大学英语基础教程A

安徽科技学院2012~2013学年第二学期《大学英语基础教程》(预科)期终试卷（A卷）…………………………………装…………订………线…………………………………__________专业级班姓名学号得分…………………………………密…………封…………线……………………………… 得分 评卷人 PartICloze(0.5’×20=10’)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage．ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage．ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.WhenIcomeacrossagoodarticleinreadingnewspapers.Ioftenwanttocutandkeepit.ButjustasIamabouttodosoIfindthearticleonthe___1___sideisasmuchinteresting.Itmaybeadiscussionofthewayto___2___ingoodhealth,ora/an___3___abouthowtobehaveandconductoneselfinsociety.IfIcutthefrontarticle,theoppositeoneislikelyto___4___damage,leavingouthalfofitorkeepingthetext___5___thetitle.Therefore,thescissorswould___6___beforetheystart,___7___halfwaydonewhenIfindoutthe___8___result.Sometimestwothingsaretobedoneatthesametime,bothworthyour___9___.Youcanonlytakeuponeofthem,theotherhastowaitorbe___10___up.Butyouknowthefutureisunpredictable(不可预料)—thechangedsituationmaynotallowyoutodowhatisleft___11___.Thusyouare___12___inadifficultpositionandfeelsad.How___13___thatnicechancesandbrilliantideasshouldgatheraroundallatonce?Itmayhappenthatyourlife___14___greatlyonyourpreferenceofonechoicetotheother.Infactthatiswhat___15___islike,weareoften___16___withthetwooppositesidesofathingwhicharebothdesirablelikeanewspapercutting.Itoftenoccursthatourattentionisdrawntoonethingonly___17___wegetintoanother.The___18___maybemoreimportantthanthelatterandgiverisetoadividedmind.I___19___rememberaphilosopher’sremarks,“Whenonedoorshuts,anotheropensinlife.”Soacasual(不经意)___20___maynotbeabadone. 1.A.front B.same C.either D.opposite 2.A.get. B.keep C.lead D.bring 3.A.advice B.news C.theory D.report 4.A.suffer B.reduce C.prevent D.cause 5.A.on B.for C.without D.off 6.A.use B.handle C.prepare D.stay 7.A.or B.but C.so D.for 8.A.satisfying B.regretful C.surprising D.impossible 9.A.courage B.strength C.attention D.patience 10.A.given B.held C.made D.picked 11.A.near B.alone C.about D.behind 12.A.filled B.attracted C.caught D.struck 13.A.dares B.comes C.deals D.does 14.A.improves B.changes C.progresses D.goes 15.A.study B.society C.nature D.life 16.A.faced B.supplied C.connected D.fixed 17.A.before B.after C.until D.as 18.A.following B.next C.above D.former 19.A.still B.also C.once D.almost 20.A.treatment B.action C.choice D.remark 得分 评卷人 PartII:ReadingComprehension(2’×20=40’)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:"Dreamsmaybemoreimportantthansleep.Weallneedtodream,"somescientistssay.　　Dreamstakeupaboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.Dreamsarelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincorlour.Somedreamsarelikeoldfilms.Theycometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybebecausethedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtofindananswer.　　Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymayhavebeenthinkingabouttheirworkallday.Thesethoughtscancarryoverintodreams.　　Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan'trememberthedream.Dreamscandisappearquicklyfrommemory.　　Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful.Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindishardatworkwhenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeuptired.21.Itmaybelessimportanttosleepthanto__________.A.think   B.dream   C.work   D.study22.What’sthemeaningofitalicizedwordsinparagraph2____________?A.1/2B.1/3C.1/4D.1/5Dreamsandfilmsareusually__________.A.verylong           B.incolourC.aboutwork          D.verysad24..Whydosomepeopleoftendreamabouttheirwork?______________A.Becausetheyaretiredinthedaytime.B.Becausetheyarenotinterestedintheirwork.C.Becausetheymaybethinkingabouttheirworkallday.　　D.Becausetheyhavetoomuchworktodo.25.Themainideaofthestoryisthat_________.A.whatdreamisB.peopleliketosleep　　C.dreamsarelikefilmsD.wealwaysrememberdreamsQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere.Onenight,hewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmallstreetwasdarkandquiet.Suddenlyhefeltsomeonebehindhim.HeturnedhisheadandsawanItalianyoungmanwhoquicklywalkedpasthim.ThemanwasnearlyoutofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathiswatchwasgone.HethoughtthatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecidedtofollowhimandgetbackthewatch.　SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother'slanguage.TheFrenchmanfrightenedtheItalianwithhisfistandpointedattheItalian'swatch.IntheendtheItaliangaveuphiswatchtotheFrenchman. Whenhereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.Hewasgreatlysurprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.NowherealizedthatbymistakehehadrobbedthewatchanditwastheItalian's. 26.TheFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown_______. A.alone    B.withhiswife　　C.withhisfriend  D.withanItalian27.Onenighthewentoutfor_______alone. A.aride  B.awalk C.adrink D.rest28.Suddenlyhefoundhis_______wasgone. A.watch B.money C.book  D.ring29.TheItaliangaveuphiswatchtohimatlastbecause________.A.hehadstolenthewatchfromtheFrenchman.　　B.heunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanwantedC.hehadpickedupthewatchonhiswayfromwork　　D.hewasafraidoftheFrenchman30.Whowasrobbedofthewatchonearth?____________A.TheFrenchmanwas.  B.TheItalianwas.　　C.Bothofthemwas.  D.Neitherofthemwas.Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Lawsthatwouldhaveensuredpupilsfromfiveto16receivedafullfinancialeducationgotlostinthe'washup'.Anapplicationiscallingonthenextgovernmenttobringitback.　　Atschoolthechildrenaretaughttoaddupandsubtract(减法)but,extraordinarily,arenotroutinelyshownhowtoopenabankaccount—letalonehowtomanagetheirfinancesinanincreasinglycomplexanddemandingworld.　　TodaytheparentingwebsiteMumsnetandtheconsumercampaignerMartinLewishavejoinedforcestolaunchanonlineapplicationtomakefinancialeducationacompulsoryelementoftheschoolcurriculuminEngland.Childrenfromfiveto16shouldbetaughtabouteverythingfrompocketmoneytopensions,theysay.AndthatwasexactlytheplanpreservedintheChildren,SchoolsandFamiliesbillthatwasshelvedbythegovernmentintheso-called“wash-up”earlierthismonth—therushtolegislationbeforeparliamentwasdismissed.Consumerandparentgroupsbelievefinancialeducationhasalwaysbeenoneofthemostfrustratingomissionsofthecurriculum.　　AsthePersonalFinanceEducationGroup(PFEG)pointsout,thegoodhabitsofyoungchildrendonotlastlong.Over75%ofseven-to11-year-oldsaresaversbutbythetimetheygetto17,overhalfofthemareindebttofamilyandfriends.Bythisage,26%seeacreditcardoroverdraft(透支)asawayofextendingtheirspendingpower.PFEGpredictsthattheseyoungpeoplewill“finditmuchhardertoavoidtheseriousunexpecteddangersthathavebefallenmanyoftheirparents'generationunlesstheyreceivegoodqualityfinancialeducationwhileatschool.”　　TheUKhasbeenintheworstfinancialrecession(衰退)forgenerations.Itdoesseemoddthat—unlessparentsstepin—youngpeopleareleftinthedarkuntiltheyarecruellyintroducedtotheworldofdebtwhentheyturnupatuniversity.Inarecentpollofover8,000people,97%supportedfinancialeducationinschools,while3%saiditwasajobforparents.31.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A.howtomanageschoollessons　　B.howtodealwiththefinancialcrisisC.teachingyoungpeopleaboutmoney　　D.teachingstudentshowtostudyeffectively32.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat__________.A.theauthorcomplainsabouttheschooleducation　　B.pupilsshouldnotbetaughttoaddupandsubtractC.studentshavebeentaughttomanagetheirfinances　　D.lawsonfinancialeducationhavebeeneffectivelycarriedout33.Thewebsiteandtheconsumercampaignerjoinedto_________.A.instructthepupilstodonatetheirpocketmoney　　B.promotetheconnectionofschoolsandfamiliesC.askthegovernmenttodismisstheparliament　　D.appealforthecurriculumoffinancialeducation34.AccordingtoPFEG,___________.A.itiseasytokeepgoodhabitslong　　B.teenagersspendtheirmoneyasplannedC.parentsarewillingtopaythedebtfortheirkids　　D.itwillbeintroubleiftheteenagersareleftalone35.Apollismentionedto___________.A.stressthenecessityofthecurriculumreform　　B.showtheseriousnessofthefinancialrecessionC.makethereadersawareofburdenoftheparents　　D.illustratesomepeoplearestronglyagainsttheproposal　　Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ImagineamassoffloatingwasteistwotimesthesizeofthestateofTexas.Texashasalandareaofmorethan678000squarekilometers.Soitmightbedifficulttoimagineanythingtwiceasbig.　Alltogether,thismassofwasteflowingintheNorthPacificOceanisknownastheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch.Itweighsabout3500000tons.Thewasteincludesbags，bottlesandcontainers—plasticproductsofallkinds.　　TheeasternpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatchisaboutl600kilometerswestofCalifornia.ThewesternpartiswestoftheHawaiianIslandsandeastofJapan.Theareahasbeendescribedasakindofoceanicdesert，withlightwindsandslowmovingwatercurrents.Thewatermovessoslowthatgarbagefromallovertheworldcollectsthere.　　Inrecentyears，therehavebeengrowingconcernsaboutthefloatinggarbageanditseffectonseacreaturesandhumanhealth.Scientistssaythousandsofanimalsgettrappedinthefloatingwaste，resultingindeathorinjury.Evenmorediefromalackoffoodorwaterafterswallowingpiecesofplastic.Thetrashcanalsomakeanimalsfeelfull，lesseningtheirdesiretoeatordrink.　　Thefloatinggarbagealsocanhaveharmfuleffectsonpeople.Thereisanincreasedthreatofinfectionofdiseasefrompollutedwaste，andfromeatingfishthatswallowedwaste.Diverscanalsogettrappedintheplastic.　　Itsexistencefirstgainedpublicattentioninl997.ThatwaswhenracingboatcaptainandoceanographerCharlesMooreandhiscrewsailedintothegarbagewhilereturningfromaracingevent.Fiveyearsearlier，anotheroceanographerlearnedofthetrashafterashipmentofrubberduckiesgotlostatsea.ManyofthosetoysarenowpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch.　　InAugust，2009，ateamfromtheUniversityofCalifornia，SanDiegobecamethe　　latestgrouptotraveltoit.Theywereshockedbytheamountofwastetheysaw.Theygatheredhundredsofseacreaturesandwatersamplestomeasurethegarbagepatch’seffectonoceanenvironment.36.Howdidthewriterintroducethetopicofthepassage?____________A.Bygivinganexample.B.Bylistingthefacts.　　C.Bytellingastory.D.Bygivingacomparison.37.WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch?__________A.Itismadeupofvariouskindsofplasticproducts.　　B.Itisasolidmassoffloatingwastematerials.C.Itliesl60000kilometerseastofCalifornia.　　D.Itisdescribedasakindofoceanicdesert.38.WhydopeoplepayattentiontotheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch?_________A.Becauseitmaypreventtheflowofoceanwater.　　B.Becausethepollutedplasticarticleswillmoveupthefoodchain.C.Becauseitmaybefromanislandinthepacific.　　D.Becauseshipsmaybetrappedinthefloatingwaste.39.Whichcolumncanyoufindthepassageonanewspaper?_______A.Sportsandentertainment.B.Mediaandculture.　　C.Environmentandsociety.D.Scienceandtechnology.40.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto____________.A.warnpeopleofthedangertotravelinthepacific　　B.analyzewhatcausedthewastepatchinthepacificC.giveadviceonhowtorecyclewasteintheocean　　D.introducetheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch 得分 评卷人 PartIII:Vocabulary(1’×10=10’)Directions:Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformswherenecessary.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.YouarerequiredtowriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.insteaddebatetuckoccasionalcontainhospitableshrinksurviveresortapply1.Ofthesixpeopleinjuredinthecrash,onlytwo_________.2.Afterdoingthemorningexercise,Icaughtan________cold.3.Healwaystakespartinsomehot________withhisfriends.4.Youshould_________immediatelyinpersonorbyletter.5.ThepresidentwasillsoIwenttothemeeting_________.6.Please___________yourtrousersintoyourboots.7.Americanshavethereputationofbeingvery_________.8.Thisbook_____________alltheinformationyouneed.9.Washingwoolinhotwaterwillmakeit________.10.Hainanislandisoneofthemostpopular_____inChina. 得分 评卷人 PartIV:Translation(3’×5=15’)Directions:Inthispartyouhavetotranslatethefollowing5ChinesesentencesintoEnglish.YouranswersshouldbewrittenontheANSWERSHEET.1.他下定决心要战胜一切困难。2.他似乎同意我的建议。3.我们没有意识到所发生的事情。4.一个人的成功在于他的努力和运气。5.我把他当做我的好朋友。 得分 评卷人 PartV:Translation(1×10’=10’)Directions:InthispartyouhavetotranslatethefollowingEnglishparagraphintoChineseandyouranswersshouldbewrittenontheANSWERSHEET.Someguidancecanaffectyourgrowthandcharacter.Whydon’tyoureadthefollowingguidance?Youwillseehowinstructiveitisinyourlife.Suchas:takethefirststep,giveandreceivelove,happinessnow,setasidespecialmoments,reflectonanger,findspiritualguidance,emotionshaveaneffectandweareallteachersandstudentsandsoon. 得分 评卷人 PartVI:Writing(1×15’=15’)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedtowriteapieceofdiarytorecordaninterestingexperienceyoujusthad.Nolessthan120wordsandpayattentiontotheformatforwritingdiary.WiththehelpofthefollowingChinese.1.时间：6月10号星期六2.天气：阴3.一次有趣的经历4.字数不少于120字Attention:AllyouranswersmustbewrittenontheAnswerSheet!AnswerSheet 题号 客观题 词汇 汉译英 英译汉 写作 总分 得分 得分 评卷人 PartIII:Vocabulary（1’×10=10’）1____________________2____________________3__________________4___________________5____________________6____________________7____________________8__________________9___________________10____________________ 得分 评卷人 PartIV:Translation：ChinesetoEnglish:(3’×5=15’)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 得分 评卷人 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