大學(xué)英語期末考試試卷及答案-試卷4B

CollegeEnglishAchievementTestBandFour

PaperB

PartIListeningComprehension(20points)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissectionyouwillheartenshortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.Attendthebirthdayparty.B.Missthebirthdayparty.

C.Gohome.D.Feelunhappyattheparty.

2.A.Notbad.B.Terrible.C.Excellent.D.Justso-so.

3.A.Sheisasecretary.B.Sheisareporter.

C.Sheisanovelist.D.Sheisashopassistant.

4.A.Bybus.B.Bydrivingacar.C.Onfoot.D.Bytaxi.

5.A.Atanairport.B.Atasportsground.C.Atatrainstation.D.At

abusstop.

6.A.45minutes.B.30minutes.C.15minutes.D.55minutes.

7.A.Sheisafraidthatshedoesn，tdancewell.

B.Sheisnotinthemoodfordancing.

C.Sheisnotfreetonight.

D.Somethingiswrongwithherleg.

8.A.Doctor.B.Businessman.C.Teacher.D.Sportsman.

9.A.Hemetthewoman，sfriendinthestreet.

B.Hemettheirfriendinthestreet.

C.Heheardfromtheirfriend.

D.Hetelephonedthewoman，sfriend.

10.A.Hehadmuchtroublewithhispronunciation.

B.HebeganstudyingEnglishtooearly.

C.Noonecanunderstandhim.

D.HeknewnothingaboutEnglish.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Then

markthecorrespond!ngletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

Passageone

11.A.Whattheylearnedintheschoolisnotenoughforthenewlife.

B.Theyfailedtoworkhardatschool.

C.Theyarenotwelleducated.

D.Thesocietyistoocomplicated.

12.A.Tofindaworkerandfollowhimclosely.

B.Tofindarespectablepersonandmakefriends.

C.Tofindapersonyourespectandobservehowheacts.

D.Tofindamodel.

13.A.LearnfromaModel.B.Learn,LearnandLearnagain.

C.HowtoObserveOthers.D.It'sNevertooOldtoLearn.

Passagetwo

14.A.Usually12years.B.6years.

C.From16to18years.D.Atleast8years.

15.A.Localbusinesses.B.Taxes.

C.Thestatelegislatures.D.Localcommunities.

16.A.Byreceivingscholarships.B.Bytakinganentranceexam.

C.Onthebasisoftheirschoolrecords.D.Byteachers，recommendation.

Passagethree

17.A.AtanexpensiveFrenchrestaurant.B.Atarestaurantnearamuseum.

C.Atanexpensivecafe.D.Athome.

18.A.Hedidn，tpaythebillasusual.B.Hesoldapaintingtopaythe

bill.

C.Hedrewapictureonthenapkin.D.Heputhisnameonthenapkin.

19.A.Hewasamusedbythepainter，saction.

B.Hefeltitwasanhonortoreceiveafamousartist.

C.Thenapkintheguestusedbecameworkofart.

D.Thenapkinwiththisguest'snamecostmore.

20.A.Thereputationofadirectordeterminesthefateofafilm.

B.Anythingconcernedwithawell-knownnameisvaluable.

C.Somepeoplelikecollectingnapkins.

D.Theopinionofthemuseumisnotimportant.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15points)

Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentencesisincompleteandisfollowed

byfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.Sorrytoyou,butIhaveanimportantmessagefromyour

husband.

A.concentrateB.dismissC.occupyD.disturb

22.Beonyour,theyalwaystrytocheattourists.

A.guardB.alertnessC.postD.carefulness

23.The_______ofacash-machineistoprovidepeoplewithcashwhenthe

bankisshut.

A.actionB.effectC.functionD.ability

24.Unfortunatelyhedidn，ttochecktheexactwordingofthe

contractbeforehesignedit.

A.happenB.botherC.disturbD.occur

25.Itisthatalltheemployeeswillreceiveappropriate

training.

A.intendedB.purposedC.inclinedD.functioned

?Mostpeopleinthemodernworldfreedomandindependencemore

thananythingelse.

A.forsakeB.measureC.desertD.cherish

?Althoughhimself,theprofessorwasquiteusedtostudents，

beinglateforhislecture.

A.intellectualB.punctualC.spiritualD.factual

IhavingtogethispermissionforeverythingIdo.

A.resentB.presentC.representD.consent

?InevertrustedhimbecauseIalwaysthoughtofhimassucha

character.

A.consciousB.deliciousC.suspiciousD.gracious

?It，sapleasureforhimtohisenergyandevenhislifeto

researchwork.

A.indicateB.dedicateC.advocateD.duplicate

?Thewomen，smovementhasreceivedagooddealof______inrecentyears.

A.advertisingB.promotionC.broadcastingD.publicity

?Thereisnomiddlegroundbetweengoverningandbeinggoverned,between

ruleandfreedom.

A.completeB.idealC.absoluteD.perfect

?Emailisnotaperfectsubstitutefortheloveletter,ofcourse.

A.modernB.classicC.primitiveD.civil

?ThenextyeardoctorsdiscoveredthathehadParkinson，sdisease,a

______systemdisorder.

A.mentalB.nervousC.physicalD.bloody

?Oncetheyareoutonthestreet,thecarswilltakeinairand

itwithpoisonousgases.

A.displaceB.replaceC.misplaceD.place

?Helosta(n)sumofmoneywhenhegambledatcards.

A.significantB.enormousC.magnificentD.considerate

?HedoesnotasateacherofEnglishashispronunciationis

terrible.

A.diversifyB.qualifyC.clarifyD.modify

?Isufferedfrommentalfatiguebecauseoffrommyjob.

A.forceB.stressC.accentD.emphasis

?Wecanexpecttherateofchangetoratherthanslowdownwithin

ourlifetime.

A.accumulateB.accelerateC.aspirateD.activate

?Theyhavetraveledallthewayonlythedeathoftheirfather.

A.tofindB.findingC.tohavefoundD.havingfound

41.Thepackageisgone.Someoneitupbymistake.

A.mighthavepickedB.mightpick

C.pickedD.mustpick

42.Scientiststodevelopapillthatcanrelievediscomfortslowly

overalongperiodoftime.

A.havebeentryingB.havebeentried

C.hadbeentryingD.hadtried

43.Whatyoueatandhowmuchyouexerciseimportantfactorsin

aweightlossprogram.

A.isB.areC.wasD.being

44.Hecanhardlyavoidmakingmistakesinhishomework_____hardhe

tries.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.wherever

45.HetoldusgreatdetailsaboutUFOsasifhethemwithhisown

eyes.

A.hadseenB.wouldseeC.wasseeingD.saw

46.Itwasanunpopularpolicyandcausedanumberof______withinthe

party.

A.battlesB.conflictsC.hardshipsD.contests

47.Manypeoplearetheminister'sstatementasmeaningthathe

intendedtoresign.

A.interruptingB.interferingC.interpretingD.distinguishing

48.Ithinksheisveryofbeingtheonlypersonintheoffice

whodoesn，thaveanuniversityeducation.

A.consciousB.conscientiousC.carefulD.alert

49.Allthegirlsareaboutthegood-lookingfootballhero.

A.sillyB.senselessC.crazyD.absurd

50.Thehighlevelofradiationintherocksthattheyarevolcanic

inorigin.

A.proposesB.impliesC.imaginesD.interprets

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbytwenty

questions,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.ChoosetheONEthatyouthink

isthebestanswer.

Passage1

Itisacuriousfactthatasweleavethemostimpoverishedpeoplesof

theworld,wherethehumanbeingwithhistoofewcaloriesofenergy

scratchesoutforhimselfabaresubsistence,wefindtheeconomic

insecurityoftheindividualmanytimesmultiplied.ThesolitaryEskimo,

Bushman,Indonesian,Nigerian,lefttohisowndevices,willsurvivea

considerabletime.Livingclosetothesoilorontheiranimalprey,the

peopleswiththeloweststandardoflivingintheworldcansustaintheir

ownlives,atleastforawhile,almostsingle-handed.Withacommunity

numberingonlyafewhundred,theycanliveindefinitely.Indeed,avery

largepercentageofthehumanracetodaylivesinpreciselysuch

fashion-insmall,virtuallyself-containedpeasantcommunitieswhich

providefortheirownsurvivalwithaminimumofcontactwiththeoutside

world.Thislargemajorityofmankindsuffersgreatpoverty,butitalso

snowsacertaineconomicindependence.

WhenweturntotheNewYorkerortheChicagoan,ontheotherhand,we

arestruckbyexactlytheoppositecondition,byaprevailingeaseof

materiallife,coupledatthesametimebyanextremedependenceofthe

individualinhissearchforthemeansofexistence.Inthegreat

metropolitanareaswheremostAmericanslive,wecannolongerimagine

thesolitaryindividualorthesmallcommunitysurviving,shortoffood

andnecessities.ThemajorityofAmericanshavenevergrownfood,caught

game,raisedmeat,groundgrainintoflour.Facedwiththechallengeof

clothingthemselvesorbuildingtheirownhomes,theywouldbehopelessly

untrainedandunprepared.Eventomakeminorrepairsinthemachineswhich

surroundthem,theymustcallonothermembersofthecommunitywhose

businessitistofixcars,ortorepairplumbing,orwhatever.Perhaps,

thericherthenation,themoreapparentisthisinabilityofitsaverage

inhabitanttosurviveunaidedandalone.

51.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ThePoorandtheRich.

B.TheIndividualandtheSociety.

C.TheDivisionofLabor.

D.TheMakingofaSociety.

52.“Lefttohisowndevices'7inLine6,Para.1mostprobablymeans

A.tobeleftalone

B.tobelefttomakeplans

C.toBelefttoinventnewdevices

D.tobelefttodevil

53.ItismostlikelytofindpeoplelikeRobinsonCrusoe

A.ingreatmetropolitanarea

Binalargecommunity

CinmodernAmerica

DneartheNorthPole

54.Whichofthefollowingisindicatedinthepassage?

A.ModernAmericansocietyisaself-containedsociety.

B.Divisionoflaborimprovesefficiency.

C.Thesurvivalabilityofamanisdecidedbythedegreeofhisdependence

onothers.

D.Amanlivingalonewillsurvivelongerthanamanlivinginasmall

community.

55.OnecanNOTmakealivinginmodernAmericaby.

A.buyingthingsoneneedsfromstores

B.hiringtheservicesofothers

C.robbingothersoffoodandnecessities

D.learningtodothingsallbyoneself

Passage2

ChildrenintheUnitedStatesareexposedtomanyinfluencesotherthan

thatoftheirfamilies.Televisionisthemostsignificantofthese

influences,becausethehabitofwatchingtelevisionusuallybegins

beforechildrenstartattendingschool.

Parentsareconcernedaboutthelackofqualityintelevisionprograms

forchildren.Thedegreeofviolenceinmanyoftheseshowsalsoworries

them.Studiesindicatethat,whenchildrenareexposedtoviolence,they

maybecomeaggressiveorinsecure.

Parentsarealsoconcernedaboutthecommercialsthattheirchildrensee

ontelevision.Manyparentswouldliketoseefewercommercialsduring

programsforchildren.Andsomeparentsfeelthattheseshowsshouldnot

haveanycommercialsatallbecauseyoungmindsarenotmatureenoughto

dealwiththeclaimsmadebyadvertisers.

Educationaltelevisionhasnocommercialsandhasprogramsforchildren

thatmanyparentsapproveof.ThemostfamousoftheseisSesameStreet,

whichtriestogivepreschoolchildrenaheadstartinlearningthe

alphabet（字母）andnumbers.Italsotriestoteachchildrenuseful

thingsabouttheworldinwhichtheylive.

EventhoughmostparentsandeducatorsgiveSesameStreetandshowslike

ithighmarksforquality,somecriticsarguethatalltelevision,whether

educationalornot,isharmfultochildren.Thesecriticsfeelthatthe

habitofwatchinghoursoftelevisioneverydayturnschildrenintobored

andpassive（被動的）consumersoftheirworldratherthanencouraging

themtobecomeactiveexplorersofit.

56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTbasedonthepassage?

A.Parentsareworriedabouttheinfluencefromtelevisionontheir

children.

B.Televisionhasmuchinfluenceonchildren.

C.Bothparentsandtheirchildrenlikewatchingeducationaltelevision.

D.Somecriticsthinkthattelevisionisnogoodforchildren.

57.Inwhatwaysdochildrensufferfromtelevision?

A.Theybecomethevictimsofsocialviolence.

B.Theyspendhourswatchingtelevisioninsteadofdoingschoolwork.

C.Theprogramsmakethechildrenloseinterestintheworld

D.Theprogramsmakethechildrenspendtoomuchoftheirparents，money.

58.Parentswouldnotliketheirchildrentoseecommercialsbecause

A.theythinkthattheirchildrenarenotoldenoughtohandleadvertising

B.commercialsteachchildrenalphabetandnumbers

C.commercialshelptosellproducts

D.theydon'tlikecommercials

59.Educationaltelevisioniswidelyappreciatedbecause.

A.itdoeshavethesamecommercialsasothers

B.itoffersprogramsforbothchildrenandtheirparents

C.manyparentsliketheprogramsitoffersfortheirchildren

D.childrencanlearnsomeschoolsubjectsbeforetheygotoschool

60.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.WatchingTooMuchTelevisionMayBeHarmfultoYoungMinds

B.TelevisionIsMoreHarmfulthanEducational

C.Television，sInfluenceonChildren

D.MoreEducationTelevision

Passage3

Amoment，sdrillingbythedentistmaymakeusnervousandupset.Many

ofuscannotstandpain.Toavoidthepainofadrillingthatmaylast

perhapsaminuteortwo,wedemandthe“needle"-一ashotofnovocaine

（奴佛卡因）—thatdeadensthenervesaroundthetooth.

Nowit'struethatthehumanbodyhasdevelopeditsmillionsofnerves

tobehighlyawareofwhatgoesonbothinsideandoutsideofit.This

helpsusadjusttotheworld.Withoutournerves-andourbrain,which

isabundleofnerves-一wewouldn，tknowwhat'shappening.Butwepay

foroursensitivity.Wecanfeelpainwhentheslightestthingiswrong

withanypartofourbody.Thehistoryoftortureisbasedonthehuman

bodybeingopentopain.

Butthereisawaytohandlepain.LookattheIndianfakir（行僧）who

sitsonabedofnails.Fakirscanputaneedlerightthroughanarm,and

feelnopain.Thisabilitythatsomehumanshavedevelopedtohandlepain

shouldgiveusideasabouthowthemindcandealwithpain.

Thebigthinginwithstandingpainisourattitudetowardit.Ifthe

dentistsays,“Thiswillhurtalittle,“ithelpsustoacceptthepain.

Bystayingrelaxed,andbytreatingthepainasaninterestingsensation

（感覺）,wecanhandlethepainwithoutfallingapart.Afterall,

althoughpainisanunpleasantsensation,itisstillasensation,and

sensationsarethestuffoflife.

61.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howtosufferpain

B.howtoavoidpain

C.howtohandlepain

D.howtostoppain

62.Thesentence“Butwepayforoursensitivity."inthesecondparagraph

impliesthat.

A.weshouldpayadebtforourfeeling

B.wehavetobehurtwhenwefeelsomething

C.ourpainisworthfeeling

D.whenwefeelpain,wearesufferingit

63.WhentheauthormentionstheIndianfakir,hesuggeststhat.

A.Indiansarenotatallafraidofpain

B.peoplemaybesenselessofpain

C.somepeopleareabletohandlepain

D.fakirshavemagictoputneedlesrightthroughtheirarms

64.Themostimportantthingtohandlepainis.

A.howwelookatpain

B.tofeelpainasmuchaspossible

C.toshowaninterestinpain

D.toacceptthepainreluctantly

65.Theauthor，sattitudetowardspainis.

A.pessimisticB.optimisticC.radical（極端的）D.practical

Passage4

ThePreschoolmovementcanbetracedbackasfarasthe4thcenturyB.

C.whenPlatoemphasizedtheimportanceofearlychildhood,andthe

necessityoffamilyco-operation.Astudyofancienthistoryrevealsthat

someoftheearlyphilosophers,preachersandeducationalreformers

consideredthesignificanceofparent-childrelationships,andmadeplans

forimprovededucationforinfantsandyoungchildren.However,itwas

inthe17thcenturythatearlychildhoodeducationasweknowitreceived

itsimpetus.

Inthehistoryofeducation,severaleducationalleadershavemade

valuableearlycontributionstothepreschoolmovement.Thepioneerwork

ofComenius,Rousseau,BasedowPestalozziandFroebelinthisfieldis

particularlynoteworthy.Morerecently,importantadditionsweremadeby

Montessori,Dewey,andothers.Earlyinthe20thcentury,organized

planningforpreschooltrainingledtotheintroductionofinstitutions

designedspeciallyforthispurpose.InEngland,forexample,the

ConsultationCommitteeoftheBoardofEducationrecommendedgoodnursery

schoolstotakecareofchildrentooyoungtoattendregularschools.

ThefirstpreschoolsinAmericawereadaptationsoftheEnglishidea,

differinghoweverinaims,motives,andorganizations.TheAmerican

preschoolwaspromotedintheinterestofpsychologicalandeducational

researchandwasconcernedwithwhatcouldbelearnedfromchildrenrather

thantaughtthem.Socialforcesthatprevailedinthecountryafter1890

furtherinfluencedtheirdevelopment.Thenumberofschoolsincreased

rapidlyfollowingthecloseofWorldWarI.

66.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheEarlyContributionstoThePreschool

B.EducationinParent-ChildRelationships

C.TheDevelopmentofThePreschoolMovement

D.TheFirstPreschoolsinAmerica

67.Thepassageindicatesthatthepreschoolmovement.

A.waspracticedeveninancientGreeceandRome

B.wasnotadvanceduntilthe17thcentury

C.wasfirstacceptedinAmericainthe18thcentury

D.wasdeniedbyFroebel

68.Accordingtothepassage,Platowas.

A.theforerunnerofthepreschoolmovement

B.aphilosophersupportingastudyofancienthistory

C.ateacherinsistingonsignificanceofeducationforparents

D.abletoestablishhisschool

69.ThepassageindicatesthatMontessoriandDewey.

A.contributedtothehistoryofeducation

B.beganthepreschoolmovement

C.helpedeachotherestablishthenurseryschools

D.completedtheearlyeducationleader'scontributionstothepreschool

movement

70.Accordingtothepassage,inEnglandthepreschoolmovement.

A.wasnotacceptedbytheCommitteeoftheBoardofEducation

B.formedthenurseryschools

C.promotedtheideasofDewey

D.reconstructedtheformsofregularschool

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(10points)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewith8questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthe

questionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Write

youranswersinthespacesprovidedontherightofthepage.

Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepast,butloveandmarriageare

stillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages,

particularlyfirstmarriagesinvolvingyoungcouples,aretheresultof

mutualattractionandaffectionratherthanpracticalconsiderations.

IntheUnitedStates,parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren.

Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheir

ownacademicandsocialcontacts.

Thoughyoungpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfromdiversegroups,

mostchoosematesofsimilarbackground.

Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannotselectspouses

fortheirchildren,buttheycanusuallyinfluencechoicesbyvoicing

disapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable.

However,marriagebetweenmembersofdifferentgroups(interclass,

interfaith,andinterracialmarriages)areincreasing,probablybecause

ofthegreatermobilityoftoday'syouthandthefactthattheyare

restrictedbylessprejudicethantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleave

theirhometownstoattendcollege,serveinthearmedforces,orpursue

acareer