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自考学位英语英语期末考试题
2014-2015学年度第一学期英语期末考试题
PartIListeningComprehension(35points)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidedwhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Nowlet’sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.
1.A)Inatoystore.
B)Inafurniturestore.
C)Inanewhome.
D)Inakitchen.
2.A)Motherandson.
B)Fatheranddaughter.
C)Husbandandwife.
D)Teacherandstudent.
3.A)HewasbornofanEnglishfamily.
B)HespokeEnglishwithastrongAmericanaccent.
C)HeworkedforsomeyearsinLondon.
D)HepickeduphisBritishaccentinschool.
4.A)Heisaresponsibleofficialofanenvironmentalprotectionagency.
B)Hehasfailedtoperformhisjobofcleaninguptheriver.
C)Hehasspenttoomuchmoneyonenvironmentalprotection.
D)Heisundersevereattackbecausehehasneglectedhisresponsibility.
5.A)Hewillnotlendhiscardtoanybody.
B)Thewomancannotborrowbookswithhiscardrightnow.
C)Usinganotherperson’scardisagainsttherulesofthelibrary.
D)Hislibrarycardisnolongervalid.
6.A)Shestartedmuchearliertodaythansheusuallydoes.
B)Shetookthetraininsteadofthebus.
C)Shecameinherhusband’scar.
D)Shehassomeurgentbusinesstoattendto.
7.A)Sheiseagertoreturntoherformerlife.
B)Shehasencounteredalotofdifficultiesinhernewjob.
C)Shefindsthenewplacemoreattractivethanherhometown.
D)Sheisabithomesickbutotherwiseisdoingallright.
8.A)Theymustbegoodatwrittencommunicationtobesuccessful.
B)Theyallfeelcomfortableinexpressingthemselvesinwriting.
C)Theymustpossessverygoodcomputerskillstobesuccessful.
D)Theyallfeelextremelyhappyroaminginthevirtualworld.
Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations.
ConversationOne
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Itleaksgaswhendrivingontheexpressway.
B)Itsair-conditionerisoutoforder.
C)Itsenginehasbrokendown.
D)Itoverheatswhenidling(空转)orinheavytraffic.
10.A)Shedidn’thavethemoneyforrepair.
B)Shedidn’thavearideback.
C)Shedidn’thavethetimetowait.
D)Shedidn’ttrusteitherofthem.
11.A)Ratherconvenient.
B)Terrific.
C)Verybad.
D)Veryefficient.
12.A)Helpherfinishherhomework.
B)Fixhercarforher.
C)Comeovertoherplacetoinspireher.
D)Turninherhomeworkforher.
ConversationTwo
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.A)Herhomework.
B)Herclassattendance.
C)Herclassperformance.
D)Herfailureintheexam.
14.A)Heisnotgoingtoletherpassifshedoesnotwithdrawtoday.
B)Shehasalreadymissedtoomanyclassestomakeupanyway.
C)Today’sthelastdayshecanwithdrawwithoutlosinganymoney.
D)Shewillnothavetositfortoday’sexamifshetakeshisadvice.
15.A)AttendDr.Livingston’sclassregularly.
B)Changeherclassroombehavior.
C)Catchupwithherclassmates.
D)DropDr.Livingston’sclass.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Hefelldownontheground.
B)Hewasseverelyinjured.
C)Hebeatallninecompetitors.
D)Hecameoutsecondinthe100-yardrace.
17.A)Shewalkedhimtothefinishline.
B)Shepulledhimupfromtheground.
C)Shebentdownandkissedhim.
D)Shetrippedhimupandmadehimcry.
18.A)Winningforourselves.
B)Helpingotherswin.
C)Changingourcourseattherighttime.
D)Slowingdownwhennecessary.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Hefilledhisdaywithactivities.
B)Heuseshistimemosteffectively.
C)Hesticksstrictlytohisschedule.
D)Heattendsallmeetingontime.
20.A)Theypraiseandadmirehisqualities.
B)Theyfocusonwhathetellsthemtodo.
C)Theyareafraidofhiscriticisms.
D)Theytrytoliveuptohisexpectations.
21.A)Heworksinfinance.
B)Heisagardener.
C)Heisaprofessionalwriter.
D)HeworksunderWarrenBuffett.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Hedidnothavewarmclothestowearinwinter.
B)Hewenttoschoolwithoutbreakfastinthemorning.
C)Hegrewupinasingle-parentfamily.
D)Hehelpedhermothertakecareofeightkids.
23.A)Shegiveshimextrahelp.
B)ShelovesEnglishliterature.
C)Shewasasmart-mouthwhenyoung.
D)Shetreatsallchildrenwithequalcare.
24.A)ThenewteacherendedupdiscussingJuliusCaesar.
B)Thechildrenmisbehavedandtheclasswasoutofcontrol.
C)Thenewteacherrecognizedtheskinnychildatfirstsight.
D)ThechildrenweredisappointedandtoldMrs.Pincusaboutit.
25.A)Heisateacher.
B)Heisawriter.
C)HestudiesShakespeare.
D)Heworksinconstruction.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
BecauseIaminterestedinwhathappenstotheEnglishlanguage,overthepastyearorsoI’vebeenaskingpeople,atdinnerpartiesand(26)andsoon,whethertheythinkthatEnglishis(27)tobeingthegloballanguage.Typically,thelook(28)aboutwhyIwouldevenbothertoasksuchan(29)question.Theysayfirmly,“Ofcourse.”ThentheystarttalkingabouttheInternet.
Englishhasinarguablyachievedsomesortof(30).wheneverweturnonthenewstofindoutwhat’shappeninginEastAsia,orAfrica,orSouthAmerica,or(31)anyplace,localpeoplearebeing(32)inEnglishandtheyaretellingusaboutitinEnglish.WhenPopeJohnPaulIIarrivedintheMiddleEasttospeaktoChristians,MuslimsandJews,hespokenotLatin,notArabic,notHebrew,nothis(33)Polish.HespokeinEnglish.
Englishistheworkinglanguageofmanyworld(34).Itistheworkinglanguageof98percentofGermanresearchphysicistsand83percentofGermanresearchchemists.ItistheofficiallanguageoftheEuropeanCentralBank,eventhoughthebankisinFrankfurt,GermanyandneitherBritainnoranyotherEnglish-speakingcountryisamemberoftheEuropeanMonetaryUnion.And(35),itisthelanguageinwhichmanyparentsinAsiaandAfricawishtheirchildrentobeeducated.
PartIIVocabularyandstructure(20points)
Direction:
Therearetwentyincompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterintheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
21.Theeditorial_________nowwillappearintomorrow’snewspaper.
A.writingB.towriteC.beingwrittenD.write
2.Thoughheis_________worker,heworksveryhard.
A.acommonB.anordinaryC.ausualD.ageneral
3.I’mlookingafterTomtoday.He’sbeenatmyhouse_________8:
00thismorning.
A.sinceB.forC.atD.till
4.Whenheretired,hisson_________thebusiness.
A.tookoverB.tookoffC.tookinD.tookup
5.Pleasecallagain.Jim_________abathJustnow.
A.hadB.havingC.ishavingD.has
6.Onnocondition_________withhim.
A.wecannotagreeB.wouldweagreeC.canweagreeD.wecanagree
7.Onceenvironmentaldamage_________,ittakesmanyyearsforthesystemtorecover.
A.hasdoneB.ittodoC.doesD.isdone
8._________wearedoinghasneverbeendonebefore.
A.ThatB.WhatC.WhichD.Whether
9.They_________atleasttenminutesago.
A.areleaveB.musthaveleftC.wereleftD.1eave
10.ThereismorelandinAustraliathanthegovernmentknows_________.
A.whattodowithB.todowithitC.howtodoD.todoit
11.WhilepeoplemayrefertotelevisionforUp—to—the—minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevision_________thenewspapercompletely.
A.replaceB.WasreplacedC.replacedD.willreplace
12.Becausethefirstpairoftrousersdidnotfitproperly,heaskedfor_________.
A.anothertrousersB.otherstrousersC.theothersonesD.anotherpair
13.InBritaintodaywomen_________44%oftheworkforce,andnearlyhalfthemotherswithchildrenareinpaidwork.
A.buildupB.makeupC.standforD.sendup
14.ThisistheplaceI_________wanttogoto.
A.mostlyB.themostlyC.mostD.much
15.Thehours_________thechildrenspendintheirone-wayrelationshipwithtelevisionpeopleundoubtedlyaffecttheirrelationshipwithreal—lifepeople.
A.thatB.whenC.inwhichD.onwhich
16.Whetherhecanpasstheexaminationisthoughttobe_________forhisgoingabroad.
A.personalB.specialC.conventionalD.crucial
17.Idowishyoucould_________thesesheetsofpapertogether.
A.mendB.repairC.pasteD.patch
18.InBritain,thePrinceofWalesis_________tothethrone.
A.advisorB.heirC.ownerD.protector
19.Sheisnowin_________ofhappinesswithherfamilyme