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莆田学院期末考试试卷
(
A
)卷
2010
——
2011
学年第
一
学期
课程名称:
大学英语
适用年级
/
专业:
09
级非英语专业
试卷类别
开卷(
)闭卷(√)
学历层次
本科
考试用时
120
分钟
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< br>考生注意:答案要全部抄到答题纸上,做在试卷上不给分
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注意事项:
1.
试音时间为
8
:
20-8
:
< br>35
,试音内容为英文歌曲
Yesterday
Once More,
听力考试
在
8<
/p>
:
35
正式开始。
2.
所有的选择题均只有一个正
确答案,
请用
2B
铅笔在答题卡上涂上
你认为是最佳答
案的字母,如
[A] [B] [C]
[D]
,多选、少选或不按要求涂,给零分。
3.
试卷与答题卡、答题纸均要上交。
Part I. Listening Comprehension
30
分
(每小题
1
分,共
30
分)
Section A
Listen
to
the
following
10
short
conversations.
Each
conversation
is
followed
by
ONE
question. After you hear each question,
there’ll be a bre
ak of 12 seconds.
During the break,
you’ll
read
the
four
choices
marked
A.,
B.,
C.
and
D.,
and
decide
which
one
is
the
best
answer.
The conversations
and questions will be read to you only ONCE.
1
A. His efforts
at work are not enough.
B. His bottle cap is too tight.
C. His strength
needs improvement.
D. His bottle cap is not tight enough.
2
A. Its famous painters have little
value.
B. Its
people don
’
t give enough
credit to its painters.
C. Its painters had no idea how to
become famous.
D. It has few great painters.
3
A. The woman feels bad because she
can
’
t pay the higher fuel
costs.
B. The woman feels happy because
rising fuel costs can benefit the environment.
C. The woman
feels concerned because fuel costs are starting to
rise.
D. The
woman feels concerned because she
doesn
’
t know who to vote
for.
4
A. Getting his
mother
’
s money.
B. Respecting the memory of
his mother.
C.
Doing what his mother said.
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D. Finding out what his
mother said.
5
A. The advertisements seen in many
places.
B. The
use of Uncle Sam
’
s image.
C. The places
Uncle Sam has been to.
D. The men who joined the army.
6
A. The time when the woman will die.
B. What happens
after a person dies.
C. How a person can overcome the fear
of death.
D.
Why a person should wonder about heaven.
7
A. Wind power is superior to oil.
B. Oil is
decreasing in reserve.
C. Wind power is as clean as oil.
D. Oil is not a
good energy source.
8
A. The man
returns home late every day.
B. The man
doesn
’
t understand the
woman.
C. The
man doesn
’
t love the woman.
D. The man
loves the woman though he is late again.
9
A.
In a recycling plant.
B. At school.
C. At their home
D. In a newspaper office.
10
A. 50%.
B. 2 or 3%.
C. 30%.
D. 35%.
Section B
Listen
to
the
following
two
long
conversations
and
choose
the
best
answer
for
each
question.
The conversations
and questions will be read to you only ONCE.
Long Conversation 1
11
A. How to protect yourself during an
earthquake.
B.
Damage that is done by an earthquake.
C. Things that can happen
during an earthquake.
D. Things people usually do during an
earthquake.
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12
A. In a police office
department.
B. In a car.
C. In a classroom.
D. Outside.
13
A. Next to a
wall.
B. In a doorway.
C. In a
hallway.
D. Under a desk.
14
A.
When staying under a heavy table.
B. When staying outside
surrounded by people.
C. When staying in
one
’
s car on the road.
D. When staying
in a falling building.
15
A. Away from falling
buildings.
B.
One the road.
C. In the center of a
public area.
D. On the side of the road
Long Conversation 2
16
A. At the Statue of
Liberty.
B. In France.
C. On a tour boat.
D. At a school.
17
A. Because he wants to build a statue
like it.
B. Because he
wants to impress the woman.
C. Because he wants to visit France
someday.
D. Because he
wants to write a paper for his class.
18
A. In 1876.
B.
In 1884.
C. In 1885.
D. It
doesn
’
t say.
19
A. The Statue was taken apart for
transportation.
B. The
Statue is taller than he had imagined.
C. The French had problems funding its
construction.
D. The Statue
was transported on a ship to the US.
20
A. The Statue
’
s
base is about the same height as the Statue.
B. The Statue is much
taller than all other statues.
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C.
The Statue took longer to be completed than did
the base.
D. The Statue
required a lot of time to be put back together.
Section C
Listen
to
the
following
two
passages
and
choose
the
best
answer
for
each
question.
The
passages and questions will be read to
you only ONCE.
Passage 1
21.
A. Caring doctors and
nurses.
B. Care
centers for the elderly.
C. Getting depressed because of caring
for old people.
D. Living inside a home for old people.
22.
A. She is a doctor.
B. She is a nurse.
C. She is a
pianist.
D. She
is a student.
23.
A. Their love
for family members.
B. Their endless fight against
diseases.
C.
Their great experiences in life.
D. Their understanding of
the meaning of life.
24.
A. Her 19
children.
B.
Her travels abroad.
C. Her uplifting friends.
D. Her experience in the
care center.
25.
A. People who
can play the piano.
B. People who are uplifting.
C. People who
like to listen.
D. People who are talkative and
friendly.
Passage 2
26
A. Growing as a person by
learning the piano.
B.
Choosing a teacher when learning the piano.
C. The problems of learning
the piano.
D. Reducing the
costs of learning the piano.
27
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A. Some
teachers aren't committed.
B. Piano learning can take a lot of
money.
C. Some teachers
don't offer benefits.
D.
Competition support is expensive.
28
A. $$20.
B. $$50.
C. $$15.
D. $$150.
29
A. A teacher.
B. Books.
C. A piano.
D. A
learning fee.
30
A. Put more money into
learning piano-playing.
B.
Learn the basics of piano-playing.
C. Invest in buying a piano.
D. Learn more about the
piano.
Part II Reading
Comprehension
(
每小题
2
分,共
30
< br>分)
Passage 1
By the millions they are
coming---no longer the tired, the poor, the
wretched masses
longing for a better
living. These are the wealthy.
from
Brazil, as she walks with two companions through
New York City's South Street.
just use
our credit cards.
The U.S. has long been
one of the world's most popular tourist
destinations, but this
year
has
been
exceptional.
First
there
was
the
World
Cup,
which
drew
thousands
from
every
corner
of
the
globe;
then
came
the
weakening
of
the
U.S.
dollar
against
major
currencies.
Now
the
U.S.,
still
the
world's
superpower,
can
also
claim
to
be
the
world's
bargain basement.
Nobody
undersells America
these days on just
about everything, from
consumer
electronics
to
fashion
clothes
to
tennis
rackets.
Bottom
retail
prices-anywhere
from
30%
to
70%
lower
than
those
in
Europe
and
Asia
-have
attracted
some
47
million
visitors, who are
expected to leave behind $$79 bi
llion in
1994. That’s up from $$74 billion
the
year before.
True, not everyone comes
just for bargains. There remains an undeniable
fascination in
the
rest
of
the
world
with
all
things
American,
nourished
by
Hollywood
films
and
U.S.
television
series.
But
shopping
the
U.S.A.
is
proving
irresistible.
Every
week
thousands
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