From the passage we know that during the last 150 years humans have______。 returned to nature learned how to swim

threatened the existence of some marine mammals begun to harvest certain plants from the ocean as food

28. According to the passage， certain kinds of whales will soon _______. kill most of the plants and small creatures find some other places to live in die out

die from pollution

29. Salt in the oceans usually ______。

decreases the plants which are harmful to fish gets rid of harmful plants and creatures removes the wastes thrown into them

increases the plants and small creatures that do harm to fish 30. Whales are helpful to humans because______。

they eat a large quantity of plants and creatures harmful to fish they make the oceans more and more salty they often save sailors lost in a storm they can communicate with humans Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage。

What should you think about in trying to find your career？ You are probably better at some

school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work。 A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school。 On the other hand， you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard。 Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value。 A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details。 This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs。

Your school may have taught you skills， such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at mental work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer， think what you gained from it。 If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers。 You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example。 Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.

Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself。 You may be all thumbs when you handle tools, perhaps you are a poor speller of cannot add up a column of figures。 It is better to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist。 Your school record, for instance， may not be too good， yet it is an important part of your background。 You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work. 31. Which of the following best sums up the first paragraph? The importance of doing well at school。

Using school performance to help to choose a career。 The importance of being good at all subjects.

The indirect value of school work。

32。 The writer thinks that for a student to have a part-time job is probably______. a waste of time that could have been spent on study useful for his future work

a good way to earn extra money

a good way to find out his weak points

33。 According to the passage， if a student’s school record is not good， he______. will be a complete failure in his future work will not be able to find a suitable job

will regret not having worked harder at school may do well in his future work

34。 Which subject is supposed to have no direct value for job hunting? Mathematics English

Technical Drawing History

35. The whole passage centers on _____。

choosing a career according to what one is skilled in acquiring knowledge by working hard at school finding one’s strong and weak points

developing one’s abilities useful in school work Part III Vocabulary and Structure(15%)

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。 36. The general strike is a means of _______________ the total authority of the government。 A。 incorporating B。 reinforcing C。 challenging D。 transforming

37. They work hard to ________ a barren landscape into an area of beautiful pastureland。 A. transform B. transition C. transit D. transport

38. George took _________ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden. A。 chance B. interest C。 advantage D. charge

39. I'd rather you ________ make any comment on the issue for the time being。 A。 don’t B。 wouldn’t C. didn’t D. shouldn’t 40。 The new shopping center will not be ________ until next year。 A。 useful B。 available C. avail D. using 41。 Shall we _______ girl ________ roses？

compare … for B。 compare … like C. compare … with D. compare … to

42。 Please _____________ me if you feel sick.

A. turn down B. turn to C. turn up D。 turn toward

43。 ____________ the teacher last night， I would have asked him about. A. Had I seen B。 I had seen C. If I saw D。 If I have seen 44. Stop making so much noise, for you are _______ me from my work.

A. attracting B。 distracting C. contracting D。 contacting 45。 The forest was ________ to few trees by the great fire。

A。 reduced B. lessened C. decreased D。 restricted 46. Let’s think of a situation _________ this idiom can be used。

A。 where B。 which C。 that D。 what 47。 People will not believe those who always ________.

A. argue B。 exaggerate C。 quarrel D. tell truth 48. When _________ the evidence of his guilt， he confessed at once。 A。 faced up with B。 met with C. opposed by D. confronted with 49. His plan was rejected， ______ of its merits。

A. regardless B. countless C. because D。 involving

50. Any country in the world should always be _______ with other countries。 A. on peace B。 at peace C。 at ease D。 in case 51. ________ it's raining heavily, we’ll have to put off the picnic。 A. Now that B. Unless C。 If D。 If only 52。 He looks _______ young， in fact he is in his fifties。

A。 apparently B。 evidently C。 plainly D。 clearly

53。 The failure in the experiment _______ the carelessness of the young assistant. A。 results in B。 results from C。 leads to D。 as a result 54。 His younger brother is _______________________ he。 A. ten centimeters tall than B. ten centimeters taller than C. ten centimeters as taller than D. ten centimeters taller as

55。 He __________ works in that University。

A. no longer B。 no more C. longer than D。 no more than

56。 Speech difficulties may sometimes be ________ if a person is shown where to place the tongue and teeth to make sounds。

A. overpaid B. overstated C。 overturned D。 overcome 57. His position is _______ to hers。

A. inferior B。 high C. low D. good 58. He seems to __________ criminals。

associated into B。 associated in C。 associated with D. associated to

59. I’m sure Harry will remember， but why not give him a ring _______ he forgets? A。 in the case B. in case of C. in case D。 in the case of

60。 Only under special circumstances __________ to take make-up tests。 A. freshmen are permitted B。 are freshmen permitted C. permitted are freshmen D。 are permitted freshmen

61. He is a very ________ secretary. So the boss wants to promote him。 A. unless B. effective C. adequate D. efficient

62. Generally， most of the people in world are not willing to __________ force to solve the dispute.

A。 ask for B。 like C。 resort to D. get 63. The new arrival was ______ the famous scientist。 A。 none but B. nothing but

C。 none other than D. nothing other than

。 Human beings have _______ themselves to very diverse environments with the help of fire, agriculture and machines.

A. adapted B. adopted C。 adepted D. addicted 65. It’s necessary ___________ the dictionary immediately。 A。 that he returned B. that he return C. that he will return D. that he has to return Part V Cloze(10%)

Directions: For each of the following blanks four choices are given, choose the most appropriate one。

The first man who cooked his food, instead of eating it raw， lived so long ago that we have no idea who he was or where he lived。 We do know， however， that (66) thousands of years， food was always eaten cold and （67）. Perhaps the cooked food was heated accidentally by a (68) fire or by the melted lava from an erupting (69）。 When people first tasted food that had been cooked， they found it tasted better。 However, (70） after this discovery， cooked food must have remained a rarity （71) man learned how to make and light （72)。

Primitive men who lived in hot regions could depend on the heat of the sun (73） their food。 For example， in the desert （74) of the southwestern United States, the Indians cooked their food by （75) it on a flat （76） in the hot sum。 They cooked piece of meat and thin cakes of corn meal in this 77）。 We surmise that the earliest kitchen (78) was a stick (79） which a piece of meat could be attached and held over a fire。 Later this stick was （80) by an iron rod or spit

which could be turned frequently to cook the meat （81) all sides。

Cooking food in water was （82) before man learned to make water containers that could not be (83) by fire。

The (84） cooking pots were reed or grass baskets in which soups and stews could be cooked. As early as 166 B.C.， the Egyptians had learned to make (85） permanent cooking pots out of sandstone. Many years later， the Eskimos learned to make similar pans。 66。 A) in B) on C） through D) of 67. A) raw B） crude C) man-made D） fresh

68。 A） forest B） cooked C） kitchen D) lightning 69。 A） volcano B) cave C） mountain D) valley 70. A） through B) since C） soon D) even 71. A) when B) which C） until D) as 72。 A) food B) a fire C） himself D） it 73。 A) to cook B） cooking C) cooked D) cook

74。 A) places B） realms C） areas D） domains 75. A） beating B） frying C) drying D) placing 76. A) stone B) board C) table D） plate 77. A） zone B) sector C) method D) fashion 78. A） utensil B） instrument C) tool D) equipment 79. A) by B） over C） on D） to 80. A) supported B） replaced C) changed D) switched 81. A) by B) on C） over D) at

82。 A） incapable B) unavoidable C) impossible D) unpopular 83。 A) broken B) destroyed C） spoiled D) pierced 84。 A）newest B） latest C） first D) worst 85。 A) stronger B） better C） more D） longer Part V Writing（15％）

Directions： For this part， you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic “A Job—Applying Letter ” You should write at least 100 words and your composition should be based on the following ：

1）Reason for writing （ including how you found out about the job） 2）Relevant information about yourself 3)How to contact you 4)Closing Keys:

听力答案：

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11. parts 12. approve 13。clap 14. performers 15.together with 16。 opposite 17。 stage 18。 meaning 19. not only clap but they stand up and clap

20. Many actors say that is what they work so hard for ---— Applause！ Applause！ 21-25 D D C B A 26-30 ACCDA 31—35 BBDDA 36~ 40 CACCB 41~45 DBABA 46~ 50 ABD A B 51~55 A ABB A

56～60 D A CCB 61～ 65 DCCA B

66—-—-70. DAAAD 71---75。 CBACD 76 —--80。 ACADB 81—85。 BCBCC