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英 语 系 基 础 英 语 期 末 考 试 试 卷 Final-Term Examination in Comprehensive English Course学 期：第 四 学 期 PART I Text-Based Blank Filling(16 points/1 point each)Directions:Fill in the missing words in the following sentences withthe help of the initial letters.Make sure that the words are in the form asthey appear in the texts you have learned in A New English Course,Student s Book 4.Please write down your answers on the Answer Sheet intheir complete forms.1.I found the boys whittling on my best salad spoon,and then they hadthe n_ to say you suggested it.2.To use an expression like“bags of fun,“we should need to knowLady Jones well enough to be a her by her first name.3.When things quieted down,in a hushed silence,Q by a fewecstatic“Amens，all the new young lambs were blessed in the name of God.4.Why is marking up a book i to reading?First,it keeps youawake.5.In 1991 the World Wide Web d,instantly bringing order andclarity to the chaos that was cyberspace.6.Man has tried to use this ecological knowledge by d bringingparasites or predators into an area where they might control the numbers ofsome pests.7.It was a s feeling of rage and misery and protest that expresseditself in the thought:if I had not come it would have died like this,so whyshould I interfere?8.It is worth remembering that wind is as i to human health ascold;for by disrupting the cushion of warmth which is trapped by pores andhairs of the skin,each knot of wind has in effect on life equal to a drop ofone degree in temperature.9.For there were not many buyers really-there was only one,and hekept these agents in separate offices to give a s of competition.10.He gives us,without relation to exterior“events，the quintessentialpart of himself-that part which e the fullest and deepest expression ofhimself as a man and of his experience as a fellow being.11.His voice was gentle;you could not imagine that he could raise it inanger;his smile was b.12.I finally took a d pass,as they called it,and waited a year andtried again.13.The i of death among fetuses and offspring produced by cloning ismuch higher than it is through natural reproduction.14.Each time they grew louder he cheered under his breath and s hiseyes in the direction of the noise.15.The brave men,living and dead,who struggled here,have consecratedit,far above our poor power to add or d.16.Surely I would do no i to the other noble achievements of thewar.PART II SENTENCE PARAPHRASING(14 points/2 points each)Directions:Put the following sentences into more explicit expressions onthe basis of your understanding of the texts from which they are taken.Payspecial attention to the parts underlined.Please write down your answers onthe Answer Sheet.1.I struck up a conversation with Kit,trying to establish some kind ofrapport.2.“Bags of fun is no more a lazy substitute for thought in itsappropriate setting than is extremely gracious“in the setting that isappropriate for this expression.3.People usually believe that predators have an easy time of it,killingdefenseless prey.4.In a spirit of bravado he reached for the comb in his breast-pocket,but a jab of pein reminded him that he probably had a broken rib.5.What of the child who does not live up to the hope acd dream of theparent.?6.The combined efforts of composer and interpreter have meaning onlyin so far as they got out to an inteHigent body of hearers.7.We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.PART III CLOZE(10 points/1 point each)Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage.For each blankthere are four choices marked A),B)f C)f and D)below the passage.Youshould choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and then write youranswer A,B,C,or D in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.In Switzerland,six miles west of Geneva,lies a collection of laboratoriesand buildings,and,most curious of all,a circular mound of(1)morethan 650 feet in diameter.This cluster has unique importance.It is Europe5sone and only atomic city dedicated to(2)the atom for peacefulpurposes.The strange buildings belong to the European Council for Nuclear Research,more popularly known,from(3)French initials,as CERN.The councilwas born when a handful of statesmen and scientific experts(4)in Parisin 1950.Their aim was to establish an organization providing for cooperationamong European states(5)nuclear research of a pure scientific andfundamental character.The CERN agreement was signed in 1953,and work on the atomic city beganin 1954.Today CERNs(6)are among the most modern and the mostdiversified in the world.Impressive as the scientific aspect may be,the realsignificance of CERN may lie(7)the thousand peoplethe scientists,lab workers,and administrative crew drawn from the fourteen member nations-(8)populate it.British engineers work side by side with Swisselectricians and Yugoslav nuclear physicists.The(9)languages areFrench and English,with German an unofficial third.But CERN is no tower ofBabel-the language of science is(1 0)and all-embracing.1.A.earth B.dirt C.mud D.soil2.A.investigationinvestigatingB.being investigated C.investigate D.3.A.his B.their C.its D.those4.withA.joined B.developed C.met D.met5.A.in B.on C.for D.about6.A.resources B.accommodations C.facilities D.funds7.A.in B.with C.on D.at8.A.whoever B.who C.whichwhatever9.A.living B.authentic C.official10.A.worldwide B.infinite C.universalD.D.realD.comprehensivePART IV ERROR IDENTIFICATION(10 points/I point each)Directions:Each of the fallowing sentences has four underlined words orphrases,marked A,B,C,and D,Just identify the one underlined word orphrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by writingA,B,C,or D in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.1.I read in the paper that(A)the killer and his accomplices are(B)to behung at noon by order of(D)the governor.2.After Suzanne past(A)the examination,she realized that(B)she hadbeen unnecessarily(D)worried about it.3.The adult mosquito usually lives for about(A)thirty days,although thelife span aried(B)widely with temperature,humidity,and other(D)factors of the environment.4.He confessed that for months(A)he was scarcely being able to(B)look at the lawyer without(C)becoming(D)angry.5.Because(A)radio communication had failed(B)once before,I wasafraid the men in the plane might be lost(C)touch with(D)the crew on theplatform.6.The servant returned with a message for which(A)I was not in the least(B)preparing(C)my host would be unable to receive me because of(D)his ill health.7.The news of the loss suffered(A)by our troops were(B)much worse(C)than we had expected(D).8.Members of the party were(A)surprised by Jackson winning(B)theelection so easily,purpose is to(C)help mentally retarded childion(D).10.It(A)was a rather shock(B)to look into(C)these matters anddiscover that the fault was solely mine.(D)PART V READING COMPREHENSION(25 points)SECTION A Passage Reading(10 points/1 point each)Directions:Complete the table on your Answer Sheet using information fromthe passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Write your answers in boxes 1-10 on your Answer Sheet.ARCHITECTURE-Reaching for the skyArchitecture is the art and science of designing buildings and structures.Abuilding reflects the scientific and technological achievements of the age aswell as the ideas and aspirations of the designer and client.The appearance ofindividual buildings,however,is often controversial.The use of an architectural style cannot be said to start or finish on a specificdate.Neither is it possible to say exactly what characterises a particularmovement.But the origins of what is now generally known as modemarchitecture can be traced back to the social and technological changes of the18th and 19th centuries.Instead of using timber,stone and traditional building techniques,architectsbegan to explore ways of creating buildings by using the latest technology andmaterials such as steel,glass and concrete strengthened steel bars,known asreinforced concrete.Technological advances also helped bring about the declineof rural industries and an increase in urban populations as people moved to thetowns to work in the new factories.Such rapid and uncontrolled growth helpedto turn parts of cities into slums.By the 1920s architects throughout Europe were reacting against the conditionscreated by industrialisation.A new style of architecture emerged to reflect moreidealistic notions for the future.It was made possible by new materials andconstruction techniques and was known as Modernism.By the 1930s many buildings emerging from this movement were designed inthe International Style.This was largely characterised by the bold use of newmaterials and simple,geometric forms,often with white walls supported bystilt-like pillars.These were stripped of unnecessary decoration that woulddetract from their primary purpose-to be used or lived in.Water Gropius,Charles Jeanneret(better known as Le Corbusier)and LudwigMies van der Rohe were among the most influential of the many architects whocontributed to the development of Modernism in the first half of the century.But the economic depression of the 1930s and the second world war(1939-45)prevented their ideas from being widely realized until the economic conditionsimproved and wartom cities had to be rebuilt.By the 1950s,the InternationalStyle had developed into a universal approach to building,which standardizedthe appearance of new buildings in cities across the world.Unfortunately,this Modernist interest in geometric simplicity and functionbecame exploited for profit.The rediscovery of quick-and-easy-to-handlereinforced concrete and an improved ability to prefabricate building sectionsmeant that builders could meet the budgets of commissioning authorities andhandle a renewed demand for development quickly and cheaply.But this led tomany badly designed buildings,which discredited the original aims ofModernism.Influenced by Le Corbusiefs ideas on town planning,every large British citybuilt multi-storey housing estates in the 1960s.Mass-produced,low-costhigh-rises seemed to offer a solution to the problem of housing a growinginner-city population.But far from meeting human needs,the new estates oftenproved to be windswept deserts lacking essential social facilities and services.Many of these buildings were poorly designed and constructed and have sincebeen demolished.By the 1970s,a new respect for the place of buildings within the existingtowenscape arose.Preserving historic buildings or keeping only their facades(or fronts)grew common.Architects also began to make more use of buildingstyles and materials that were traditional to the area.The architectural styleusually referred to as High-Tech was also emerging.It celebrated scientific andengineering achievements by openly parading the sophisticated techniques usedin construction.Such buildings are commonly made of metal and glass;examples are Stansted airport and the Lloyds building in London.Disillusionment at the failure of many of the poor imitations of Modernistarchitecture led to interest in various styles and ideas from the past and present.By the 1980s the co-existence of different styles of architecture in the samebuilding became known as Post-Modern.Other architects looked back to theclassical tradition.The trend in architecture now favours smaller scale buildingdesign that reflects a growing public awareness of environmental issues such asenergy efficiency.Like the Modernists,people today recognize that a welldesigned environment improves the quality of life but is not necessarilyachieved by adopting one well defined style of architecture.Twentieth century architecture will mainly be remembered for its tall buildings.They have been made possible by the development of light steel frames andsafe passenger lifts.They originated in the US over a century ago to help meetthe demand for more economical use of land.As construction techniquesimproved,the skyscraper became a reality.Ruth CloemanSECTION B Multiple Choice Questions(15 points/1 point each)Directions:Read the following passages and choose the best answer to each ofthe following questions.Put your answers Af B,C,or D in the correspondingspace on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneBeauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy.Almosteveryone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier,have bettermarriages and have more respectable occupations.Personal consultants givethem better advice for finding jobs.Even judges are softer on attractivedefendants.But in the executive circle,beauty can become a liability.While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up theexecutive ladder,it is harmful to a woman.Handsome male executives wereperceived as having more integrity than plainer men;effort and ability werethought to account for their success.Attractive female executives wereconsidered to have less integrity than unattractive ones;their success wasattributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.All unattractive womenexecutives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than theattractive female executives.Interestingly,though,the rise of the unattractiveovernight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less toability than was that of attractive overnight successes.Why are attractive women not thought to be able?An attractive woman isperceived to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine than theless attractive ones.Thus,an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionallyfemale jobs,but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine positionsappears to lack the“masculine“qualities required.This is true even in politics.When the only clue is how he or she looks,peopletreat men and women differently/9 says Anne Bowman,who recently publisheda study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates.She asked 125undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs,one of men and oneof women,in order of attractiveness.The students were told the photographswere of candidates for political offices.They were asked to rank them again,inthe order they would vote for them.The results showed that attractive malesutterly defeated unattractive men,but the women who had been ranked mostattractive invariably received the fewest votes.1.The word“liability”(Line 5,Paragraph 1)most probablym e a n s.A.misfortune B.instability C.disadvantage D.burden2.In traditionally female jobs,a t t r a c t i v e n e s s.A.reinforce the feminine qualities requiredB.makes women look more honest and capableC.is of primary importance to womenD.often enables women to succeed quickly3.Bowmans experiment reveals that when it comes to politics,a t t r a c t i v e n e s s.A.turns out to be an obstacle to menB.affects men and women alikeC.has as little effect on men as on womenD.is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women4.It can be inferred from the passage that peoples views on beauty areo f t e n.A.practical B.prejudiced C.old-fashioned D.radical5.T