浙江教育学院《大学英语》第四学期1.docx

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浙江教育学院《大学英语》第四学期1

浙江教育学院《大学英语》第四学期

期终试卷

I．ListeningComprehension（20%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

M:

Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?

W:

Worklate?

Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit’snecessary.

Q:

Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytookplace?

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]andmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A.Shedoesn’twantherboyfriendtogiveheracar.

B.Herboyfriendhasalotofmoney.

C.Themanoughttolendsomemoneytoherboyfriend.

D.Herboyfriendwasmakingfunoftheman.

2.A.Calltheoffice.B.Helpthemancookinthekitchen.

C.Gettotheoffice.D.Helpherselftosomefoodinthekitchen.

3.A.Heisgoingtochangehisjob.B.Heisn’tdoingwellwithhiswork.

C.Heisdoingprettywellnow.D.Hedoesn’tlikehiswork.

4.A.Inthecity.B.Inthecountry.C.Nearhiswork.D.Nearthetown.

5.A.Inabank.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inataxi.D.Intheman’shome.

6.A.Typingaproposal.B.Writingaproposal.

C.Postingaproposal.D.Checkingaproposal.

7.A.Followthedoctor’sadvice.B.Forgettotakeanypills.

C.Takefivepills.D.Taketwopills.

8.A.Thewomandidn’thearthemancomein.

B.Thewomanpretendedtobedeafwhenthemancamein.

C.Thewomandidn’tmindtheman’sdisturbingher.

D.Thewomanaskedthemantogethomeearlynexttime.

9.A.Heisgoingtothemovies.B.Heisgoingtohavedinnerwiththewoman.

C.Heisgoingtoameeting.D.Heisgoingtoseeaplay.

10.A.14th.B.16th.C.17th.D.19th.

SectionBCompoundDictation（10%）

（注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDiction），题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。

）

II.ReadingComprehension（30%）

PassageOne

E-businessrequiresinstantaneousdecision-makingandKM（knowledgemanagement）hasa

tremendousroletoplayinachievingthisaswellasquality

feedback.Real-timebusinesswithoutproperknowledgeandfeedback

informationquicklyturnsintoreal-timeunsupervisedandvalueless

chaos.Lackofadequateknowledgeflowandcoherentreal-timeviews

ofasituationinevitablyleadtodisastrousconsequences.

TheinfamousBaringsBankoperatedareal-timefuturesbusiness

withoutreal-timechecksandbalances,anddidnotensureadequate

qualityofknowledgeflowsfromthetradingfloortocontrollersand

managers.Itwastoo-much-too-fastcoupledwith

too-little-quality-feedbackandinsufficientunderstanding.There

wastoolittlereal-timeknowledgeathandanditturnedoutaspectacular

disaster.

ThemissinglinkwasKM.Noseriouse-businesseffortshouldbe

undertakenwithoutconsidering,planningandimplementingastrong

KMinfrastructure.Real-timeknowledgemustflowfromthosewhohave

ittothosewhomustbeabletomaketherightmoveattheright

time.Andthereisnotimetospare.

E-businessesmustbeequippedwithinteractiveworkflowtoolsand

real-timebusinessintelligencefeedbackinaclearand

understandableformat.Peopleinvolvedmusthaveaccesstoall

underlyingdocumentsatalltimesatasnapoftheirfingers.

Otherwisetheywillguessratherthanmakeinformeddecisions.Or

worse,infearofmakingahugemistake,peoplewillmakeno

decisionsatall.

Takeahomeloanapplicationprocessforexample.Youwouldmost

likelyapplytoanumberofbanksatthesametime.Theywould

obviouslycompeteonpricing,butthebankthatcanmakeyourcredit

assessmentfirstandmosteffectively,processthe

documentationandinformyouontheprogresseverystepoftheway

willgetyourbusiness.Therestmaybestuckwithlessdemanding,

morerisk-pronecustomers.Thismayaffecttheiroverall

profitability,andabilitytocompeteonpriceandserviceinthe

future.Itcouldputthemoutofbusinessaltogether.

Soistherealinkbetweene-businessandKM?

Isurelythinkso.

11.Accordingtothepassage,indoingE-business,youmust____________.

A.makequickdecisionsB.learnmanydisciplines

C.workhardD.knowhowtopromoteyourself

12.Astheauthorputsit,beingshortof_________willleadtofailureinE-business.

A.supportfromthegovernment

B.sufficientknowledgeflowandaccurateviewsofthesituation

C.qualifiedmanagers

D.loanfromthebank

13.BaringsBankwentbankruptbecause_________.

A.itinvolveditselfinthefuturesbusiness

B.itsmanagerwasnotanexpert

C.itfailedtosmooththeknowledgeflowandthefeedbackprocesses

D.ofitsslowdecision-makingprocess

14.Somemanagersdonotmakedecisionsbecause_________.

A.theyarenotprovidedwithsufficientinformation

B.theyareslowinthinking

C.theyareverydemocratic

D.theyhavelimitedrightsinthecompany

15.Whenyouapplyforahomeloan,youtendtochooseabandwhich_________.

A.offersthelowestinterest

B.islocatedquiteneartoyourhouse

C.willkeepyouinformedoftheon-goingsintheprocess

D.isbigandfamous

PassageTwo

JonathonH.Stillman,amarinebiologistatStanfordUniversity,

testedtheheattoleranceoffourspeciesofcrabsfoundinthe

shallowwatersofthePacificOcean.

TwoofthecrabspecieswerefromtheOregoncoastandlivedin

watersthatrangefrom47degreesto59degreesintemperature.The

othertwocamefromtheGulfofCaliforniainMexicoandthrivein

watersof54degreesto86degrees.

Livespecimensoftheanimalswereplacedinaquariums（鱼缸）whichwere

heldataconstanttemperaturejustattheupperthermalrangeof

theirnaturalhabitat.Thecrabswerethenoutfittedwithsensors

thatmeasuredheartbeat.

Thetemperatureswereraisedintheindividual

aquariumsbyaboutafifthofadegreeaminuteuntiltheanimals’

heartbeatstopped.Thisestablishedtheupperthermaltolerance

limitforeachofthespecies.

TheMexicancrabsthatlivedinthehottestclimatewerethe

leastabletoadapttoanincreaseintemperaturesabovethatwhich

theynormallyencounterintheirnaturalhome.Temperaturesinthe

habitatofoneofthecrabsoftenreaches105.8degreesF,butthe

animalsdiedat106.2,lessthanadegreeabovenormal.

OneoftheOregonspecieswasacclimatedtoatemperatureof65,but

surviveduntiltheaquariumtemperaturereached87.

ThecrabsthatcamefromtheOregoncoastadaptedbesttoarisein

temperatureandhadthegreatestcapacitytoincreasetheirheat

tolerance.

16.Thecrabsfromthe_________cansurviveinwaterswithhighertemperature.

A.OregonCoastB.AtlanticOcean

C.GulfofCaliforniainMexicoD.StateofCalifornia

17.Theresearchersstudiedthecrabstofindout_________.

A.theirheattoleranceB.theirheartbeats

C.theirlivingstylesD.thedifferencesbetweentwospeciesofcrabs

18.Theresearchersdidn’t_________inthestudy.

A.measurethecrabs’heartbeatsB.placethecrabsinaquariums

C.fixsensorsonthecrabsD.raisethetemperatureofthewatergradually

19.TheMexicancrabs_________.

A.livedinahotterclimateB.liveinwatersof47-59degrees

C.hadbetterheattoleranceD.werelesssensitivetothechangeintemperature

20.TheOregoncrabs_________.

A.livedinahotterclimate

B.diedat106.2,lessthanadegreeabovenormal

C.onlydiedat87

D.hadgreatercapacitytoincreasetheirheattolerance

PassageThree

Scienceand

technologyareproductiveforces.Thescientificandtechnological

revolutionhasplayedaveryimportantroleinthehigh-speeddevelopment

oftheeconomiesofwesterncountriesincludingtheUnitedStatessince

thewar.

Rightbeforetheendofthewar,theU.S.achievedprominent

breakthroughsinthethreefieldsofatomicenergy,electroniccomputers

andspacenavigation.Thesethreegreatinventions,togetherwithother

inventionsinmilitaryscope,wereappliedtocivilindustriesinthepostwar

period,whichhasledtothethirdgreatscientificandtechnological

revolutioninman’shistory.ItwasoriginatedfromtheU.S.andit

benefitedtheU.S.most.

Thefirstcomputercameintobeingin1945andinthesameyear,the

firstatombombwastested.Soonafterthefirstman-madeearthsatellite

oftheSovietUnionwassentintotheskyin1957,theU.S.launchedher

earthsatelliteintotheorbit.ThentheU.S.startedanunprecedented

Apolloprogram,withtheaimofsendingmantothemoonwithina

decade.Theprojectwassuccessfullycarriedoutandin1969,forthefirst

timeinman’shistory,twohumanbeingslandedonthemoon.Itwasthe

mostremarkabletriumphinthetwentiethcentury.

Sciencehasbeengreatlyresponsiblefortheriseonbigbusiness,asit

hasgivenindustrycertaintechnologicaladvances,suchasassembly-line

production,automation.SinceWorldWarII,thecomputerhasproduced

majorchangesinourwayofdoingthings.Computershavealsohelped

socialscientiststotakeamoreexperimentalviewofhumansandtheir

universe.

21.TheU.S.accomplishedthreegreatinventions_________.

A.inmilitaryscopeB.forc