2019学年大学英语期末试卷

2019

学年第一学期

英语期末

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学号

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Part

Ⅰ

Vocabulary and Structure ( 30 points )

Directions:

There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices

marked

A),

B),

C)

and

D).

Choose

the

ONE

that

best

completes

the

sentences.

Then

mark

the

corresponding letter on the

Answer Sheet

with a single line through the center.

1.

As Peter had ________ owned a company, he knew exactly how to do the work himself.

A.

particularly

B. eventually

C. previously

D. ordinarily

2.

To learn spoken language, you should practice ___________.

A. as possible as you can

B. as much as you can

C. so much as you can

D. much as you can

3.

He keeps trying although he has _______ chance of success.

A. a few

B. few

C. little

D. a little

4.

It is thought to be a way to have some money _____ for old age.

A.

put aside

B. taken off

C. set out

D. given in

5.

Chinese

football

________

in

Asia

because

of

its

methods

and

strategies

in

training

and

practice.

A. give way to

B. counts on

C. watches for

D. falls behind

6.

The question is worth _________ again.

A. discussed

B. discuss

C. discussing

D. to discuss

7.

Recently, I had an unusual experience which I would like to _____ with you.

A.

shift

B. share

C. talk

D. change

8.

The general manager is trying to find _______ to the company

’

s pollution problem.

A. an answer

B. a solution

C. a reply

D. a reaction

9.

Not until I began to work ______ how much time I had wasted.

A. did I realize

B. I realized

C. I have realized

D. have I realized

10.

There is a shortage of parking space; _______ parking is becoming more expensive.

A.

however

B. anyway

C. therefore

D. furthermore

11.

As long as I work hard, my dream of being _____ to the college will come true

A.

relaxed

B. convinced

C. admitted

D. confused

12.

He apologized to his wife for having _______ her.

A. protected

B. objected

C. defended

D. offended

13.

The workers went on strike against the government plan _______ prices of daily necessities.

A. to rise

B. to raise

C. rise

D. raise

14.

It was Japan _________ launched the war against China.

A. that

B. when

C. whom

D. which

15.

Will he participate _______ the coming Art Festival?

A. at

B. on

C. with

D. in

16.

The new T-shirt_________ him 68 dollars.

A. took

B. paid

C. cost

D. spent

17.

This china vase ______ to the early Song dynasty

A. expresses

B. survives

C. marks

D. dates back

18.

I just can

’

t help being _________ to have a try in translating the book into Chinese.

A. offered

B. punished

C. tempted

D. crowed

19.

While ______ my childhood elementary school, I encountered an old friend.

A. visited

B. visiting

C. visit

D. be visiting

20.

_________ there is something else to discuss,

I’

ll declare the meeting closed.

A. Unless

B. Though

C. As

D. While

21.

Everyone should _________ his share in the struggle against pollution.

A.

explore

B. contribute

C. entertain

D. vary

22.

When I applied for my passport to be renewed, I had to send a _____ photograph.

A.

fashionable

B. modern

C. fresh

D. recent

23.

Scarcely had he arrived ________ they asked him to leave again.

A. while

B. after

C. when

D. than

24. His wife ________him washing the supper dishes.

A. talked of

B. asked about

C. persuaded

D. insisted on

25.

__________ any other skill, building friendship has to be practiced.

A. Dislike

B. Likely

C. Like

D. Unlike

26.

Jeff is very sad. Everyone went to the park_______ him.

A. besides

B. but

C. for

D. against

27.

According

to

one

survey,

______

the

ten

biggest

quakes

to

hit

the

United

States,

just

one

struck California.

A. out of

B. out

C. of

D. in

28.

After

_______

from

school,

my

son

decided

to

work

for

a

year

before

continuing

his

education.

A. grading

B. granting

C. growing

D. graduating

29.

John _______ the manager this afternoon, but he forgot.

A. could telephone

B. might telephone

C. must have telephoned

D. should have telephoned

30.

By the end of that year Henry ________ more than a thousand foreign stamps.

A.

had collected

B. collected

C. has collected

D. will have collected

Part

Ⅱ

Reading Comprehension (30 points)

Directions:

There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or

unfinished statements. 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 One

A lot of people are their own enemies. They regard themselves as unlikely to succeed in college and

often feel that there have been no accomplishments in their lives. In my first year of college especially,

I saw people get themselves down all too quickly. There were two students in my class who failed the

first

test

and

seemed

to

give

up

immediately.

From

that

day

on,

they

walked

into

the

classroom

carrying

defeat

on

their

shoulders

the

way

other

students

carried

textbooks

under

their

arms.

Both

students hang on until about mid-term. When they disappeared for good, no one took much notice, for

they had already disappeared in spirit after that first test.

They are not the only people in whom I have seen the self-doubt do its work. I have really wanted

to

shake

them

by

the

shoulders

and

say

:

“You

are

not

dead.

Be

proud

and

pleased

that

you

have

brought

yourself

here

to

college.

Be

someone.

Breathe.

Hope.

Act.

”

Such

people

should

not

use

self-doubts as an excuse for not trying. They should pull themselves together and get to work. They

should start taking notes in class and trying to learn. Above all, they should not give up without even

trying.

31. When the two students dropped out, on one took much notice because _________.

A. they were absent from class

B. they didn

’

t get on well with other students

C. they were so much cut off from the rest of the class

D. they had long lost hear in class performance

32. According to the passage, the two students failed in their study because of their ________.

A. self-doubt

B. shyness

C. prejudice

D. laziness

author thinks that the two students should_________.

A. learn from other students

B. try hard before giving up

C. give up their college education

D. feel happy because they are in college

34. The phrase

“

get themselves down

”

(Para. 1, line 3) probably means _________.

A. avoid danger

B. waste time

C. lose confidence

D. tell lies

35. The sentence

“

Both students hang on until about mid-term

”

(Para. 1) tells us that_________.

A. they didn

’

t take part in class activities

B. they didn

’

t finish their study that term

C. they didn

’

t study well

D. they didn

’

t take notes in class

Passage Two

I remember quite clearly the first time I was really shaken by my wife

’

s intuition.

We were looking for a second-hand car, and I had been much taken by a rather nice drop- head

with a well-cared-for appearance.

“

Well, she runs nicely,

”

I told my wife after the try-out.

“

Good start-up, the engine sounds sweet,

low mileage and the right price. What do you think?

”

“I

don

’

t like it.

”

“

Why not?

”

“I

don

’

t know. There is just something about the salesman that I don

’

t believe.

”

A few weeks after we had bought another car elsewhere, I happened to find out the history of the

drop-head. It had been seriously damaged in a crash before we saw it, and been cleverly done up. The

car was, indeed, a very bad risk.

Of all the things about women that their husbands do not understand, perhaps the biggest question

is this: How can she often be right about things of which she has absolutely no knowledge? How does

a woman

’

s intuition work? What is this strange power that tells her exactly when her husband isn

’

t

working late on business, however honest he pretends to be? Is it guesswork, or some sixth sense that

men don

’

t have?

36. When was the

“

first time

”

the husband felt

“

really shaken

”

by his wife

’

s intuition?

A.

When he learned about the history of the drop-head.

B.

When he realized she knew so much about cars.

C.

When his wife spoke about the salesman

D.

When they bought another car.

37. What does a person

’

s intuition refer to according to the passage?

A.

The ability to make a quick decision.

B.

The ability to pick out the best one among a number of things.

C.

The ability to know something by using on

e’

s feelings.

D.

The ability to see though things.

38. Why didn

’

t the man know that the car was damaged at first?

A.

He was not careful enough.

B.

It had been skillful repaired

C.

The salesman only tried it out smoothly

D.

The damage was not serious at all

39. What answer does the writer give to the question of a woman

’

s intuition?

A.

It is a special kind of knowledge

B.

It must be the sixth sense.

C.

He doesn

’

t really answer the question

D.

It is simply a blind guess

40. From the passage we learn that the salesman was ________.

A.

honest

B. helpful

C. kind

D. cheating

Passage Three

A

head

nod

for

approval

and

a

headshake

for

refusal

are

not

universal.

But

they

are

worth