湖北大学至学年第一学期大学英语A级考试试题A.docx

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湖北大学至学年第一学期大学英语A级考试试题A

湖北大学2004至2005学年第一学期大学英语A级考试试题A

试 卷 一

课程名称：

  大学英语1（A级）         

试卷类型：

 A 卷

考试方式：

    闭卷        

（开卷、闭卷）

印刷份数：

学   院：

任课教师：

专业年级：

        2004级                    

学生姓名：

学   号：

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Points

PartI   ListeningComprehension  （20points）

SectionA  ShortConversations  （1×10=10points）

Directions:

 Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked A）,B）,C） and D）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron theAnswerSheet withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.      Thewomanthinksadoctorshouldbe________.

A）  apatientperson

B）  afriendlyperson

C）  acarefulperson

D）     arigidperson

2.      Thewomanwants________.

A）         somecoffee

B）          sometea

C）          somesoftdrink

D）         someicecream

3.      Thewomanisnowin________.

A）         NewYork

B）          Paris

C）          Beijing

D）         Tokyo

4.      Thenewsisabout________.

A）         aterribletraincollision

B）          aterribleaircrash

C）          aterriblestorm

D）         aterribleearthquake

5.      Themanwantstoknow________.

A）                                   howtopronouncetheword

B）                                    themeaningoftheword

C）                                    howtospelltheword

D）                                   howtospeakthewordinEnglish

6.      Theman________.

A）   canstillhavesomemore

B）   cannothaveanymore

C）   stillwantssomemore

D）   isstillveryhungry

7.  Themanwants________.

A）   acup

B）   acab

C）   acar

D）   acap

8.  Thewomanis________.

A）   ashopassistant

B）   ateacher

C）   anapplicant

D）   anaccountant

9.Themanhasjustbeenoffered________.

A）   adrink

B）   ameal

C）   afternoontea

D）   aparty

10.Thewomanaskstheotheronetopassthe________.

A）   salad

B）   salt

C）   sauce

D）   pepper

SectionB  Dictation  （1×10=10points）

Directions:

 Writedownthewordsyouhavejustheardon PaperTwo（试卷二）

Points

PartIIReadingComprehension （2×20=40points）

Directions:

 Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhyareBritishpeoplesointerestedinspendingmoneyontheirhomes?

Onereasoniseconomic.Buyingahouseisusuallythemostexpensivesinglepurchasethatanypersonwillevermake.TheaveragepriceofahomeinBritainwas100,000poundsin2001.

Veryfewpeoplecanaffordtobuyahouse outright, forcash,andsotheyhavetotakeoutaloan,calledamortgage,fromabanktopayforthehouse.Thisloanthenneedstobepaidbackoveralongperiodoftime,oftentwenty-fiveyears.

Givensuchalargeandlonginvestment,itmakessenseforpeopletospendtimerenovatingandextendingtheirpropertyinordertomakeitworthmoremoneyiftheysellthehouse;ortogivethemselvesmorespaceiftheycontinuetoliveinit.

Furthermore,housepriceshaverisenspectacularlyoverthelastyearsasmorepeoplechoosetobuy,ratherthanrent,theirhomes.Propertypricesincreasedbymorethan33%inthe1990salone.AnotherBritishsaying, “Safeashouses”revealstheirattitudetowardsinvestinginproperty.

Canthistrendtowardsowningyourownpropertycontinue?

Britishhasalong-establishedbaseofhousesandnotmuchnewspacetobuildnewones.ButfortunatelyBritain’spopulationisnotgrowingveryfastandsothenumberofnewhousesandflatsbuilteveryyear,about200,000intheyear2001,isnotquiteenoughtocaterfordemand.Consequently,asdemandoutstripssupply,pricesrise.

Butanother,perhapsmorecompelling,reasonfortheurgetospendmoneyonthehouse,ispsychological.Dr.JohnRussellofBournemouthUniversitysays,“Thehomeisofgreatemotionalandculturalsignificanceforpeople.Peopletrytoexpressthemselvesinfrontofothersthroughtheirhouses.”

Sohousesarenolongerjustaboutbricksandmortar.Homesareaboutsafetyandsecurity,warmthandcomfort.Theyareanoutwardsignofone’sidentity,ofone’sstatusandachievements.“Ultimately,”saysDr.Russell,“homesareaboutasenseofbelonging.”

11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A）    BuyingahouseisusuallythemostexpensivesinglepurchaseinBritain

B）    Toanalyzethereasonswhyhousepriceshaverisenspectacularlyoverthelastfewyears.

C）    Topredictwhetherornothousepriceswillcontinuetorise.

D）    ToanalyzethereasonswhyBritishpeopleareinterestedinspendingmoneyontheirhome.

12.Whatisthemeaningoftheword“outright”（inpara.2）?

A）    completelyandtotally

B）    directly

C）    partly

D）    decisively

13.WhydoBritishpeoplespendtimetorenovateandextendtheirproperty?

A）      Becausehousebuyingisalargeandlonginvestment.

B）      Inordertomakethehouseworthmoremoneyiftheysellit.

C）      Inordertogivethemselvesmorespaceiftheycontinuetoliveinit.

D）      BothA,BandC

14.Whatcanyouinferfrom“Safeashouses”（inpara.4）?

A）   HousesareusuallycheapinBritain.

B）      It’ssafertoliveinahousethanoutdoors.

C）      Itissafetoinvestinproperty.

D）      Housepriceswillkeepsteadyinthenextyear.

15.WhyareBritishpeoplesointerestedinspendingmoneyontheirhomes?

A）      Becauseofeconomicreason

B）    Becauseofpsychologicalreason

C）      BothAandB

D）      Housesareanoutwardsignofone’sidentity,statusandachievements.

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Nowadays,itisimportanttounderstandcorrectgift-givingbehaviouraroundtheworld.

Sowhatisanappropriateandthoughtfulgift?

Rogers,anAmericanbusinessmanbasedinChicago,saysthatanythingthatfromyourhomecountrythatisdifficulttogetelsewherewouldbegood. Forexample,afancypacketofHawaiianpineappleswouldbeappreciated.Onceyouhavegottoknowsomeonetrytogivethemapresenttosuittheirpersonalinterestsaswell.Ifyourbusinesspartnerenjoysfootball,forexample,whynotgetthemashirtofhisfavoriteteam?

Butremembergiftsofclothingfromamantoawomanmayseemtoo intimate andmightsuggestaninappropriaterelationship.

Whentogivethegiftalsodependsonyourculture.WesternersusuallygivegiftswhentheymeeteachotherbutinEasternculturesitismoreusualtogivegiftswhenyouleave.Theremayalsobespecialholidaytimeswhengift-givingisexpected.Christmasisatimeforgift-givinginChristiancountriesandMuslimpeopleexchangecardsduringthefestivalattheendofRamadan,theHolyMonth.

Allgiftsshouldbewrapped.Insomeculturesthewrappingpaperhasspecialmeanings.Forexample,theChinesefeelredislucky.EspeciallyatNewYeartheChineseliketogivemoneyinredenvelopescalled“HongBao”,andpresentswitharedpatternareusual.WhitepaperwrappingshouldbeavoidedasthecolorwhiteisassociatedwithfuneralsinChina.

WesternersusuallyopengiftsimmediatelyandthankthegiverbutinAsiaitismoreusualtoopenthegiftlaterinprivate.Thisistoprotectthegift-giverfromanyembarrassmentifthegiftisdiscoveredtobeinappropriateinanyway.AdditionallyinAsia,itisconsideredpolitetorefusethegiftatthebeginningandforthegift-givertohavetoinsistthattheotherpersonaccepts.

Gift-givingcustomsvaryfromcountrytocountrysoitisdifficulttobecorrectineverysituation.Butifyoulearnthegeneralrulesanddoabitofresearchonthecustomsoftheplacesyouwillvisityouwillnotgotoofarwrong.

16.  Whatsortsofgiftswouldbeappropriate,accordingtoRogers?

A）      Thingsthatfromyourownplacethataredifficulttogetlocallyintheplacewhereyouarevisiting

B）      Thingsthataredifficulttogetinyourowncountry

C）      Thingsthatsuityourownpersonalinterests

D）      Anything

17.Theword“intimate”（Para3）mostprobablymeans“______”.

A）  personal            B）secret           C）close           D）private

18.Asianpeopletendtoopengiftsinprivatebecause_________.

A）      Becausetheyconsiderimpolitetoopengiftsinpublic

B）      Becausetheydon'twanttoappeargreedy

C）      Becausetheydon’twantthedonortolosefaceifthegiftisnotappropriate

D）      Becausetheyfeelembarrassedtoopengiftsimmediately 

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsis NOTTRUE accordingtothepassage?

A）      Whengivinggifts,weshouldrememberthecountry’sreligion.

B）      Weshouldavoidgivingthingsthatarenotappropriate.

C）      Weshouldchoosetheunwrappingpapercarefully.

D）      InEurope,peopleusuallyrefusethegiftmanytimesbeforetheytakeit.

20.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.

A）WhatisanAppropriateGift          B）TheArtofGift-giving

C）TheImportanceofGift-giving        D）HowtoAvoidMistakesinGift-giving

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

EversinceIwasverysmall,I’vehadthesensethatIoughttobesomewhatelse.Irememberwatchingtrainsflashbya