21世纪大学实用英语第一册 期末考试试卷（7）

21世纪大学实用英语第一册 期末考试试卷（7） 试卷编号: 200 —200 学年第 学期 21世纪大学实用英语第一册期末考试试题(7) 课程: 考试班级: 注意事项: 1、 本试题全部为笔答题，共 12页，满分100分，考试时间 120分钟。 2、 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚，密封线内禁止答题。 、 用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在答题纸上。 3 题 号 一 二 三 四 五 总 分 分 数 Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20%) Section A(10%) Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 1. For a whole month she stayed in the hospital and not once did she visit her home for fear of carrying the (infect) _______ to her child. 2. We thought they had come to repair the phone, but in (real) _____ they were thieves. 3. Last night she told me that she (go) _____ to the United States next week. 4. It would be a good idea if British Railway started (simple) ______ their timetables. 5. Any increase in the cost of transporting goods will be passed on to the (consume) ______. 6. This medicine is (poison) ______ if taken in large quantities. 7. A new hospital (build) _____ in our hometown now. 8. He talked as if he (do) _____ all the work himself, but in fact Tom and I did most of it. 9. The chairman said, “ The plan (discuss) ______ now must be kept as a secret. 10. If the medicine (take) _______ in time, it will be quite effective. 1 Section B(10%) Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 11. The idea that the earth is flat was _____ centuries ago. A) appointed B) rejected C) hesitated D) measured 12. A good student is eager to learn and does not need to be ____ about being absent too much. A) questioned B) asked C) warned D) persuaded 13. We sat on the top of the mountain to watch the sun ______ early in the morning. A) rise B) rose C) to rise D) risen 14. My parents are not used to _____ in big cities. A) live B) living C) have lived D) be living 15. He wore dark glasses to avoid ______. A) having been recognized B) to be recognized C) recognized D) being recognized 16. ______ I in your position, I would do it at once. A) Am B) Was C) Were D) Be 17. The poor boy was ______ with hunger and cold. A) faint B) curious C) shocked D) blunt 18. In this sense, bad things ______ into good things. A) would turn B) can be turned C) can be to turn D) should turn 19. If the weather were more favorable, the crops ______ still better. A) would have been grown B) would be grown C) would be growing D) will be grown 20. Women, _____ men, have the right to work. A) as soon as B) as long as C) as far as D) as well as Part II Reading Comprehension (40%) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. After reading the following passages, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One There is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine(内燃机) has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and 2 pistons(活塞)being driven. For people should have some basic idea of how the things that they use do what they do. Further, students might be helped by a course that considers the computer’s impact on society. But that is not what is meant by computer literacy. For computer literacy is not a form of literacy(读写能力); it is a trade skill that should not be taught as a liberal art. Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that all ought to know how to program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. While programming can be lots of fun, and while our society needs some people who are experts at it, the same is true of auto repaid and violin-making. Learning how to use a computer is not that difficult, and it gets easier all the time as programs become more “user-friendly”. Let us assume that in the future everyone is going to have to know how to use a computer to be a competent citizen. What does the phrase “learning to use a computer” mean? It sounds like “learning to drive a car”, that is, it sounds as if there is some set of definite skills that, once acquired, enable one to use a computer. In fact, “learning to use a computer” is much more like “learning to play a game”, but learning the rules of one game may not help you play a second game, whose rules may not be the same. There is no such a thing as teaching someone how to use a computer. One can only teach people to use this or that program and generally that is easily accomplished. 21. To be the competent citizens of tomorrow, people should ________. A try to lay a solid foundation in computer science B be aware of how the things that they use do what they do C learn to use a computer by acquiring a certain set of skills D understand that programming a computer is more essential than repairing a car. 22. In the second paragraph “violin-making” is mentioned to show that _________. A programming a computer is as interesting as making a violin B our society needs experts in different fields C violin-making requires as much skill as computer programming D people who can use a computer don’t necessarily have to know computer programming 23. Learning to use a computer is getting easier all the time because _________. A programs are becoming less complicated B programs are designed to be convenient to users C programming is becoming easier and easier 3 D programs are becoming readily available to computer users 24. According to the author, the phrase “learning to use a computer” (Lines3-4, Para.3) means learning ___________. A a set of rules B the fundamentals of computer science C specific programs D general principles of programming 25. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is _________. A to stress the impact of the computer on society B to explain the concept of the computer literacy C to illustrate the requirements for being competent citizens of tomorrow. D to emphasize that computer programming is an interesting and challenging job Passage Two The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness, if fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment(承担的义务), self-improvement. Ask a bachelor(单身汉)why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand 4 that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 26. According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________. A he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities B he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C he finds more fun in dating than in marriage D he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement 27. Raising children, in the author’s opinion, is _________. A a moral duty B a thankless job C a rewarding task D a source of inevitable pain 28. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________. A hatred B misunderstanding C prejudice D ignorance 29. To understand what true happiness is one must ____________. A have as much run as possible during one’s lifetime B make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C put up with pain under all circumstances D be able to distinguish happiness from fun 30. What is the author trying to tell us? A Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. B One must know how to attain happiness. C It is important to make commitments. D It is pain that leads to happiness. Passage Three London’s First Light Rail System The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) took just three years to build at a cost of ?77 million. It is London’s first Light Rail System, but its route follows that of a number of older lines, which carried the nineteenth century railways through the crowed districts of the East End. The section of the line from the Tower Gateway Station to Poplar follows the line of one of London’s earliest railways, the London & Blackwell (1840), a cable-drawn railway (later converted to steam) which carried passengers to steam ships at Blackwell Pier, and provided transport for the messengers and clerks who went backwards and forwards between the docks (码头) and the city every day. From Poplar to Island Gardens, a new line crosses high above the dock waters, and 5 then joins the old track of the Millwall Extension Railway, built to service the Millwall Docks (1868) and to provide transport for workers in the local factories. This line was horse-drawn for part of its route, until the 1880s. The Polar to Stratford section of the DLR route was first developed by the North London Railway, built in the 1850s to link the West and East India Docks with the manufacturing districts of the Midlands and North of England. There were major railway works and sidings (岔线)at Bow until recently. The trains are automatically controlled from a central computer, which deals with all signaling and other safety factors, as well as adjusting speeds to keep within the timetable; on board each vehicle, Train Captains, who are also fully qualified drivers, are equipped with two-way radios to maintain contact with central control. There are passenger lifts, and self-service ticket machines, at every station. 31. The passage tells us that London’s first Light Rail System. A. was constructed in the nineteenth century. B. will be finished in three years’ time. C. follows some of the original lines. D. took three years longer than expected to complete. 32. We learn from the passage that the London & Blackwell railway A. now carries passengers to and from the docks. B. was a busy line a few years ago. C. used to employ many messengers and clerks. D. was not originally a steam railway. 33. “This line” in Paragraph 3 refers to A. the line from the Tower Gateway Station to Poplar. B. the line from Poplar to Island Gardens. C. the Millwall Extension Railway. D. the line from Poplar to Stratford. 34. It appears that the Poplar to Stratford section of the DLR route was originally developed to A. promote travel in the Midlands. B. encourage trade with the North of England. C. create employment. D. make the transport of goods easier. 35. The trains on the DLR are controlled by A. an on-board central computer. B. a computer engineer on board. C. two-way radios operated by the drivers. D. a computer center based somewhere along the line 6 Passage Four The rise of multinational corporations, global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR. Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, the U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten years ago, for example, the world's top five public relations agencies were American-owned. In 1991, only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate planning activities, compared to about one-third of U.S. companies. It may not be long before London replaces New York as the capital of PR. Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? First, Americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, Americans lag behind their European and Asian counterparts in knowing a second language. Less than 5 percent of Burson-Marshall's U.S. employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather has about the same percentage. Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. In the financial PR area, for instance, most Americans read the Wall Street Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London and The Economist, publications not often read in this country. Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN (Cable News Network). Turner recently announced that the word "foreign" would no longer be used on CNN news broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign. 36. According to the passage, U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened because of ____. A. increased efforts of other countries in public relations B. the decreasing number of multinational corporations in the U. S. C. the unparalleled increase in the number of public relations companies D. shrinking cultural differences and new communications technologies 37. London could soon replace New York as the center of PR because ____. A. British companies place more importance on PR than U. S companies B. Four of the world's top public relations agencies are British-owned C. British companies are heavily involved in planning actives D. British companies are more ambitious than U.S. companies 38. The word "provincial" (Line 2, Para. 3) most probably means "____". 7 A. rigid in thinking B. like people from the provinces C. limited in outlook D. interested in world financial affairs 39. We learn from the third paragraph that employees in the American PR industry _____ . A. enjoy reading a great variety of English business publications B. are not as sophisticated as their European counterparts C. speak at least on foreign language fluently D. are ignorant about world geography 40. What lesson might the PR industry take from Ted Turner of CNN? A. The American PR industry should develop global communications technologies. B. People working in PR should be more fluent in foreign languages. C. People involved in PR should avoid using the word "foreign". D. American PR companies should be more internationally-minded Part III Cloze(10%) Directions:In this section, you are required to complete each of the blanks by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. A pet is an animal that (41)____ in your home. Over half the families in North America own pets. The most popular (42)____ are dogs, fish and birds. Rabbits, hamsters and turtles are also popular. Even some unpopular animals such as frogs, mice and snakes are pets. People first (43)____ to keep pets about 12,000 years ago. The first pet was a dog. The dog did not become a pet because people (44)____ it was cute. It became a pet because it was useful. People used the dog for many things. The dog warned people (45)____ danger so wild animals didn’t attack people. It also ate leftover food. Later, dogs helped people take care (46)____ cows and sheep on farms. Cats did not (47)____ pets for a long time. When the Egyptians first started to grow grain, mice ate it. The Egyptians were (48)____ to tame cats. Today, people keep many (49)____ of pets. Animals such as canaries, parrots, mice and hamsters live in cages. They need people to bring them food and water and to keep their cages clean. Other animals, such as dogs and cats, need food and water, but they can take care of themselves (50)____. They are good pets for people because they don’t need much care. 41. A. lives B. stays C. sleeps D. plays 8 42. A. houses B. dogs C. pets D. families 43. A. begin B. started C. know D. hope 44. A. studied B. bought C. taught D. thought 45. A. about B. of C. on D. for 46. A. with B. for C. in D. of 47. A. become B. grow C. turn D. change 48. A. first B. firstly C. at the first D. the first 49. A. sort B. type C. kinds D. groups 50. A. many ways B. in many ways C. a better way D. plenty of ways Part IV Translation(20%) Section A(10%) Directions:Put the following sentences into English. 51. 你可以把和他一起去旅行的愿望告诉他。 52. 比尔的勇敢行为为他赢得了极大的荣誉。 53. 他们要把她培养成第一流的医生。 54. 我太太负责处理所有的账单。 55. 记者们星期五得知了这个消息但同意第二天再公开报道它。 Section B(10%) Directions:Put the following sentences into Chinese. 56. As soon as I got home, it started to rain heavily. 57. It is never too late for anyone to learn. 58. Did you have any difficulty getting a visa to Britain? 59. It was lucky indeed for Mr. Fox to have changed his flight and arrived safe. 60. So loudly did the students play the music that people could hear it out in the street. Part V: Writing (10%) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an e-mail according to the following instructions in Chinese. 内容:1. 以玛丽和约翰的名义邀请大家参加庆祝乔迁的聚会; 2. 午餐吃烧烤，并打算烤海鲜; 3. 晚上6点在国际饭店就餐; 4. 请回复玛丽或约翰。 时间:9月5日，星期六，中午12点至下午2点 地点:玛丽和约翰家的花园 9 Answer Sheet Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (20%) ection A (10%) S 1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 0.________ Section B (10%) 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Part II. Reading Comprehension (40%) 10 21-25_____________ 26-30_______________ 31-35_____________ 36-40_______________ Part III Cloze (10%) 41.________ 42.________ 43.________ 44._________ 45.________ 46.________ 47.________ 48._________ 49.________ 50.________ Part IV. Translation (20%) Section A 51. ____________________________________________________________________ 52. ____________________________________________________________________ 53. ____________________________________________________________________ 54. ____________________________________________________________________ 55. ____________________________________________________________________ Section B 56. ____________________________________________________________________ 57. ____________________________________________________________________ 58. ___________________________________________________________ 59. ___________________________________________________________ 60. ___________________________________________________________ Part V. 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