14级专科英语I半期练习(1)

14级专科英语I半期练习PartIListeningComprehension(本大共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分)SectionADirections:Listentopeopletalkingaboutdifferentthings.Whataretheytalkingabout?Choosethecorrectanswerfromthechoicesgiven.01.A）Astamp.B）Aletter.C）Apencil.D）Anenvelope02.A）Aseason.B）Aholiday.C）party.D）Afestival.03.A）Health.B）Work.C）Sleep.D）Dream.04.A）AradioB）Acamera.C）ATVset.D）Ataperecorder.05.A）Afilm.B）Abook.C）Alesson.D）Apicture.SectionBDirection:Underlinethewordcontainedinthesentencethatyouhear(U240-2)06.pat/bat07.ten/den08.few/view09came/game3.SectionCDirections：NowlistentoanotherdialogueandtranslatetheChinesesentencesintoEnglishaccordingtotheinformationyougetJane:Hello,Li.10)__________________(我想让你认识一下)myfriendMr.Brown.Li:______________11)(您好)，Mr.Brown?Mr.Brown:Howdoyoudo?Jane12)_____________（已经给我讲了许多有关你的事儿.）Li:13)_________________（今天能认识你我真高兴）Jane:Mr.Brownwantsyoutohelphim14)_____________(学汉语)Li:15)______________（我很乐意）PartIIReadingComprehension(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分)PassageOneWhenateacherorlecturerrecommendsastudenttoreadabook,itisusuallyforaparticularpurpose.Inmanycases,theteacherdoesn'tsuggestthatthewholebookshouldberead.Infact,hemayjustrefertoafewpageswhichhaveadirectbearingonthematterbeingdiscussed.Unfortunately,whenmanystudentspickupabooktoreadtheytendtohavenoparticularpurposeinmindotherthansimplyto"readthebook".Oftentheyopenthebookandstartreading,pagebypage,linebyline,wordbyword;Theresultisthatstudentsfrequentlydon'thaveanoverallviewofwhattheyarereading;also,theytendtoforgetfairlysoonwhatthey'vebeenreading.Studentscanmaketheirreadingmuchmoreeffectivebyadoptingastrategyaimedathelpingthemtounderstandandtorememberwhattheyread.Firstly,theyshoulddecidepreciselywhythey'rereadingthebookperhapsit'stofindsomeinformationthat'llansweraquestion;perhapsit'stounderstandadifficultideaorargument,andsoon.Thenthestudentsshoulddecideexactlywhattheyaregoingtoread;it'sseldomnecessarytoreadthewholebook.Agoodstartingpointisthecontentspage,thechapterheadings,andeventheindexatthebackofthebook.Theyareveryusefulinhelpingtopinpointtheexactpagesthatneedtobereadcarefullyforparticularpiecesofinformation.16.Accordingtothepassage,itisrareforateacher_____________.A)torecommendawholebookforstudentstoreadB)torequirestudentstoreadcarefullyC)toassignreadingwithacertainpurposeD)tolocatebooksforstudentstofind17.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsreadingslowlyandindetail?A)Positive.B)Critical.C)NeutralD)Indifferent18.Theresultofreadingwordbywordisthat__________.A)studentshavetoreadthewholebookB)studentshavenotenoughtimetofinishthebookC)studentsoftenfailtogetthemainideaofthebookD)studentsusuallygetmoreuselessinformation19.Contentspage,chapterheadingsand.indexareimportantforareadertostarthisreadingwithbecause________.A)theycovermajorpointsofthebookindetailB)theymayhelpthereadertobetterunderstandthebookC)theycantakereadersalotoftimetoreadeverypartofthebookD)theymayhelpthereadersfindtheimportantpartsofthebook20.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A)theimportanceofreadingB)theeffectivewaysofreadingC)thedifficultiesinreadingD)theincorrecthabitsofreadingPassageTwoAstheBeatlesrepresentthemostimportantEnglishcontributiontorockinthe1960's,BobDylanisthemostimportantAmericancontributor.ThisistrueinspiteofthefactthathehasneverreachedthetopsalelistoftherecordindustryinthewaytheBeatleshave.BobDylanemergedfromthepopularfolkmovementduring1962and1963.Hisfirsttworecords"BobDylan"and"theFreewheelin'BobDylan",appearedinthoseyearsandestablishedhisnationalreputation.Thisreputationgrewslowly,andwashelpedbyhisappearancearoundNewYorkCityandacollegeconcerts.Asearlyas1962,Dylanbecameknownforthequalityandquantityofhissong-writing.AndDylan'smaterialhasreflectedasocialawarenessandhasalwaysinvolvedprotestagainstinjustice.Ithasarousedabroadtrendofsimilarsongsinthepresentdaymarket.Theseelements,incombinationwithDylan'sparticularsound,havemadehimoneofthemostremarkablefiguresinthehistoryofrock.21.ComparedwiththeBeatles,BobDylan________.A)hasmoreinfluenceonrockmusicB)hassoldfewerrecordsofhissongsC)ismoreimportantintherecordindustryD)islessimportantinAmericanrock22.BobDylanis________A)arocksingerB)anEnglishsingerC)abluessingerD)acountrysinger23.BobDylanbecamefamoustomoreandmorepeoplebecause__________.A)heproducedtworecordsB)hewrotemanygoodsongsC)hetraveledtoNewYorkCityD)heoftenputonperformances24.Inhissongs,BobDylanshowedhisconcernabout_______________.A)socialproblemsB)folkmovementC)NewYorkCityD)hisnationalreputation25.BobDylanisknownforeverythingbelowEXCEPT_______________A)hisparticularvoiceB)thequalityofhissong-writingC)thequantityofhisrecordsalesD)hisimportanceinrockmusicPassageThreeThefirstEuropeanstockexchangewasestablishedinAntwerp,Belgium，in1531.TherewerenostockexchangesinEnglanduntilthe1700's.Amanwishingtobuyorsellsharesofstockhadtofindabroker(agents)totransacthisbusinessforhim.InLondon,heusuallywenttoacoffeehouse,becausebrokersoftengatheredthere.In1773,thebrokersofLondonformedastockexchange.InNewYorkCity,brokersmetunderanoldbutton-woodtreeonWallStreet.TheyorganizedtheNewYorkStockExchangein1792.TheAmericanStockExchange;secondlargestintheUnitedStates,wasformerlycalledtheCurbExchangebecauseofitsoriginonthestreetsofNewYorkCity.AstockexchangeisamarketplacewherememberbrokersbuyandsellstocksandbondsofAmericanandforeignbusinessesonbehalfofthepublic.Astockexchangeprovidesamarketplaceforstocksandbondsinthesamewayaboardoftradedoesforcommodities.Thestockbrokersreceiveasmallcommissiononeachtransactiontheymake.Thestockholdermaysellhisstockwhereverhewantstounlessthecorporationhassomespecialruletopreventit.Pricesofstockchangeaccordingtogeneralbusinessconditionsandtheearningsandfutureprospectsofthecompany.Ifthebusinessisdoingwell,thestockholdermaybeabletosellhisstockforaprofit.Ifitisnot,hemayhavetotakealoss.26.Inthe1600's,ifamanwantedtobuyorsellsharesofstock,hehadtodoitthrough___________.A)thegovernmentB)himselfC)abrokerD)thestockexchange27.ThesecondlargeststockexchangeintheU.S.usedtobecalled___________.A)theWallStreetExchangeB)thenewYorkStockExchangeC)theCurbExchangeD)theU.S.Exchange28.InPara.3,theword"commodities"probablymeans___________.A)goodsB)papersC)sharesD)agreements29.Whichofthestatementsistrue?A)ThestockholdercansellhisstocktoanywhereatanytimeB)TherewerenostockexchangeinEnglandinthe1700's.C)Thepriceofstockisnotstable.D)Thestockholdersdothetransactionwithoutchargingforthestockholders.30.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A)theWallStreetB)thestockexchangeC)thestockD)thestockholderandstockbrokerPassageFourCountrymusicisanAmericanpopular-musicstyle.Initscurrentform,countrymusicisacombinationoftwoseparatemusicaltraditions:thestylesoftheSoutheasternstatesandthemusicoftheSouthwest,especiallyTexas.Bothstylesinfluencedandwereinfluencedbythebluesandbyblackruraldancemusic.Thefirstcountryartiststobewidelyknownachievedpopularityinthelate1920s.Themusicoftheseperformerswasheardthroughoutthesouthduringthe1920;and30sonradioprogramsBythe1950s,countrymusichadbecomeasignificantforceinpopmusic.Regularappearancesontheradioshowmadestarsofmanyperformers.Thesinger-songwriterHankWilliamswrotefourmillionsellersongsin1950,sevenin1951,andfourmorein1953.Bythe1970s,somecountrymusiciansbegancombiningcountrymusicwithelectricinstruments,creatingacountryrocksound.31.Whatdoes"Bothstyles"inLine3,Paragraph1referto?A)Countrymusicstyleandthemusicalstyleof-theSoutheasternstates.B)ThemusicalstylesoftheSouthwesternstatesandtheSoutheasternstates.C)TheSouthwesternmusicalstyleandTexasmusicalstyle.D)Thestylesofbluesandtheblackruraldancemusic.32.Countrymusicwasnotreallyanimportantpopmusicuntil_________.A)1920sB)1930sC)1940sD)1950s33.HankWilliams___________in1951.A)wrotesevenmillionsongsB)soldsevenmillioncopiesofhissongsC)wrotesevensongsD)soldsevenmillioncopiesofhissevensongs34.Electricinstrumentsaddtocountrymusicastyleof_________.A)rockmusicB)bluesC)blackmusicD)Southernmusic35.Whatdoyouthinkcanbeapropertitleofthispassage?A)HankWilliams,AGreatSingerandSongwriterB)TheInfluenceofBluesandBlackMusicC)ABriefIntroductiontoCountryMusicD)CountryMusicCombinedWithElectricInstrumentsPassageFiveTensionandanxietyareobstacles(障碍)toeffectivelearning.Theabilitytorelaxisjustasimportanttosuccessinschoolastheabilitytoread.Anxietycancausestudentstoforgetchaptersthattheyhavereadto"goblank"atquiztime,ortofailtomeetdeadlinesandtocompleteassignmentsonschedule.Anyonecanlearntoridhimselforherselfoftensionbyrestingthebody,breathingdeeply,andrelaxingforthreeorfourminutesbeforeatest.Attentiontodetailssuchasoutlining,note-taking,andtimeschedulingwillhelpfreementalenergytoworkonthetasksoflearning.Planningonedayaheadonapocketcalendarwilldoasmuchtoimprovethegradesofsomestudentsinmemoryorspeed-readingcourses.36.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A)anyoneiscapableoflearningtoridhimselforherselfoftensionB)planningaheadwillhelptoreducetensionC)tensionandanxietyareobstaclestolearningD)theabilitytorelaxisimportanttosuccess37.Thepassageimpliesthat________.A)anxietyismoredangerousthantensionB)learninghowtoprepareforatestisasimportantaslearningthematerialforthetestsC)atestshouldnotbesoimportantastomakeastudentanxiousandtenseD)tensionandanxietyincreasefreementalenergy38.Allofthefollowingarerecommendedtoridthemindoftensionexcept________.A)relaxingforthreeorfourminutesbeforewestB)breathingdeeplyC)doingmuchexerciseD)restingthebody39.Wecanarriveattheconclusionfromthepassagethat________.A)studentsoftenfeeltenseandanxiousbecausetheydonotorganizetheirworkwellenoughB)tensionismoredangerousthananxietyC)anxietyandtensionseldomaffecttestgradesD)memoryisafunctionofanxiety40.Asusedinthispassage,theword“anxiety”means_________.A))gradesB)worryC)indecisionD)headachePartIIIVocabulary(本大题共20小题，每小题0.5分，共计10分)41.Sheaskedhimtogivethemacalliftheymissedthreeclasses__________.A)adjusttoB)inarowC)addtoD)nowthat42.IbelieveJohnLennontouchedmosteveryone'slifeofmygenerationandwillcontinueto_________manymorelivesformanyyearstocome.A)grownupB)graduatedfromC)haveinfluenceonD)gobackto43.ThecollegehasaWelcomeWeektohelpnewstudents________collegelife．A)godownhillB)copewithC)addtoD)adjustto44.__________youhavefinishedyourwork,youcanhavearest.A)NowthatB)InthatC)DependonD)Relyon45.Thegirlhasbeenliving_________sinceherparentsdied．A)inarowB)onherownC)onherguardD)relatedto46.Wouldyoumind___________theradio?A)notturningonB)turningnotonC)nottoturnD)tonottrun47.Theywalkedintherainwithout_____________umbrellas.A)carryB)carryingC)tocarryD)carried48.MuchAmericancountrymusichas__________thefolkmusicofothernations.A)trickedintoB)givenoutC)developedfromD)grownup49.WehavefoundthatTom'svoiceis______________hisbrother's.A)evlvedfromB)goingbacktoC)goingdownhillD)similarto50.Theyfounditwasverydifficultto_________alltheseproblems．A)copewithB)checkupC)haveoffD)gobackto51.Bluesmusicfirstbecame_____________withtheAmericanpublicinthenineteentwenties.A)copingB)influnceC)growingD)popular52.Someofourtraditions___________ancienttimes.A)gobacktoB)evolvedfromC)godownhillD)developedfrom53.Isn'tit___________tothinkthatmenhaveactuallystoodonthemoon?A)accountingB)amazingC)locatingD)confusing54.Be___________ifyougetaphonecallfromsomeoneClaimingtobefromyourbankaskingforyourpersonaldetails.A)inarowB)nowthatC)onyourguardD)onyourown55.Whenyoumeetsomeone_____________ortalkface-to-faceyoushouldbecertainthatthepersonyouarecommunicatingwithiswhotheysaytheyare．AinarawB)onherguardC)onhisownD)inperson56._____________shoppingonline，mostpeoplegolookingforonething:thelowestprice.A)WhenitcomestoB)WhenGoingbacktoC)WhenitgivesoutD)Ashavinginfluenceupon57.Thedangeristhattheycould__________tobeyouandtakemoneyoutofyoursavingsaccount.A)appearB)pretendC)performD)deserve58.Keepsafebybeingcarefulnotto__________yourpersonalinformationtopeopleonline．A)copewithB)relatetoC)giveoutD)insiston59.Somepeopleonlinemay___________you__________givingoutyourpersonalfinancialinformation.A)have/offB)adjust/toC)locate/inD)trick/into60.Oursitebringsyounews，research,andotherinformation__________theissueofstayingonlinesafe．A)relatedtoB)similartoC)D)PartIVTranslationfromEnglishtoChinese(本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共计15分)61.Finally----toaddtomylikesofcollege一IlovehavingFridaysoff;Iwouldn'tbeabletocopewithfivedaysofclassesinarow.62.Itisdifficulttosayexactlyhowthemusicwecall"rock"or"rockandroll"began.Itsrootsgobacktomanydifferentcountriesandmanydifferentkindsofmusicandmusicians.63.NoonethinksofearlyrockandrollwithoutthinkingofElvisPresley,the"KingofRockandRoll."64.Weshouldnottakeeverythingwereadorseeatfacevalue．Thisisespeciallytrueifwevisitchatrooms.65.Theideabehindthisisthatatnotimeshouldyoubeleftalonewithanunknownperson．PartVAppliedWriting(本大题共2小题，每小题5分，共计10分)66.按照正确的格式给NestaJarvis，Principal，MillerSecretarialCollege,20-24LandorRoad,LondonNla2Xr写一封信，内容是：“非常感谢你邀请我于4月7日到9日参观贵学校。我将高兴前往，期待着4月7日下午5时与你见面。67．以正确的格式，按以下的情景给你的朋友寄张明信片，内容为：写信人：LiWei张明的地址：中国重庆沙坪坝区（ShapingbaDistrict）沙中路ShazhongRoad107号邮编400032写信时间：2014年3月13日明信片内容：“这座古城韭常有趣，我们拍了许多照片。爱你的……”