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English Department, Suzhou
College
Summer Semester ,2005
–
2006 Final Exam Paper( A )
Extensive Reading For
04 Autumn (04
秋泛读
)
Composer
Ma
Mingming
Marker
Checker
No.
Ｉ
II
III
IV
V
Total
Ｍ
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Marks
Marker
I.
Match
each
word
or
phrase
with
a
proper
meaning
below.
（
2
points
each
，
20
points
in
total
）
1.
determination
A)great firmness in
carrying out a purpose
2.
barrier
B)wander; go around without an aim
3.
roam
C)take into
consideration
4.
sensitive
D)attack suddenly and
without warning
5.
enthusiastic
E)urge or request earnestly
6.
allow for
F)something that prevents progress
7.
turn upon
G)easily hurt or offended
8.
keep track of
H)eagerly interested
9.
press for
I)be aware of; keep informed about
10. clear of
J)free from; no
longer touching
Marks
Marker
Ⅱ
.
Filling the blanks
（
2 points
each
，
10 points in
total
）
Directions:
In
the
following
text,
some
sentences
have
been
remo-
ved.
For
11-15,
choose
the
most
suitable
one
from
list
A-G
to
fit
in
each
of
numbered
blanks.
There
are
two
extra
choices,
which
do
not
fit
in
any
of
the
blanks.
I
have many wonderful memories of my days as a
circus clown, but
there is one day that
I would rather forget: July 6,1944.
_____(11)_____.
The
day
seemed
like
most
circus
days
until
just
before
that
afternoon
’
s
performance. When the bugler blew first call on
his cornet,
I
dressed
in
my
ragged
costume
and
made
up
my
face,
complete
with
the
putty nose, hoping it would not melt in
the extreme heat.
As
I
put
the
finishing
touches
on
my
face,
I
could
hear
the
band
playing for the end of the animal
display. _____(12)_____. The word is the
nightmare
of
the
circus
business.
_____(13)____.
At
first
I
thought
it
might
be
the
sideshow
tent,
or
some
straw
in
the
animal
tent
that
had
caught
fire
—
anything,
I
prayed,
but
the
big
top!
That
is
the
thing
circus
people dread above all else, for it
involves the public, including so many
children.
_____(14)_____. I was trying to run and
was making poor headway
in
my
big,
loose
clown
shoes.
Suddenly
I
noticed
that
I
was
carrying
a
water
bucket
that
I
must
have
grabbed
automatically
on
leaving
the
dressing tent.
There was
nothing
I
could
do with it because the tent was
burning too high from the ground, and
the flames were spreading fast.
I
could
hear
grandstand
chairs
slamming
inside
the
tent
as
people
rushed onto the track
heading toward the exits. ______(15)_____. At one
place
a
couple
of
quick-thinking
workmen
had
stretched
the
canvas
side
wall
out tight to serve as an escape exit, but most of
the crowd was pouring
through the
regular exits, and it soon became a panic.
A). We were playing a two-
day stand in Hartford, and the big top caught
fire.
B). I dashed outside
and saw smoke curling up from the end of the main
tent.
C). I
tried to get in, but it
’
s
impossible to break through the frightened
people.
D). But the smoke
was too black for a straw
fire
—
it was the big top.
E). At that instant someone ran past
our dressing tent shouting:
“Fire
!
”
F). At
every jammed exit, circus people were busy doing
the same thing.
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G). Some were
jumping twelve feet from the top rows of the
grandstand and
seats to the ground outside.
Marks
Marker
III. Fast
Reading
(2 points
each
，
10 points in total)
Directions:
In
this
section
there
are
three
passages
with
a
total
of
five
multiple-choice
questions.
Skim
or
scan
them
as
required
and
then
mark
your answer.
Text One
First
read the questions.
16. The passage is
mostly concerned with _____.
A.
different types of glasses.
B. a visit
to the eye doctor.
C. myths about
eyesight.
D. eye transplant.
17. One cause of eyestrain mentioned in
the passage is _____.
A. wearing
glasses for too long.
B. reading in
bed.
C. going to the movies.
D. not visiting your eye
doctor
Now go through the text
quickly and answer the questions.
There
are
many
commonly
held
beliefs
about
glasses
and
eyesight
that
are
not
proven
facts.
For
instance,
some
people
believe
that
wearing
glasses
too soon weakens the eye. But there is
no evidence to show that the structure
of
eyes
is
changed
by
wearing
glasses
at
a
young
age.
Wearing
the
wrong
glasses, however, can
prove harmful. Studies show that for adults there
is no
danger, but children can develop
loss of vision if they have the wrong glasses.
We have all heard some of the common
myths about eyesight
gets bad.
Most people believe that reading in dim
light cause poor eyesight, but that is
untrue. Too little light
makes
the
eyes
work harder, so
they do
get
tired and
strained.
Eyestrain also results from reading a lot, reading
in bed, and watching
too
much
television.
But,
although
eyestrain
may
cause
some
pain
or
headaches, it does not
permanently damage eyesight. Another myth about
eyes
is that they can replaced, or
transferred from one person to another.
There are close to one
million never fibers that connect the eyeball to
the
brain,
and
it
is
impossible
to
attach
them
all
in
a
new
person.
Only
certain
parts
of
the
eye
can
be
replaced.
But
if
we
keep
clearing
up
the
myths and learning more about the eyes,
some day a full transplant may be
possible.
Text Two
First read the
questions.
18. Dr. Schweitzer was able
to settle the argument because _____.
A. he was the judge there.
B. he was clever and impartial.
C. he wanted some of the fish.
D. he wanted to help his patient.
19. The final judgment was that _____.
A. all the fish should go to patient.
B. the fish should go to the owner of
the canoe.
C. the fish should be
destroyed and thrown away.
D. everyone
involved should get a third of the fish.
Now go through the text
quickly and answer the questions
The
incident
occurred
one
morning
outside
Albert
Schweitzer's
hospital in the African jungle. A
patient had gone fishing in another man's
boat the previous night. The owner of
the boat thought he should be given
all
the fish that were caught. Dr. Schweitzer said to
the boat owner.
are right because the
other man ought to have asked permission to use
your
boat.
But
you
are
wrong
because
you
are
careless
and
lazy.
You
merely
twisted the chain
of
your canoe round a palm tree instead of
fastening it
with a padlock. Of
laziness you are guilty because you were asleep in
your
hut on this moonlit night instead
of making use of the good opportunity for
fishing.
He turned to
the patient:
you were in the wrong then
you took
the
boat
without
asking
the
owner's
permission.
You
were
in
the
right
because
you
were not
so lazy
as he was
and
you did not
want
to
let
the
moonlit
night
go
by
without
making
some
use
of
it.
Dr.
Schweitzer
divided the catch
among the fisherman, the boat owner and the
hospital.
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Text Three
First read the questions.
20. It is the driver's responsibility
to _____.
A. make children under 14
wear seat belts in the front.
B. make
the front seat passenger wear a seat belt.
C. stop children riding in the front
seat.
D. wear a seat belt on all
occasions.
Now
go through the text quickly and answer the
questions.
More than 30,000 drivers
and front seat passengers are killed or seriously
injured each year. The impact on you of
an accident can be very serious. At a
speed
of
only
30
miles
per
hour
it
is
the
same
as
falling
from
a
third-floor
window.
Wearing
a
seat
belt
saves
lives;
it
reduced
your
chance
of
death
or
serious injury by more
than half.
Who has to wear a seat belt? Drivers or
front passengers in most vehicles.
If
you are 14 or over, it will be your responsibility
to wear the belt. If you do
not, you
could be fined up to '50. It will not be up to the
driver to make sure
you wear your belt.
But it will be the driver's responsibility to make
sure that
children under 14 do not ride
in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt
of
some kind.
A
very
few
vehicles
have
a
middle
front
seat
between
the
front
passenger
seat and the
driver's seat, for example, a bench seat. Your
vehicle may be one of
them.
If
just
one
passenger
sits
in
front,
he
must
wear
a
seat
belt.
But
if
two
passengers sit in front,
the person sitting in the middle will not have to
wear a belt.
Medical exemptions Certain
people ought not to wear a seat belt because of
their
health. It may be more risky for
them to wear a belt than to be in a road accident
without
one.
But
they
will
not
have
to
wear
a
belt
if
they
get
a
valid
medical
certificate from a doctor. If you think
this applies to you, go and talk to a doctor
as soon as possible. The doctor may
reassure you that you can wear a seat belt. Or
he may have to examine you before he
can decide whether or not to give you a
certificate. When you go and see him
you should ask him at the start how much
this
would
cost.
Keep
the
certificate.
If
the
police
ask
you
why
you
are
not
wearing a
seat belt, you should show them the certificate.
If you cannot show it to
them on the
spot, you should take the certificate to a police
station of your choice
within five
days.
Marks
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IV
. Comprehension
(2 points each
，
40
points in total)
Passage
One
The economy of the United States after
1952 was the economy of a
well-fed
almost
fully
employed
people.
Despite
occasional
alarm,
the
country
escaped
any
postwar
depression
and
lived
in
a
state
of
boom. An economic survey of the year
1955, a typical year of the 1950’s,
may
be
typical
as
illustrating
the
rapid
economic
growth
of
the decade. The national output was
value at 10 percent above that of 1954
(1
955
output
was
es
tim
ated
at
392
bi
lli
on
doll
ars).
The
production
of
manufacturers
was
about
40
percent
more
than
it
had
averaged
in
the
years
immediately
following
World
War
2.
The
country’s
business
spent
about
30billion
dollars
for
new
factories
and
machinery.
National
income
available
for
spending
was
almost
a
third greater than it had been it had
been in 1950. Consumers spent about
256
billion
dollars;
that
is
about
700
million
dollars
a
day,
or
about
twenty-five
million
dollars
every
hour
,
all
round
the
clock.
Sixty-five million people held jobs and
only a little more than two million
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an
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echo
of
the
mid
-
1920’s.
As
farmer’s
sh
are
of
their
products
declined
,
marketing
costs
rose.
But
there
were,
among
the
observers
of
the
national
economy,
a
few
who
were
not
as
confident as the majority
. Those few seemed to fear that the boom could
not
last
and
would
eventually
lead
to
the
opposite-depression.
21.
What
is
the
best
title
of
the
passage?
A.
The
Agricultural
Trends
of
1950’s
B.
The
Unemployment
Rate
of
1950’s
C.
U.S.
Economy
in
the
50’s
D.
The
Federal
Budget
of
1952
22
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In
Line
4
,
the
word
“boom”
could
best
be
r
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by______.
A.
nearby
explosion
B.
thunderous
noise
C.
general
public
support
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