1、大学英语期末考试试卷试卷一考生请注意：试卷一的答案请涂在答题卡上,考试结束请交试卷二和答题卡。Part I. Listening Comprehension (20 minutes, 20 points)Section ADirections: 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
2、 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 with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: M: Is it possible for you
3、 to work late, Miss Grey?W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think its necessary.Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talkin
4、g about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose A and mark it with a single line through the center.1. A） She doesnt want her boyfriend to give her a car.B）Her boyfriend ha
5、s a lot of money.C）The man ought to lend some money to her boyfriend.D）Her boyfriend was making fun of the man2. A） 4:00. B）4:22. C）4:15. D）4:20.3. A） He is going to change his job. B）He isnt doing well with his work.C）He is doing pretty well now. D）He doesnt like his work.4. A） In the city. B）In th
6、e country. C）Near his company. D）Near the town.5. A） He hasnt seen it.B）He liked it better than Jaws.C）He thought Star Wars was not as good as Jaws.D）He didnt like it.6. A） Typing a proposal. B）Writing a proposal.C）Posting a proposal. D）Checking a proposal.7. A） Follow the doctors advice. B）Forget t
7、o take any pills.C）Take five pills. D）Take two pills.8. A） The woman didnt hear the man come in.B）The woman pretended to be deaf when the man came in.C）The woman didnt mind the mans disturbing her. D）The woman asked the man to get home early next time.9. A） Three times. B）Two times. C）Five times. D）
8、Eight times.10. A）6. B） 12. C）10. D） 18.Section B Compound Dictation（注意：听力理解的 B 节（Section B）为复合式听写（Compound Dictation），题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。）Part II. Reading Comprehension (35 minutes, 40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished state
9、ments. 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 OneLast week, I found myself worrying less about problems of world politics, and national
10、 crime and more about smaller evils. I came home one day with a bad taste in my mouth, the kind I get whenever I witness the little cruelty that people inflict on each other. On this particular day, I had seen three especially mean-spirited things happen.I first thought about mean-spirited people as
11、 I walked from the bus stop to the office where I work. I make this walk every day, and its my first step away from the comforts of home and into the tensions of the city. For me, a landmark on the route is a tiny patch of ground that was once strewn with rubbish and broken glass. The city is trying
12、 to make a “pocket park” out of it by planting trees and flowers. Every day this spring, I watched the skinny saplings put out tiny leaves. When I walked past, I always noted how big the tulips were getting and made bets with myself on when they would bloom. But last Wednesday, as I reached the park
13、 I fell sick. Someone had knocked the trees to the ground and trampled the budding tulips into the dirt. Someone had destroyed a bit of beauty for no reason.At lunchtime on Wednesday, I witnessed more meanness. Along with dozens of other hungry, hurried people, I was waiting in line at McDonalds. Al
14、so in line was a young mother with two tired, impatient children clinging to her legs. The mother was trying to calm the children, but it was obvious that they were about to start crying. The lines barely moved, and the lunchline tension was building. Then, one of the children began to cry and screa
15、m. The little boys yells resounded through the restaurant, and people stared angrily at the helpless mother. Finally, one man turned to her and said, “Lady, you shouldnt bring your kids to a public place if you cant control them.” The woman was exhausted and hungry. Someone in line could have helped
16、 her with her problem. Instead, even though many of the customers in the restaurant were parents themselves, they treated her like a criminal.The worst incident of mean-spiritedness that I saw that day happened after I left work. As I walked to the bus stop, I approached an old woman huddled in a do
17、orway. She was wrapped in a dirty blanket and clutched a cheap vinyl bag packed with her belongings. She was one of the “street people” our society leaves to fend for themselves. The United States, the richest country on earth, should not allow such suffering. Some of these victims even live in card
18、board boxes during the coldest winters. Approaching the woman from the opposite direction were three teenagers who were laughing and talking in loud voices. When they saw the old woman, they began to shout crude remarks at her. One of them grabbed her shopping bag and pretended to throw it out into
19、the street. The woman stared helplessly at them, like a wounded animal surrounded by hunters. Then, having had their fun, the teenagers went on their way.I had seen enough of the worlds coldness that day and wanted to leave it behind. At home, I huddled in the warmth of my family. I wondered why we
20、all contribute to the worlds supply of petty cruelty. Theres enough of it already.11. We know from the passage that on the route to the writers workplace_.A) a tiny park was being built by planting trees and flowers on a plot of waste landB) rubbish and broken glass were being cleared away from an e
21、mpty building lotC) what used to be a dumping ground for garbage had been turned into a playgroundD) a patch of bare ground had been turned into a beautiful flower bed12. The author “ fell sick” on her way to work last Wednesday because _.A) she felt uncomfortable at the thought of the tension in th
22、e workplaceB) the big tulips that she betted would come into blossom had soon witheredC) the young trees and budding flowers in the little park had been destroyedD) some people had thrown rubbish and broken glass in the pocket park13. According to the author, the scene at McDonalds showed_. A) that
23、hungry people in a hurry were more likely to be impatientB) that kids needed to be taught good manners before they were brought to public placesC) how hard it could be for a young mother to discipline her childrenD) how mean people could be towards someone who was in a difficult position14. The auth
24、or used the example of the old woman huddling in the doorway to show_.A) that homeless people still existed in the U.S.B) how cruel teenagers could sometimes beC) that young people were often rude to their eldersD) how elderly people were often left to fend for themselves15. It can be inferred from
25、the passage that_.A) every normal person has a cruel streak and will do mean thingsB) petty cruelty can be more harmful than big problems like national crimeC) ordinary people can be mean without being aware of itD) teenagers tend to inflict little cruelties on helpless peoplePassage Two Faces, like
26、 fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young childor even an animal, such as a pigeoncan learn to recognize faces, we all ta
27、ke this ability for granted.We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someones personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing
28、 someones personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so.But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, consider
29、ate, friendly, warm, and so forth.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Fordin Allport, an American psychologists, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in peoples behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typin
30、g, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types - people are described with such terms.People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains (坏人) or the heros role. In fact, the words “person” and “per
31、sonality” come from the Latin persona, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.16. By using the example of the fingerprints, the author tells
32、 us that _.A) people can learn to recognize facesB) people have different personalitiesC) people have difficulty in describing the features of finger printsD) people differ from each other in facial features17. According to this passage, some animals have the gift of _. A) telling people apart by ho
33、w they behaveB) recognizing human facesC) typing good people from bad peopleD) typing each other18. Who most probably knows best how to describe peoples personality?A) The ancient Greek audienceB) PsychologistsC) The modern TV audienceD) The movie actors19. According to the passage, it is possible f
34、or us to tell one type of person from another because _.A) people differ in their behavioral and physical characteristicsB) peoples behavior can be easily described in wordsC) human fingerprints provide unique informationD) human faces have complex features20. Which of the following is the major poi
35、nt of the passage?A) Why it is necessary to identify peoples personality.B) How to get to know people.C) Why it is possible to describe people.D) How best to recognize people.Passage ThreeAre some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our exp
36、erience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his inte
37、lligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of persons intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intel
38、ligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, o
39、n the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence , and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twi
40、ns and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring,. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part,. This conclusion is also sugg
41、ested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.21. The writer is in favor of the view that mans intelligence is given to him _.A) at birth B) through education C) both at birth and through educa
42、tionD) neither at birth nor through education22. If a child is born with low intelligence, he may_.A) become a genius B) still become a genius if he should be give special educationC) reach his intelligence limits in rich surroundingsD) not reach his intelligence in his life23. In the second paragra
43、ph “if we take two unrelated people at random from the population” means if we _.A) pick any two persons B) take out two different personsC) choose two persons who are relative D) choose two persons with different intelligence24. The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separa
44、tely shows _.A) the importance of their intelligence B) the role of environment on intelligenceC) the importance of their positions D) the part that birth plays25. The best title of this passage can be _.A) Surroundings B) Intelligence C) Dependence on Environment D) Effect of EducationPassage Four
45、A telescope, like a microscope, enables us to see things which we could not see without it. A microscope magnifies things (or features of things) which are so small that they are invisible to the naked eye. They may be as small as a cell or even a small group of molecules. Micro- in Greek, and in se
46、veral English technical words, means “small.” But tele- in Greek means distant or far away. The word “television” is also derived from this Greek word. In England, Australia, and New Zealand we call a television set the “telly”, which is almost the same as the Greek word. In the United States people
47、 call it a TV.A telescope enables us to see objects which, though millions of times larger than ourselves, appear much smaller because they are so far away. Even the images of stars which we see through a telescope are, of course, greatly reduced in size in comparison with the stars actual size. But
48、 a telescope enables us to see stars which are invisible to the human eye as well as giving us a brighter, clearer image of those which are visible. In the last twenty or thirty years there has been a great improvement in the design and magnifying power of telescopes. There are now some very large and powerful telescopes in existence.When you see the sun rise in the morning you are eight minutes late. What is the meaning of
