西安石油大學(xué)《大學(xué)英語(大一下冊(cè))》期中試題B及其答案

精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-----傾情為你奉上精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-----傾情為你奉上專心---專注---專業(yè)專心---專注---專業(yè)精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-----傾情為你奉上專心---專注---專業(yè)2009/202009/2010學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期中考試題（卷）班級(jí)學(xué)號(hào)姓名命題教師教研室（系）主任審核(簽字)---------------------------------------------裝-----------------------------------------訂----------------------------------------線--------------------------------------------裝訂線以內(nèi)不準(zhǔn)作任何標(biāo)記課程名稱大學(xué)英語（大一下冊(cè)）考試性質(zhì)考試試卷類型B使用班級(jí)全校非藝術(shù)專業(yè)考試方法閉卷人數(shù)題號(hào)一二三四五六七八九十總成績成績一，聽力理解SectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10statements.Eachstatementwillbereadonlyonce.Thentherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefoursuggestedchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisclosestinmeaningtothesentenceyouhavejustheard.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A)Themountain’sheight.B)Theirages.C)Theview.D)Thewoman’sheight.2.A)Paula.B)Thewoman.C)Theman.D)Noone.3.A)8:30.B)10:00.C)9:30.D)9:00.4.A)Abicyclehitthechild.B)Thechildbrokeherbicycle.C)Thechild’sbrotherhithisbicycle.D)Thechild’ssisterhither.5.A)Ataservicestation.B)Inanemergencyroom.C)Onahill.D)Inaparkinglot.6.A)Thewoman’sdaughter.B)Bill.C)Hisdaughter,Bill.D)Aneight-year-old-child.7.A)Helenagreestogoonapicnictomorrow.B)Helendoesn’tenjoygoingonapicnic.C)Helenthinkstheweatherwon’tbegoodforapicnic.D)Helenhasnothinginthehousetoeat.8.A)Afewdays.B)Acoupleofweeks.C)Severalmonths.D)Lessthanayear.9.A)Agame.B)Ashirt.C)Abicycle.D)Basketballshoes.10.A)Playthepiano.B)Singalongwithher.C)Teachhertosingandplay.D)Accompanyhertoaplay.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.11.A)Onlytwo.B)Four.C)Lessthantwo.D)Morethantwo.12.A)Inthestore.B)Intheman’shouse.C)Inthestreet.D)Inthewoman’shouse.13.A)Theman’sfriend.B)Noone.C)Thewoman’sfriend.D)Theman’swife.14.A)Thatthewomanlostherringinthehouse.B)Thatthemanwaslookingfortheringinthehousewhenhelostitinthestreet.C)Thatthemanwaslookingfortheringinthestreetwhenhelostitinthehouse.D)Thatthemanfoundtheringinthestreet.15.A)Onthefloor.B)Inthestreet.C)Onthewife’shand.D)Onthetable.Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Akite.B)Paddle.C)Swimmingmachine.D)Aboat.17.A)AfriendofBen.B)Aneighbor.C)AfriendofBen’sfather.D)AclassmateofBen.18.A)HeaskedTomtogototheriverandswamwiththemachine.B)HeshowedittoTom.C)HetoldTomhowtouseit.D)Heflewit.19.A)Hewantedtogoswimming.B)Hewantedtogohome.C)HewantedtostandbythewindowwatchingBenmakingthemachine.D)Hewantedtoflykite.20.A)BenlivedinBostonatthattime.B)Themachinewasmadeofmetal.C)Themachinecouldflyinthesky.D)Benwasnottalentatmakingthings.二，單項(xiàng)選擇1.1.Theriverwasso___withwastefromthechemicalplantthatpeoplecannotswiminit.A)contaminatedB)intimidatedC)accomplishedD)implicated2.Withitsexcellentresearchersandfirst-classlabs,onlyBeijingA)associateB)confrontC)undertakeD)represent3.Somepeoplesaythatmanyyoungmeninmodernsocietyhavenotenoughpolitical_________.A)conversionB)operationC)awarenessD)significance4.Bytheendofthecolonialperiod,thepriceofwoodhadrisenslightlyineasterncities,butwoodwasstill________.A)temporaryB)abundantC)miserableD)effective5.Hisplansare____;hewantstomasterFrench,GermanandSpanishbeforeheistwenty.A)typicalB)universalC)ordinaryD)ambitious6.Sometimespeoplegetdrunkandfightinthestreet,butthesehappeningsareonly___________.A)additionalB)occasionalC)dismissalD)professional7.Parentsandeducatorshave_________ideasonhowtobringupchildren.(2---2A#)A)thoroughB)currentC)diverseD)positive8.ThenationalFineArtsAssociation__________thefairtoraisemoneyforHopeProjectlastweek.A)establishedB)registeredC)imposedD)sponsored9.Thejudgeatfirstthoughtthemanwasathief,butafterheheardallabouthimhe__________hisopinionandsaidthathewasnotguilty.(2—2A#)A)chargedB)devisedC)reversedD)stressed10.Attheageofthirty,hewasatthe_________ofhispowersasacomposer.A)summitB)platformC)missionD)instance11.Mydaughterhas__________metopopmusic.A)transferredB)convertedC)effectedD)extended12.Youhadbetternot__________whileI’mtalking.Youcansaywhatyouwantlater.(2—2A#)A)cutoffB)cutoutC)cutinD)cutdown13.Inordertomeetthedemandsofqualityeducation,Chinashouldintroducemorechoiceand__________intotheeducationsystem.(2---2A*)A)repetitionB)expenseC)attitudeD)diversity14.Lastyearthegovernment__________awaragainstcrimeanddisease.Asaresult,citizenshaveabetterenvironmenttolivein.A)wagedB)alteredC)contactedD)omitted15.Thetempleprovided___________forhundredsoffamilieswhosehomeshadbeenflooded.A)platformB)resourceC)shelterD)capacity16.Mary’sparents___________ontheideaofhergoingtoAmerica,soitremainstobeseenwhethershewillrealizeherdream.(2---2A*)A)disgustB)frownC)ignoreD)pose17.Thatstrangeanimalbelongstoa_________thatIhaven’tseenbefore.A)speciesB)propertyC)mediumD)boundary18.Therepairstotheschoolwillbe__________byaprivatecompany.(2---2A#)A)clarifiedB)definedC)interviewedD)financed19.Heisveryuncertain__________whetheritistherightjobforhim.(2---2A#)A)inplaceB)astoC)farfromD)dueto20.Thelastfewyearshaveseena(n)__________increaseinthenumberofhomelesspeopleonourstreets.A)initialB)creativeC)explosiveD)genuine21.Additional__________,suchasair-conditioningandbucketseat,madeitanexpensivecar.A)trendB)statusC)optionD)range22.Peoplelivinginlargecitiesoften__________emotionalbarriersagainsteachother.(2—2B*)A)erectB)discardC)adoptD)bind23.I’mkeepingmy__________open,Ihavenotmadeadecisiononeithermatter.A)conceptsB)devotionsC)marginsD)options24.Asamiddle-agedhousewife,shehasfewhobbies.Herfavorite_________iswatchingTVprograms.A)recreationB)proportionC)interactionD)demonstration25.Anenvironmentalistissomeoneconcernedwiththe__________ofnaturalresources.(2--2B*)A)publicationB)adoptionC)transformationD)conservation26.Whenreadingapoem,you’dbetternotunderstanditina__________sense.A)instantB)literalC)extraD)visual27.A_________carwouldcostmuchlessoutofthecountry.(2—2B#)A)massiveB)potentialC)scarceD)comparable28.Theguidetoldustokeeptothe__________;ifweleftit,wewouldgetlost.A)curveB)rateC)trailD)fashion29.Thereareseveral__________plotsavailableforbuildingoninthearea.A)exactB)vacantC)averageD)temporary30.Welostthousandsofsoldiersinthewarandallwegotwasthisnarrow__________oflandinreturn.A)stripB)traceC)profitD)location班級(jí)班級(jí)學(xué)號(hào)姓名---------------------------------------------裝-----------------------------------------訂----------------------------------------線--------------------------------------------裝訂線以內(nèi)不準(zhǔn)作任何標(biāo)記三，閱讀理解（一）.ABDCDCathyandWayneareintheirlate20’s,havebeenmarriedfiveyears,andarechildless.ThelasttimeamemberofCathy’sfamilyasked,“Whenareyougoingtostartafamily?”heranswerwas,“We’reafamily!”CathyandWaynebelongtoagrowingnumberofyoungmarriedcoupleswhoaredecidingnottohavechildren.Arecentsurveyshowedthatinthelastfiveyearsthepercentageofwivesaged25to29whodidnotwantchildrenhadalmostdoubled.Whatliesbehindthisdecisionwhichseemstoflyinthefaceofbiologyandsociety?PerhapsthemostpubliclyoutspokenchildlesscoupleareEllenPeckandherhusbandWilliam.Theyarenotagainstparenthoodbutagainstthesocialpressuresthatpushpeopleintoparenthoodwhetheritiswhattheyreallywantornot.“It’salife-stylechoice,”Ellensays.“Wechosefreedomandspontaneity(自發(fā)性),privacy(清familyorinthelargercommunity.Thisgenerationfacesseriousquestionsaboutthecontinuityoflifeonearthaswellasitsquality.Ourgrandchildrenmayhavetobuyticketstoseethelastredwoods(紅杉)orlineuptogettheiroxygenration(氧氣量).Therearemenwhocomplainaboutbeingcaughtinatrafficjamforhoursontheirwayhometotheirfivekidsbutcan’tmaketheassociationbetweenthechildrenandthetrafficjam.Inaworldseriouslythreatenedbytheconsequencesofoverpopulationwe’reconcernedwithmakinglifewithoutchildrenacceptableandrespectable.Toomanychildrenarebornasaresultofculturalpressure.Andtheresultsshowupinthestatisticsondivorceandchild-abuse.”1.WhatdoesthememberofCathy’sfamilymeanbysaying“Whenareyougoingtostartafamily?”A.Whenareyougoingtohavechildren?B.Whenareyougoingtogetmarried?C.Whenareyougoingtobuyahouse?D.Whenareyougoingtomovetoanewhouse?2.Thenumberofchildlessyoungcouples_____.A.isdecreasingB.isincreasingC.hasmorethandoubledD.remainsunchanged3.“Toflyinthefaceof”inthesecondparagraphmeans_____.A.torunintoB.tocomeacrossC.tofollowD.togoagainst4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofthePecks?A.Theyproposethatyoungcoupleshavenochildren.B.Theyurgethatfamilyplanningbemadeobligatory.C.Theythinkthatnopressureshouldbeputonyoungcoupleswhodonotwantchildren.D.Theythinkthattherewouldbenodivorceorchild-abuseifyoungcouplesarenotpressuredintoparenthood.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaconsequenceofoverpopulationmentionedinthispassage?A.Trafficjam.B.Theusingupofpreciousnaturalresources.C.Theloweringofthequalityoflife.D.War.（二）DACBC“Iaskyoutodrinktohishealthasayoungmanfullofthespritofadventurewhohaslituptheworldwithaflashofcourage.”WiththesewordstheBritishMinisterofAirturnedandraisedhisglasstotheyoungmanwhosatbeforehim–ayoungmanwho,onlyamonthbefore,wascompletelyunknown.Yetonthatsummerdayin1927hisnamewasontheworld’slips–CharlesLindbergh,thefirstmantoflytheAtlanticalone.Hehadbeenanairmailpilot,flyingbackandforthbetweenChicagoandthecityofSt.Louis.Determinedtowinthe$25,000prizeofferedbyafellow-AmericanforthefirstflightfromNewYorktoParis,LindberghhadpersuadedagroupofSt.Louisbusinessmentofinancethebuildingofaspecialplaneforthem.ThenewsthatLindberghintendedtoflytheAtlanticalonewasreceivedwithdisbelief.“Theplanewouldneverfly,”peoplesaid.Itwouldrunoutoffuel.Ithadonlyasingleengine.Lloyd’sofLondonrefusedtoinsuretheflight.MencalledLindberghthe“flyingfool.”ButonMay20th,1927,justaftertentoeightinthemorning,Lindbergh’s“spiritofSt.Louis,”heavilyladenwithfuel,struggledintoairfromaNewYorkairfield.Forseveralhourstheweighttothepetrolpreventedtheyoungpilotfromflyingmorethanafewfeetabovethewave-top.Nightcame,andthickfogcoveredupthestars.Lindberghflewsteadilyon,hopingthathiscoursewastherightone.Hestruggledtokeepawake,checkingthefuelallthetimetokeephismindactive.Throughoutthenextdaythe“SpiritofSt.Louis”flewonovertheseeminglimitlesssea.Thenafishingboatappeared,andanhourlater,land.ItwasIreland.LindberghsetacompasscourseforParis.Byteno’clockthelightofFrance’scapitalwereshiningbeneathhim.Tired,unshaven,suddenlyhungry,the“flyingfool”cameontoLeBourgetAirport,andlandedinfrontofahugecrowdofwildlycheeringpeople.After34hoursofcontinuouspiloting,theflightof3600mileswasover.1.TheBritishMinisterOfAir_________.A)PraisedLindberghforhisintelligenceB)encouragedLindberghtobeadventurousC)congratulatedLindberghforhisbraveryD)warnedLindberghtobesensible2.“Hisnamewasontheworld’slips”means_________.A)everybodywasdrinkinghishealthB)everybodywasjumpingaboutbecauseofhimC)hebecamesuddenlyunpopularD)everybodywastalkingabouthim班級(jí)班級(jí)學(xué)號(hào)姓名---------------------------------------------裝-----------------------------------------訂----------------------------------------線--------------------------------------------裝訂線以內(nèi)不準(zhǔn)作任何標(biāo)記3.AgroupofSt.Louisbusinessmenhadbeenpersuadedto_______thebuildingofaspecialplane.A)arrangeforB)organizewithC)stoptoD)payfor4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?NobodyheardthenewsthatLindberghwasgoingtoflytheAtlantic.EverybodybelievedthatitwasfoolishforanybodytotrytoflytheAtlanticatall.EverybodyknewthatLindberghwasveryadventurous.Peopledidn’tbelievethatLindberghreallymeanttoflytheAtlanticalone.5.The“spiritofSt.Louis”hererefersto_______.A)theplaneLindberghflewinB)the“flyingfool”C)theBritishMinisterofAirD)thecityofSt.Louis（三）DDDBBScientistshavediscoveredatinygroupofcellsinthebrainthatactasaclocktocontrolmanybodyactivities.ThediscoverywasmadebydoctorsatHarvardDr.MartinMooreEdeandDr.RalphLeidickrecordedwhenduringthedaythemonkeysate,drankandslept.Theyfoundthatmostofthemonkeysdidthesamethingsataboutthesametimeeachday.Thenthedoctorsoperatedonthemonkeys.Theydestroyedthetinygroupofbraincellswhichtheybelievedcontrolledthetimingofactivities.Aftertheoperationtheyfoundthattheanimalsate,drank,andsleptthesameamountsasbefore.Buttheydidthesethingsatverydifferenttimeseachday.Therenolongerseemedtobeaclockwithinthemthattoldthemwhenitwastimetoeat,drinkorsleep.Scientistscouldnotdothesamekindsofexperimentswithhumans.Buttheywereabletofindevidenceofasimilargroupofcellsinthehumanbrain.Dr.CharlesSeizlerandthetwoHarvardresearcherslookedthroughmanyyearsofmedicalrecordstofindpatientswhohadtumors(腫瘤)orbraindamageinthatareaofthebrain.Therecordsshowedthatsuchpatientshadthesamekindofeating,drinking.andsleepingproblemsasthemonkeyswhosetimercellshadbeendestroyed.Thescientistsbelievethecellsabovetheopticnerves(視神經(jīng))areonlyoneoftwobiologicalclocksinthebrain.Theysaidtheyhadnotyetfoundtheonewhichgovernschangesinthebody’stemperature.1.Dr.MartinMooreEdeandDr.RalphLeidickfoundintheirresearchthat________.A)themajorityofmonkeysdidthesamethingsatthesametimeevenwhenthetimercellshadbeenremovedfromthebrainB)onlytheminorityofthemonkeysdidthesamethingsatthesametimeeachdayC)aftertheoperationthemonkeysateanddrankthesame,butsleptlessthanbeforeD)aftertheydestroyedthebraincellscontrollingthetimingofactivities,themonkeysdidn’tseemtodosomethingsatthesametimeasbefore2.Harvarddoctorshavediscoveredagroupoftimercells________.A)inthebiologicalclocks B)inthehumanbodyC)inthebrain D)inmonkeys’head3.Thesentence“Scientistscouldnotdothesamekindsofexperimentswithhumans.”(Paragraph4)impliesthat________.A)humanbrainsweretoocomplicatedtooperateonB)itwasillegaltooperateonahumanbrainjustforanexperimentC)humanbrainsweretooexpensivetoobtainD)nowthatthecellshadbeenfoundinthemonkey’sbrain,itwasnouserepeatingthesameresearchonthehumanbrain4.Scientistwerekeenonexaminingthehistoriesofthebrain-defectivepatientsmostprobablybecause________.A)theywantedtofindevidenceofthetimercellsinthehumanbrainB)theywantedtocurethepatientsofthediseasesC)theirsympathyforthepatientsdrovethemtodosoD)theydidn’tfeelsureabouttheexistenceofsuchcellsinthebrain5.Thesentence“Thescientistsbelievethecellsabovetheopticnervesareonlyoneoftwobiologicalclocksinthebrain.”means________.A)onlyonebiologicalclockisinthebrainB)thetwobiologicalclocksbothlieinthebrainC)onlyonebiologicalclockisfoundinthebrainD)noneoftheabove（四）ItwasmidnightinParisandwewererollingtowardtheAvenueBosgut.AswecametothePontAlexandreIII,thecabsloweddown,forthetrafficlightwasredagainst,andthen,withoutstopping,wesailedthroughtheredlightinasuddenburstofspeed.ThesameperformancewasrepeatedattheAlma“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,aveteranlikeyou,breakingthelawandendangeringyoulifethatway.”Iprotested.Helookedatmeastonished.“Ashamedofmyself?Iamalaw-abidingcitizenandhavenodesiretogetkilledeither.”HecutmeoffbeforeIcouldprotest.“No,justlistentomebeforeyoucomplain.WhatdidIdo?Wentthrougharedlight.Well,didyoueverstoptoconsiderwhataredlightis,whatitmeans?”“Certainly.”Ireplied.“It’sastopsignalandmeansthattrafficisrollingintheoppositedirection.”“Half-right,”saidthedriver,“butincomplete.Itisonlyanautomaticstopsignal.Anditdoesnotmeanthatthereiscrosstraffic.Didyouseeanycrosstrafficduringourtrip?Ofcoursenot.Isloweddownatthelight,lookedcarefullytotherightandtotheleft.Notanothercaronthestreetsatthishour.Well,then!Whatwouldyouhavemedo?ShouldIstoplikeadumbanimalbecauseanautomatic,brainlessmachineturnsredeveryseconds?No,monsieur,”hethundered,hittingthedoorwithahugefist.Iamaman,notamachine.Ihaveeyesandabrainandjudgment,givenmebyGod.Itwouldbeasinagainstnaturetosurrenderthemtothedictatesofamachine.Ashamedofmyself,yousay?IwouldonlybeashamedofmyselfifIletthoseblinkinglampdomythinkingforme.Goodnight,monsieur.”Isthisbad,isthisgood?FranklyINolongeramsure.Ineverdoubtedthatitwaswrongtodrivethrougharedlight,butnowIfindmyoldAnglo-Saxonstandardssomewhatshaken.(82%)21.AttheAlmathewritestoppedthecabandpaidthedriverthecabwentthrougharedlightagainTherewasaperformancethewriterhadalreadywatchedThewriterbegantocriticizethedriver22.Tothecabdriver,aredlight_________.wasnotastopsignalshouldnotworkatmidnightsometimesmademistakesinjudgmentdidn’talwaysmeanthattherewascrosstraffic23.Thechiefreasonthedriverdaredtodrivethroughtheredlightwasthat__________.hefoundtherewasnocrosstraffictherehethoughtitashametobecontrolledbyamachineHeknewnootherdriverwouldseehimatthishourHedidn’ttrustanybrainlessmachine24.Accordingtothepassage,thedriverthoughtofwhathehaddoneas__________.A)law-abidingB)Law-breakingC)somethingtobeproudofD)somethingtobeashamedof25.Thelastsentenceshowsthatthewriterisprobably__________.A)anoldmanB)aFrenchmanC)anEnglishmanD)anAmerican四，完形填空Inmostpartsoftheworld,environmentalawarenessdoesnotexist.Thegreatmajorityofnations__1__themselveswitheconomicdevelopment,__2__itseffectontheglobalecology.Butinrecentyears,__3__environmentaldamagehasincreased,signsofchangehavesprungupinvariouspocketsaroundtheworld.Thefollowingareafewexamplesofcountries__4__newenvironmentalmeasures.WhenEuropeanexplorers__5__cametotheNewWorld,thefishinggroundsoff__6__wouldbecomeeasternCanadaandNewEngland__7__richcodandotherspecies.Thearea,calledtheGrandBanks,wasthemostwonderfulfishinggroundintheworld.Now,500yearslater,__8__fishinghasreducedthenumberoffishtodangerouslylowlevels.__9__,Canadahasclosedthearea__10__codfishingandsetstrictlimitsoncatchesofotherspecies.1.A)focusB)concernC)involveD)engage2.A)intermsofB)contrarytoC)regardlessofD)ratherthan3.A)whenB)thoughC)whetherD)as4.A)undertookB)undertakingC)haveundertakenD)undertake5.A)firstB)earlyC)previouslyD)soon6.A)whichB)thatC)whereD)what7.A)heldB)holdC)holdingD)tohold8.A)greatB)largeC)enormousD)excessive9.A)IngeneralB)InparticularC)InresponseD)Inaddition10.A)atB)inC)upD)toCostaRica,aCentralAmericancountry,hasoneofthemostambitiousprogramsintheworldtoprotecttheecological__1__ofitstropicalrainforests.Muchofthecountryhasalreadybeenclear-cut,andsoilerosionhasbeen__2__.Butaseriesofnewenvironmentallaws,__3__thecreationofparksandnature__4__thatcoveronequarterofthecountry,__5__atprotectingCostaRica’sremainingforests.Brazilisthe__6__oftheworld’slargestjunglerainforest,theAmazon.Fordecades,thegovernmentsoughttocolonizeanddeveloptheAmazon,__7__severeenvironmentaldisastertotheareaanditspeople.__8__in1991,underpressurefromenvironmentalistsaroundtheworld,Brazilchanged__9__.Itendedtax