英语期末测验考试试题B.docx

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英语期末测验考试试题B

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华南理工大学继续教育学院

2013年第1学期期末考试

《英语》函授试卷（B卷）

（本试卷满分100分，考试时间120分钟）

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I.VocabularyandStructure（30%）

PartA

Directions:

Therearetwocolumnsinthissection.MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththeirexplanationsinColumnB.WriteyouranswersintheboxontheANSWERSHEET.

ColumnAColumnB

1.incapableA.数据库

2.irritatingB.不情愿的

3.databaseC.令人烦恼的，讨厌的

4.mysteryD.效率高的

5.positiveE.重要的，有意义的

6.favoriteF.使显露，显示

7.revealG.有助的，有益的

8.reluctantH.不能胜任的

9.efficientI.神秘，神秘的事物

10.significantJ.特别喜欢的人（或物）

PartB

Directions:

Completeeachofthesentenceswithanappropriatewordorphrasefromthebox.Changetheformifnecessary.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

bedoomedto，access,confidence，giveup，religion，shallow，longfor，

dueto，manners，inaddition

11.Aftertheaccidentittookalingtimebeforeshehadthetogetonaplaneagain.

12.Dadgaveusalectureaboutourtable.

13.Don’tdivein.Thewateristoohere.

14.Christianity（基督教）,Islam（伊斯兰教）andBuddhism（佛教）arethegreatoftheworld.

15.Idon’tfelllikegoingtothatparty;Ihaveabadcold,soIshouldn’tgo.

16.Hethegoodolddayswhenteacherswereshownrespect.

17.Withouttraining,allitseffortswerebefailure.

18.Catsshouldalwayshavetofresh,cleanwater.

19.Shehasbeenabsentfromworkillness.

20.It’snotrealistictosmokinginordertosavemoneynow.

PartC

Directions:

Thereare10incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

21.HeorIgoingtoattendthemeeting.

A.isB.amC.areD.were

22.Makeathome.

A.yourselfB.myselfC.youD.himself

23.Youshouldn’tsaysuchthingsthechildren.

A.beforeB.afterC.infrontofD.behind

24.Itookfourexams.ThefinalinEnglishisofall.

A.difficultB.theleastdifficultC.leastdifficultD.thedifficult

25.Themanwallethadbeenstolenimmediatelyreportedthetheft.

A.whichB.thatC.whoseD.who

26.Ididn’tgotoseethefilmbecauseIit.

A.sawB.haveseenC.hadseenD.amseeing

27.Newofficersbyourclubwhenweholdournextmeeting.

A.electB.areelectedC.willelectD.willbeelected

28.shewillbebackdependsmuchontheweather.

A.WhereB.WhyC.WhenD.If

29.Ihavenoideahewillreturn.

A.whenB.whatC.whereD.which

30.Theseplansaredifferentfrom.

AthatweexpectedB.whatweexpectC.whichwehaveexpectedD.whatweexpected

II．ReadingComprehension（40%）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillread4passages.ReadthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET

PassageOne

ThedeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawhaddecidedthatIcouldn’treturntoclassesnextfall.Mygradesweretoolow.

Afterknowingthisbadnews,myfatherthencontactedthelaw-schooldean.Buttherewasnochangingthedecision.Yoursonisanexcellentyoungman,hehadsaid,buthewillnevermakealawyer.HeevenurgedthatIlookforanothercareer.Inthemeantime,theadvisedthatIstayputinthegrocerystorewhereIworkedonweekends.

IwroteanotetothedeantoaskwhetherIcouldgobacktotheschool.Itwentunanswered.

MyfatherknewhowmuchIwantedtobecomealawyer.HesuggestedIlookatWestminsterCollegeofLaw,whereclasseswereheldatnightbecausestudentstherehelddowndayjobs.

Dad’sadvicewasreallypractical,butithurtlikehell,whenIbegantopicturemyselfatWestminsterafterhavingattendedlawschoolatBoulder.Intruth,myself-confidencehadalsobeenhurtbadly.IbegantowonderwhetherIhavetheabilitytobecomealawyeratall.

ButintheendIwenttoseeCliffordMills,Westminster’sdean.HeletmeenrollatWestminsterononeconditionthatIrepeatallmyfirst-yearclasses,thistimepayingattention.

Onedoorhadclosed.Butothershadopened.

Givenasecondchance,Iworkedharder,becomingfascinatedbylaw.Failuretaughtmethatlifeisaroadwithunexpectedtomorrows.Totakeadvantageofthem,youcannotletyourselfbedestroyedbyfailure.

31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thelaw-schooldeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawagreedwiththattheauthorwillbecomeasuccessfullawyerinthefuture.

B.TheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawismorefamousthantheWestminsterCollegeofLaw.

C.Theauthorpreferredtoworkinagrocerystoreratherthanstudylawintheuniversity.

D.Thelaw-schooldeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawgavetheauthorasecondchancefinally.

32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Theauthor’sdad’susefulandrealisticadviceandhisattitudetothesecondchanceplayedanimportantroleinhiswaytobeasuccessfullawyer.

B.Thestudentswithlowgradesarealwayssuccessfulintheirfuturecareer.

C.Theauthordidn’twanttostudyintheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawafterhisfatherknewthebadnews.

D.Theauthor’sfatherwasenthusiasticaboutlaw.

33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.Ifastudentiskickedoutofschool,hewillbedoomedtobealoser.

B.Itisveryimportanttobalanceone’sstudyandhis/herhobbies.

C.Therecanbemiracleswhenyoubelieve.

D.Neverletyourselfdestroyedbyfailure,youwillmakeitifyoucantakeadvantageoftheunexpectedtomorrows.

34.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Onedoorhadclosed.Butothershadopened”?

A.TheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawrefusedtheauthor,buttheWestminsterCollegeofLawprovidedanotherchancetorealizehisdream.

B.Theauthortriedtoworkedharder,becomingfascinatedbylaw.

C.Theauthorpaidattentiontoallofhisfirst-yearclassesthesecondtime.

D.Thelaw-schooldeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawdidn’teventhinktheauthorhadtheabilitytobecomealawyer.

35.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfatheradvisedhimtotryWestminsterCollegeofLaw?

A.Theauthorquiteagreedwithhisfatherandtakeactionimmediately.

B.Theadviceisusefulandrealistic,butgoingtoalessfamousschoolthepreviousonemayhurthisself-respect.

C.Givenasecondchance,theauthorwillworkedmuchharder.

D.Lifeisaroadwithunexpectedtomorrows.

PassageTwo

TheyarethegenerationofwomeninGreatBritainwhogrewupexpectingtohaveitall.Nolongerforcedtochoosebetweenchildrenandcareer,theyweresettodoboth—whileholdingdownaprefectrelationshipandkeepingaspotlesshouseintheirsparetime.Butmodernwomanhastakenarealitycheck.Theaverage29-year-oldnowlongsforareturntothelifestyleofa1950shousewife.Asurveyhasshownthatthedaughtersofthegenerationoffeministswantnothingmorethanahappymarriageanddomestichappinessinthecountryside.

Researchintotheattitudesof1,500womenwithanaverageageof29foundthat61percentbelievethewomenwhojuggletopjobswithmotherhoodandsociallivesare“unhelpful”and“irritating”.Morethantwo-thirdsagreethatthemanshouldbethemainproviderinafamily,while70percentdonotwanttoworkashardastheirmother’sgeneration.Onaverage,thewomenquestionedwanttosettledownwiththeirpartnerby30andhavetheirfirstchildayearlater.So,afterdecadesofsoaringdivorceratesandariseinbirthsoutsidemarriage,itappearsthenextgenerationofmothersisreturningtomoretraditionalsocialvalues.Asthesurveyshowed,nineoftenyoungwomenwouldratherbemarriedwhentheyhavechildren,while75percentbelievethatmoderncouplesdonomakeanenoughefforttostaytogether.Aquarterofthosequestionedintendtogiveupworkandbeafull-timemotherwhentheystartafamily,withjustonpercentsayingtheircareerwillremaina“toppriority”oncetheyhavechildren.

Aboveeverythingelse,thewomendesireabalancebetweenworkandprivatelife,sotheycanenjoyasatisfactoryrelationship,raisehappychildren,andhaveajobthatintereststhembutdoesn’toverwhelmthem.Theageofthe“superwoman”,whowantstobetheworld’sbestmother,wifeandboss,isdead.

36.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ThemodernwomeninGreatBritainexpecttohaveitall:

tobetheworld’sbestmother,wifeandboss

B.Thedivorceratesandbirthsoutsidemarriageareincreasing.

C.Thewomen’sattitudetowardsbeinghousewiveshaschanged.

D.Itisimpossibletobeagoodmotherandanexcellentprofessionalatthesametime.

37.Whatdoestheword“superwoman”mean?

A.Awomanwhohasahigh-poweredjobandbeingmoresuccessfulthantheordinarymen.

B.Awomanwhohasacareeratthesametimeasrunningahomeandbringingupchildren,andmakesitseemeasy.

C.Awomanstaysathomewithherchildrenandherhusbandmaintainsthefinancialresponsibilityfortheirlife.

D.Awomanwhocompletelyconcentratedonraisingherchildren,andtakingcareofherhusbandanddoinghousework.

38.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.MoreandmoremodernwomeninGreatBritainwanttobeagoodmotherandanexcellentprofessionalatthesametime.

B.MostmodernwomeninGreatBritainhavedifferentattitudestowardshousewivesfromthewomenintheolddays.

C.Accordingtothesurveyinthepassage,themodernwomenwantnothingbutasuccessfulcareer.

D.Nowomencanbeasuccessfulsuperwomaninthefuture.

39.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothewomenofyoungergenerationtendtodo?

A.Theyintendtogiveupworkandbefull-timemotherswhenth