大学英语2第一学期期末试题.docx

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大学英语2第一学期期末试题

2009级本科大学英语第一学期期末考试

试题（A）

闭卷适用专业年级：

09级各专业学生

姓名学号专业班级

本试题一共六道大题，共14页，满分100分。

考试时间120分钟。

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阅卷人

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注：

1.答题前，请准确、清楚地填各项，涂改及模糊不清者、试卷作废。

2．试卷若有雷同以零分计。

答题须知

1.耳机开关用FM收听。

考试前试音期播放内容是四川农大考场指令。

2.客观题答案用铅笔做在机读卡上，其他方式答题一律无效。

　3.机读卡上“试卷类型”涂A，“准考证号”前8栏填涂学生学号（最后两栏空白），“科目”栏涂01。

4.翻译用钢笔或圆珠笔做在试卷二上。

5．考试结束时，只交试卷二和机读卡，不交试题册

PartⅠListeningComprehension（25%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd,anddecidewhich　isthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions1to8arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.

1.a.Nothing,sinceitisalreadydone.

b.Hewilldefinitelybuythesoftdrink.

c.Nothing,sinceshedoesn’twanttobuythesoftdrink.

d.Hewillconsiderbuyingit.

2.a.Hewasfined.

b.Heboughtaticket.

c.Hehadacaraccident.

d.Hehadadrivinglesson.

3.a.Onthegrass.

　b.Nearthepool.

c.Athome.

d.Onhisbike.

4.a.Athisoldhouse.

b.Inhisfriend’sapartment.

c.Onthestreet.

d.Ontheothersideofthetown.

5.a.About6:

00p.m.

b.At3:

30.

c.Aboutnoon.

d.Afterdinner.

6.a.Thewoman’s.

b.Lily’s.

　c.Theman’s.

d.Susan’s.

7.a.ShewenttoNewYork.

b.Shestayedathome.

c.Shevisitedhersister.

d.Shecalledhersister.

8.a.She’sboundtofinditsomewhereelse.

b.Thepapershewantsisoutofstock.

c.He’llseeiftheyhavemorepaper.

d.Hecan’tacceptacheck.

　Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.

9.a.Peopleindevelopingcountries.

b.Peoplelivinginpoorconditions.

c.Peopleinthe1950s.

d.PeopleinNewYork.

10.a.8.1million.

b.12million.

c.14million.

d.26million.

11.a.Healthcare.

b.Housingproblem.

c.Transportationproblem.

d.Educationalproblem.

12.a.Tokyo.

b.Beijing.

c.Shanghai.

d.Seoul.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.

13.a.Shedoesn’tknowwhethertochangemajorornot.

　b.Shehadtostayupallnightdoingherassignment.

c.Shecan’tfindthebookshewants.

d.Thebookshewantsisn’tavailableinthelibrary.

14.a.Hethinksitisa180degreeshiftfromhermajor.

b.Hethinksshedoesn’thavethepatience.

c.Hethinkssheshouldtakedramaashermajor.

d.Hethinksit’sawasteoftime.

15.a.Hethinksshedecidestoofast.

b.Hethinkssheisnotsuitabletodoit.

c.Hethinksshe’lllosetimeifshetransfers.

d.Hethinkssheneedstogainmorecredits.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,c.andd.　ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.a.Difficulttoproduceinlargequantities.

b.Subjecttomanyparasites.

c.Essentialtothewealthofthecountry.

d.Expensivetogatherandtransport.

17.a.Farmers.b.Dealers.

c.Weather.d.War.

18.a.Toexplainhowwheatismarketedtoday.

b.TojustifysuspensionoftradingontheGrainExchange.

c.TodescribetheoriginsoftheCanadianWheatBoard.

d.ToargueforfurtherreformsontheCanadianWheatBoard.

PassageTwo

　Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.a.1b.2c.3d.4

20.a.Theappleoflove.b.Theappleofparadise.

c.Thecousinofpotato.d.Wolfpeach.

21.a.Quality,colorandtaste.

b.Color,convenienceandquality.

c.Flavoring,qualityandcolor.

d.Convenience,qualityandflavoring.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　22.a.Bymakinguseofspecialpaper.

b.Byaddingcommonsalttosilversalt.

c.Bymakingtemporaryimagesonthesalt.

d.Byusingaspecialpieceofmetal.

23.a.1727.b.1826.

c.1839.d.1860.

24.a.Anewkindofpaper.

b.Anewkindoffilm.

c.Lightdarkenedsilversalt.

d.An‘instant’camerawithself-developingfilm.

25.a.Thescientistsrelatedtocamera.

b.Thetechniquesincameradevelopment.

c.Thetimeperiodsofcamera.

　d.Theinventionofcamera.

PartIIReadingComprehension（20%）

Passage1

ThetypicalconversationbetweenAmericanstakesaformthatcanbecalledrepartee.Noonespeaksforverylong.Speakerstaketurnsfrequently,oftenafteronlyafewsentenceshavebeenspoken.“WatchingaconversationbetweentwoAmericansislikewatchingatabletennisgame,”aBritishobserversaid.“Yourheadgoesbackandforthandbackandforthsofastitalmostmakesyourneckhurt.”

Americanstendtobeimpatientwithpeoplewhotakelongturns.Suchpeoplearesaidto“talktoomuch.”ManyAmericanshavedifficultypayingattentiontosomeonewhospeaksmorethanafewsentencesatatime,asNigerians,Arabs,andsomeothersdo.Americansadmireconciseness,orwhattheycall“gettingtothepoint.”

Americansengageinlittleritualinteraction（礼仪式的交流）.Onlyafewritualgreetings　arecommon:

“Howareyou?

”“I’mfine,thankyou,”“Nicetomeetyou,”and“Hopetoseeyouagain.”ThesethingsaresaidincertainsituationsAmericanslearntorecognize,and,likeanyritualgreetings,areconcernedmorewithformthanwithsubstance.Thatis,thequestionsaresupposedtobeaskedandthestatementsaresupposedtobemadeinparticularsituations,nomatterwhatthepeopleinvolvedarefeelingorwhattheyreallyhaveinmind.InmanyAmerican’sopinions,peoplewhorelyheavilyonritualgreetingsare“tooshy”or“toopolite,”unwillingtorevealtheirtruenaturesandideas.

Americansaregenerallyimpatientwithlongritualgreetingsaboutfamilymembers’health—commonamongLatinAmericans—consideringthemawasteoftime.

26.DuringatypicalconversationbetweenAmericans,peopletrytobe________.

　a.politeb.interested

c.concised.friendly

27.BycomparingaconversationbetweentwoAmericanstoatabletennisgame,theBritishobservermeansthat_________.

a.Americansliketotakeshortturnsinaconversation

b.Americansenjoytalkingaswellaswatchingatabletennisgame

c.Americansgetexcitedeasily

d.Americanstalkwithgreatexpression

28.Americans___________whentheytalkwithArabs.

a.maylosetheirpatience

b.havetolistenverycarefully

c.talktoomuch

d.neveruseEnglish

29.IntheUnitedStates,ritualgreetings__________.

　a.areverycommoninpeople’sconversations

b.aresuitableinallsituations

c.helptoleadtoaseriousconversation

d.havelittlesubstance

30.Accordingtothispassage,Americanshavealowopinionofpeoplewho____________.

a..donottalkmuch

b.donotpayattentiontothespeaker

c.liketoaskaboutotherpeople’shealth

d.bringtoomanyritualgreetingsintoaconversation

Passage2

AskmostAmericanchildrenwhattheywanttobewhentheygrowup,andtheyprobablywillsay“doctor”or“lawyer.”

Thoughourculture,oureconomy,indeedourverysecurityareheavilydependenton　scienceandengineering,only12percentofAmericanhighschoolstudentsgraduatewiththeprerequisites（必要条件）foracareerinscienceorengineering.Worseyet,only6percentofminoritychildrenaresaidtobesoprepared.

Don’tbetoosurprised.Ifyouaskfurtherwhythemajorityofthehighschoolstudentswouldchooseacareerinmedicineorlaw,theanswerswillbestraightoutofsomepopularTVshows.

“Doctorshelppeople.Theysavelives.”“Lawyersbeatthebadguys.”Moststudentswouldsay.

Now,howaboutscienceorengineeringasacareerchoice?

Theanswerswillbejustaspredictable:

“Getreal!

Whowantstobeageek?

Theyallarenerds.Besides,Ihatemath.”

　Inourmedia,scientistsandengineerstypicallyareportrayedasintroverted（内向的）andhumorless.Theyalwayswearwhitelabcoats,withacollectionofpencilsintheirpocketprotectors.Theywearglasseswithblackplasticframes.

Ifmorestudentsaretochoosetechnicalcareers,theymusthaveabetterviewpresentedtothem.

Theyneedtobetold,forinstance,thattheinventionoflifesavingequipmentsaveslivesjustassurelyastheapplicationofitinthehospital.

Italsomighthelpifsomeoneemphasizedtostudentsthatthelawyerwhosavedthedefendant（被告）byintroducingtheDNAevidencewouldhaveseenhimhangedhaditnotbeenforthescientistswhodiscoveredDNA.

Whateverwedo,untilstudentsstopthinkingoftheterm“engineer”asasynonymfor　“geek,”itisimpossibletoexpectourchildrentochangetheirviewstowardsscientistsandengineers.

31.WhatistheproblemwithmostAmericanchildrenwhentheychoosetheircareers?

a.Theyhaveaverylowopinionofscienceandengineering.

b.Theyaretooanxioustosucceedindifferentfields.

c.Theyarenotsurewhatcareersuitsthembest.

d.Theydonothaveenoughconfidenceinthemselves.

32.WhichofthefollowinghasinfluencedAmericanstudentsgreatlyintheirchoiceoftheircareers?

a.Parents’opinions.

　b.TVshowsandvariouspublications.

c.Greatdiscoveriesmadebydoctorsandlawyers.

d.Cultureandeconomy.

33.Inthepassage,thewritercriticizesthemediafor___________.

a.depictingscientis