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1、2010级大学英语第一学期期末考试（A卷）Jan.,2011Part I Listening Comprehension(30%)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear JO short conversations.Al the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questionwill be spoken only once.After each question th

2、ere will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D)f and decide which is thebest answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singleline through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A)At the office.C)At the airport.B)In the wait

3、ing room.D)In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finishin the evening.This is most likely to have taken place at the office.Therefore,A)At the office isthe best answer.You should choose A on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line

4、 throughthe centre.1.A)Place another order.B)Call to check on it.C)Wait patiently.D)Go and find the furniture.2.A)She doesnt need the job.B)She hasnt got a job yet.C)She has got a good job.D)She is going to start work soon.3.A)She got home before 9 oclock.B)She had a bad cold.C)She had a car acciden

5、t.D)She was delayed.4.A)She hasnt gone camping for several weeks.B)She likes to take long camping trips.C)She prefers not to go camping on weekends.D)She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.5.A)A writer.B)A teacher.C)A reporter.D)A student.6.A)She has not heard of Prof.Johnson.B)Sh

6、e has not heard of Prof.Johnsons brother.C)She is a good friend of Prof.Johnsons.D)She does not know Prof.Johnsons brother.7.A)Coming back for a later show.B)Waiting in a queue.C)Coming back in five minutes.D)Not going to the movie today.8.A)He has got a heart attack.B)He was unharmed.C)He was badly

7、 hurt.D)He has fully recovered from the shock.9.A)The man went to Australia during Christmas.B)The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C)The man didnt have a good time because of the different weather.D)The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.10.A)To attend a party

8、 at a classmates home.B)To do homework with her classmate.C)To attend an evening class.D)To have supper out with her classmate.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you willhear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken o

9、nly once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choicesmarked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A)In 1969 in America

10、.B)In 1969 in France.C)In 1981 in America.D)In 1981 in South Africa.12.A)In Africa.B)In America.C)In France.D)In Europe.13.A)Because they benefit from damage to the immune system.B)Because they infect and destroy white cells.C)Because they do not normally occur.D)Because they spread to other cells.P

11、assage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A)Because some drivers overtake on the left.B)Because people like driving in the fast lane.C)Because roads are often wet in London.D)Because pedestrians do not follow traffic rules.15.A)The fast lanes in Britain are on the

12、left.B)Drivers in London do not obey traffic police.C)Traffic accidents where Mark Hill works are frequent.D)On average Mark Hill is on duty four hours a day.16.A)He likes to work on busy motorways.B)He likes to help the injured and needy.C)He finds his work interesting and varied.D)He likes driving

13、 in the fast lane.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A)His personal interests and activities.B)His score in entrance exams.C)His performance in high school.D)His character and personality.18.A)$22B)$41.50C)$63.50D)$8519.A)The ACT takes more time than the

14、SAT.B)The ACT is more expensive than the SAT.C)Test takers are required to write an essay in the ACT.D)Test takers?academic achievement is focused in the ACT.20.A)History.B)Foreign language.C)Mathematics.D)Literature.Section C Spot DictationDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage three ti

15、mes.When the passage is read for thefirst time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is readfor the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words youhave just heard.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you shouldcheck what you have

16、 written.Remember to write your answer on Answer Sheet Two.A barn is where farmers keep animals and equipment.Over time,as fewer and fewer peopleworked the land,more and more bams were(SI)_down to make way for developers.Othersthat remained might have fallen into poor condition.Or perhaps they just

17、no longer satisfy theneeds of a(S 2)farmer.Keeping an old bam in good condition might not be seen as worththe cost if it does not(S 3)much purpose.But Americans with historic barns are being(S 4)to save them.The magazine Successful Farming and the National Trust for Historic Preservation areworking

18、together on a program called Bam Again!The National Trust is a(S5)organization that works to protect places of historic importance in America.The Barn Again!program advises hundreds of barn owners every year.(S 6)are givenfor the projects that best succeed at restoring a bam for continued farm use.(

19、S7)_ buildingsare used to demonstrate methods of preservation.The organization suggests how problems with things like stone and concrete blockfoundations can be fixed.With many old barns,the foundation they are built on is falling(S 8).Barn Again!also offers advice for other repairs,like how to(S 9)

20、siding and how to use apower washer to remove loose paint.And farmers are given suggestions about how to(S10)_costs.注意：此部分请在主观答题纸(Answer Sheet T w o)上作答。Part II Reading Comprehension(30%)Directions:There are four passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statement

21、s.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)andD).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneScience is not a set of unquestionable results but a way of understanding the world around us.Its

22、real work is slow.The scientific method,as many of us learned in school,is a gradual processthat begins with a purpose or problem or question to be answered.It includes a list of materials,aprocedure to follow,a set of observations to make and,finally,conclusions to reach.In medicine,when a new drug

23、 is proposed that might cure or control a disease,it is first tested on a largerandom group of people,and their reactions are then compared with those of another randomgroup not given the drug.All reactions in both groups are carefully recorded and compared,andthe drug is evaluated.All of this takes

24、 time and patience.Its the result of course,that makes the best newsnot the years of quiet work thatcharacterize the bulk of scientific inquiry.After an experiment is concluded or an observation ismade,the result continues to be examined critically.When it is submitted for publication,it goesto a gr

25、oup of the scientisfs colleagues,who review the work.Einstein was right when he said:“No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right,a single experiment can at any timeprove me wrong.In August 1996,NASA announced the discovery in Antarctica of a meteorite(流 星)fromMars that might contain eviden

26、ce of ancient life on another world.As President Clinton said thatday,the possibility that life existed on Mars billions of years ago was potentially one of the greatdiscoveries of our time.After the excitement wore down and initial papers were published,other researchers beganlooking at samples fro

27、m the same meteorite.Some concluded that the“evidence of life”wasmostly contamination from Antarctic ice or that there was nothing organic at all in the rock.Was this a failure of science,as some news reports trumpeted?No!It was a good example of the scientific method working the way it is supposed

28、to.Scientists spend years on research,announce their findings,and these findings are examined byother scientists.Thats how we learn.Like climbing a mountain,we struggle up three feet and fallback two.Ils a process filled with disappointments and reverses,but somehow we keep movingahead.21.The author

29、s main purpose in writing this passage is to state that.A)most scientific discoveries are not reliableB)mass media is misleading because it looks at the research results onlyC)scientific research is a process filled with reverses and requires slow and patientworkD)repeated experiments are necessary

30、before medicine can be used in patients22.Publication of a scientific finding s i gni f i e s.A)a challenge to fellow scientists to prove it wrongB)the end of a processC)the beginning of a new scientific inquiryD)the soundness of the result23.Einsteins words are used to show that he t hought.A)exper

31、iments have proved him rightB)scientists do not need so many experimentsC)one experiment is not enough to prove him wrong.D)scientific ideas are never free from challenge24.NASAs announcement of the discovery of evidence of ancient life on Mars shows.A)the way human beings learn about natureB)the fa

32、ilure of the scientific methodC)the fruitlessness of human search for life on another worldD)the excitement brought by scientific findings25.It can be inferred from the passage that the media is interested in.A)the process of scientific researchB)the results of scientific researchC)the scientists wh

33、o do the researchD)the effects of scientific research on human lifePassage TwoNormally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate,and eachcourse which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree.In manyAmerican universities the total work for a degre

34、e consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for onesemester.A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks;while attending auniversity a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.Normally astudent would expect to take four years attending two sem

35、esters each year.It is possible to spreadthe period of work for the degree over a longer period.It is also possible for a student to movebetween one university and another during his degree course,though this is not in fact done as aregular practice.For every course that he follows a student is give

36、n a grade,which is recorded,and the recordis available for the student to show to prospective employers.All this imposes a constant pressureand strain of work,but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in studentaffairs.Elections to positions in student organizations arous

37、e much enthusiasm.The effectivework of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academicauthorities.Any student who is thought to have broken the rules,for example,by cheating has toappear before a student court.With the enormous numbers of students,the operation of the

38、 systemdoes involve a certain amount of activity.A student who has held one of these positions ofauthority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.26.Normally a student would at least attend classes each week.A)36B)12C)20D)1527.According to the first paragraph an Ameri

39、can student is a l l o we d.A)to live in a different universityB)to take a particular course in a different universityC)to live at home and drive to classesD)to get two degrees from two different universities28.American university students are usually under pressure of work b e c a u s e.A)their aca

40、demic performance will affect their future careersB)they are heavily involved in student affairsC)they have to observe university disciplineD)they want to run for positions of authority29.Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probablyb e c a u s e.A)they hate the cons

41、tant pressure and strain of their studyB)they will then be able to stay longer in the universityC)such positions help them get better jobsD)such positions are usually well paid30.The student organizations seem to be effective in.A)dealing with the academic affairs of the universityB)ensuring that th

42、e students observe university regulationsC)evaluating students performance by bringing them before a courtD)keeping up the students5 enthusiasm for social activitiesPassage ThreeDoreen Sykora is now a junior at Mcgill University.She had a difficult time when she firstbegan college.She said,4I was al

43、ways well prepared for my examinations.But I would go in toclass to take the exam,and I would fall apart.I could not answer the questions correctly-eventhough I knew the answers!I would just blank out because of nervousness and fear.HitoshiSakamoto,an anthropology student at Temple University in Tok

44、yo reports similar experiences.These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety.Because astudent worries and is stressed about a test,his or her mind does not work as well as it usuallydoes.The student cannot write or think clearly because of the severe tension and nervousnes

45、s.Now there are special university courses to help students.In these courses,advisors andpsychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage test anxiety.Such a course helpsstudents learn to live with stress and not fail because of it.First students take a practice test tomeasure their wor

46、ry level.If the tests show that their stress level is high,the students can take ashort course to manage the fear.These courses teach students how to relax their bodies.They gettraining to become calm in very tense situations.By controlling their nervousness,they can lettheir minds work more easily.

47、Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.Doreen Sykora saw immediate results after taking such a course.She now has enthusiasmabout the relaxation methods.Mostly,what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place.Then Iimagine myself picking up a pencil.I move slowly and careful

48、ly.I breathe easily and let all thetension out.With each breath,more worry leaves me.It really works too.My grades haveimproved greatly!Im really doing well at McGill now.This relaxation method works not only onexaminations,but it has improved the rest of my life as well.”For Hitoshi in Tokyo,the re

49、sults were much the same.He is enjoying school a lot more andlearning more.31.Doreen Sykora and Hitoshi Sakamoto were filled with nervousness and fear duringexaminations because they were.A)not ready and unaware of the answersB)physically so weak that they fell apartC)subject to test anxietyD)unable

50、 to write or think clearly32.The higher the students,worry level is,.A)the less calm and relaxing they areB)the more difficult they will be trained to manage fearC)the more stressed and tense they areD)the longer courses they will take to manage fear33.Whats the purpose of some special university st