大学英语期末

《大学英语》期末试卷

Part I Word Formation (10%)（根据所给单词写出适当的派生词） 1. John works hard to earn more money ,which will ___ him to continue his education abroad. (able)

2. Any sound of music can be a ____to me when I’m writing a composition . (distract)

3 . The ___young man was wondering if he could find anything to do in the big city . ( job)

4 . We worked ___and finished everything we had to do . (hardly)

5 . Planting flowers in public places will help to _____ the city. (beauty)

6. I don’t _____that John will come on time. (doubt)

7 . The speech was not interesting .Most of the people present began to move about ______.(patient)

8. Keep me ______of fresh developments in electronic industry in your country. (inform)

9 . Mother hasn’t much money and it is only by good_____ that she is able to

buy all we need. (manage)

10. It was an expensive ,but we had to have it. (purchase)

Part II Vocabulary and Structure. (40%)

1.The traffic was very heavy; otherwise I _____ here 50 minutes sooner.

A) would be B) should be C) had been D) would have been

2._______ you decide to take up, you should try to make it a success.

A) If only B) Unless C) Whenever D)Whatever

3.This bird’s large wings _______ it to fly very fast.

A) make B) cause C) ensure D) enable

4.In most of the United states ,the morning newspaper is _____ by school—age children.

A) directed B) delivered C) derived D) discharged

5.It was not until he arrived at the station ______ he realized he had forgotten his ticket.

A) before B) that C) when D) after

6.Though the long-term _____ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.

A) affect B) effort C) effect D) afford

7.He asked _____ since he had been chairman for seven years.

A) not to have been re-elected B) to be not re-elected

C) not to be re-elected D) to have not been re-elected

8.Only by shouting at the top of his voice ______

A) he was able to make himself hear B) was he able to make himself heard

C) he was able to make himself heard D) was he able to make himself heard

9.Jane was fairly good at English, but in mathematics she could not______ the rest of the students in her class

A) put up with B) keep up with C) do away with D) run away with

10.He went ahead ______ all warnings about the danger of his mission.

A) in case of B) because of C) regardless of D) prior to

11.Who was the first person _______ today ?

A. spoke to you B. you spoke to C. you spoke D. whom you spoke

12.Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper _______ it closely.

A) Followed B) following C) to follow D) being following

13.There is hardly an environment on earth _______ some species of animal or other has not adapted successfully.

A) to which B) wherever C) so that D) as to

14.It is highly desirable that a new president ________to this college.

A) appointed B) was appointed C) be appointed D) has been appointed

15.After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses ______ on the table all the time.

A) were lain B) had been lain C) would have been lying D) had been lying

16.The time has come _____we can make extensive use of nuclear energy .

A) as B) while C) when D) since

17. Hardly _____ the helicopter________ when the waiting crowd ran toward it.

A) had…landed B) has…landed C) would…land D) was…landing

18.Although the weather was very bad , the buses still ran on _____.

A) list B) plan C) schedule D) arrangement

19.The situation today is obviously quite different from _____it was only fifty years ago.

A) what B) which C) when D) such

20.Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ______

A) mindless B) unaware C) brainless D) unconscious

PART III Reading Comprehension (20%) (A)

Do you want to say what you think in a letter to the President of the United

States ? You will get a reply from him -- written in ink , not typed --after only a few days .

The President gets about 4,000 letters every week . He answers everyone who writes to him on special White House . It was a bank of(一堆) electronic pens which write like the President writes, in his favourite light blue ink . Each letter the President receives gets a number , according to the type of answer it needs . The pens then write the correct reply for it , according to the number . Each letter takes less than a second to write . A White House official said , it is not important that the letters come from a computer . Each letter says what the President wants to say .

1. for a reply from the President .

A You have to wait a long time B You have to wait at least one month

C You only have to wait several days D You only have to wait a few weeks

2. The reply from the President .

A is always printed B is always written in ink

C is always typed D is always written by himself

3 .It takes the computer to write ten letters .

A no more than ten seconds B less than ten seconds

C a little more than ten seconds D at least one second

4 .The computer can be described as .

A expensive but efficient B heavy and inefficient

C possessing a beautiful handwriting D the President’s most reliable secretary

5 .It can be inferred from the passage that . A the President never reads any letters written to him by ordinary people

B the President hires an efficient secretary to deal with his correspondence

C the President does not really care about the letters he receives every week

D the President is assured the computer expresses his views in the letters

( B )

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is known throughout the world . It has a collection of contemporary masterpieces(杰作) in painting and sculpture (雕塑). In the summer months , the Museum presents Summergarden , a fine

program designed to give tired New York Yorkers and out - of- town visitors an opportunity to enjoy special presentations (展示). These include films , dramatic(戏剧的；引人注目的) events , poetry readings , dance program , and lectures in a surrounding of modern sculpture and landscapes (风景画).

Summergarden takes place in the Museum’s sculpturegarden from June through September on Friday , Saturday , and Sunday evenings from six until eleven o’-clock . The garden is transformed into a free city park in the very heart of the largest city in the United States . The site is lighted so that visitors get dramatic views of twentieth century sculpture , as well and this year more people than ever have been drawn to it

6. What is the major topic of the passage ?

A The Museum of Modern Art in New York City

B A special program in the Museum of Modern Art

C Visitor to the Museum of Modern Art in New York

D A public garden in the New York City

7. What does the Museum specialize in ?

A Works of art from foreign countries B Arranging poetry readings

C Modern painting and sculpture D 20th century sculpture only

8 .Which of the following is NOT included in the Summer-garden presentations?

A Films and dances B Lectures C Recitations (朗诵)of poetic works D Concerts（音乐会，演唱会）

9. What is NOT true about Summergarden ?

A It is open to the general public every evening from June to September .

B It requires no entrance fee .

C It is set in an artistic surrounding .

D It offers a variety of entertaining activities to city dwellers.

10. What can be inferred from the passage ?

A Most people come to the museum for its summergarden presentation .

B Summergarden is the best program in the museum .

C More and more people are attracted by summergarden .

D Summergarden is so named because it is located in a park in the central part of New York.

Part IV Cloze (20%) According to the dictionary definition of create , ordinary people are creative every day . To create means ‘to bring into 1 , to cause to exist’-something each one of us does daily .

We are creative 2 we look at or think about something in a new 3 . First this involves an awareness 4 our surroundings . It means using all of

our 5 to become aware of color and texture(质地，结构) , as well as 6 when we plan a meal . Above all(首先) , it is the ability to notice things that others might 7 . A second part of creativity is 8 to see relationships among things . If we believe the 9 , there is nothing new under the sun ,” then creativity is remaking or recombining 10 in the ways . For example , we might do this by finding a more 11 way to study or a better way to 12 our furniture . Or , we might make a new 13 of camera lenses（照相机镜头） and filters（滤光器） to create 14 photograph.

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make 15 of our new ideas , to apply them to achieve some new 16 . To 17 up a new concept is one thing ; to put the idea to 18 is another .

The three aspects of creativity are involved in all the great 19 of genius , but

they are also involved in many of our 20 activities.

1. A) being B) living C) coming D) becoming

2. A) however B) whatever C) whichever D) whenever

3. A) way B) method C) means D) manner

4. A) to B) on C) of D) for

5. A) senses B) sensors C) sensations D) sensitivities

6. A) smell B) taste C flavour（香味，滋味） D) odour （气味）

7 . A) forget B) miss C) imitate D) imagine

8 . A) a skill B) a capacity C) an ability D) a power

9. A) faith B) phrase C) principle D) expression

10. A) the used B) the odd C) the old D) the wasted

11 . A) remarkable B) sufficient C) efficient D) promising

12 . A) distribute B) scatter C) purchase D) arrange

13 . A) compassion B) complication C) composition D) combination

14 . A) an unusual B) a colourful C) an expected D) an exposed

15 . A) use B) used C) using D) useful

16 . A) progress B) result C) concept D) intention

17. A) hold B) turn C) build D) think

18. A) force B) action C) work D) effect

19. A) minds B) works C) spirits D) literatures

20. A) day by day B) day after day C) day to day D) day and night

Part VI. Translation. (10%) 1. 我三两天就可以把这本书看完.

2. 他不顾朋友们的劝告，坚持自己的决定。

3. 我的朋友来信说，他妻子的脾气越来越坏，但他只好忍着。

4. 中国不仅要自力更生地发展，而且还要学习外国先进的科学技术。

5. 汤姆没有回答父亲的提问，而是装作没有听见。

英语试卷参考答案

一．（10%） 1.enable 2.distraction 3.jobless 4.hard 5.beautify 6.doubt 7.impatiently 8.informed 9.mangement 10.purchase 二.( 40%) 1-5DDDBB 6-10CCBBC 11-15BBAAD 16-20CACAD 三.(20%) 1-5CBBDD 6-10ACDAC

四.(20%)

1-5 ADACA 6-10CDCDB 11-15CCDCA 16-20CADAC 五.( 10%) 1.I can finish reading this book in a couple of days.

2.He insisted on his own decision regardless of his friends’ advice. 3.A friend of mine wrote to me, saying that his wife’s temper was getting worse and worse while he had to put up with it. 4.Not only must China develop on its own, but (also) it should learn the advanced science and technology from foreign countries. 5.Tom didn’t respond to his father’s question, but he pretended not to hear it instead.

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