大学英语2A卷

大学英语II-A卷 Part IListening Comprehension Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear several short and long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.   1. A) The apples and pears might not be so good.     B) The apples are not as good as the pears.     C) The apples and pears are very good.     D) The apples and pears are as good as they look.   2. A) He doesn’t want to have lunch with the woman.     B) He’ll be very busy.     C) He never eats lunch.     D) He’s having lunch with somebody else.   3. A) Librarian and student. C) Tourist guide and visitor.     B) Teacher and student. D) Interpreter and foreign visitor.   4. A) To punish Sam. C) To teach Sam a good lesson.     B) To tell him about a new job. D) To ask him to stop drinking.   5. A) The garden hasn’t been planted.     B) The man wants to quit.     C) The man doesn’t like to wait.     D) The ground is too wet to plant vegetables.   6. A) He likes to travel to only one place.     B) He doesn’t like to travel by air.     C) He likes to travel under the ground.     D) He doesn’t like to travel anywhere.   7. A) Tomorrow. C) Next week.     B) By the end of this week. D) This Friday.   8. A) Tom will be there at 8:30. C) Tom is always late.     B) Tom will not show up. D) Tom is usually on time.               The following questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.   9. A) Potato. B) Plastic container. C) Rice. D) Sushi   10. A) Rice. B) Hamburger. C) Salad. D) Spaghetti.   11. A) A restaurant named “Joyful”.     B) A sushi shop.     C) A salad store.     D) They can’t remember the name of the restaraunt.   12. A) Saturday. C) The day after tomorrow.     B) Tomorrow night. D) Tuesday.                                 The following questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.   13. A) At Johnny’s home.     B) At Johnny’s school.     C) At the working place of Johnny’s father.     D) At a hospital.   14. A) Because she has something against Johnny.     B) Because Johnny is not working hard.     C) Because Johnny is a restless teenager.     D) Because Johnny is not talented enough.   15. A) Yes, because Johnny told him.     B) Yes, because Johnny’s friend told him.     C) Yes, because Johnny’s teacher told him.     D) No, he didn’t have an idea.   16. A) Johnny is different from other boys.     B) Johnny is at an awkward age.     C) Johnny is a problem adolescent.     D) Johnny is a difficult boy.             Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One The following questions are based on the passage you have just heard.   17. A) They have a tradition of strike.     B) They have midmorning tea break.     C) They have a tradition of tea breaks on the job.     D) They have a habit of coffee drinking.   18. A) At 11:00 in the morning and 3:00 in the afternoon.     B) In the midmorning.     C) At 3:00 in the afternoon.     D) Any time they like.   19. A) Thirty minutes.     B) No more than half an hour.     C) Fifteen minutes.     D) Twenty minutes in the morning and fifteen in the afternoon.             Passage Two The following questions are based on the passage you have just heard.   20. A) More than five years. C) About five years.     B) Less than five years. D) Five years only.   21. A) He wanted to study Japanese.     B) He wanted to study Japanese in the summer school.     C) He wanted to take the intensive language learning.     D) He actually didn’t have any plans to study Japanese.   22. A) He was a student of Japanese.     B) He was a teacher who taught extensive reading.     C) He was a teacher who taught intensive reading.     D) He was a student who was going to Tokyo.                   Passage Three The following questions are based on the passage you have just heard.   23. A) He began to blame Gregory as soon as he knocked on the door.     B) After Gregory opened the door.     C) When Gregory asked him to cool down.     D) Before Gregory had promised him to get ready.   24. A) Gregory was delayed by his brother.     B) Gregory was hardly ready when David came.     C) Gregory had forgotten what he had promised David.     D) Gregory was unwilling to go with David.   25. A) He always played tennis with Gregory.     B) He played tennis every day.     C) He was always quick in whatever he did.     D) He was impatient and foolish.             Part IIReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. As a place of learning, Oxford’s beginnings are equally distant. Legend has it that Alfred laid its foundations at the end of the ninth century. Certainly by the 12th century scholars were teaching in the town, Latin being the lingua franca (通用语). Before long their fame spread to the Continent, particularly to the Sorbonne College in Paris, then Europe’s greatest centre of learning. A group of English scholars left the French capital in 1167 to settle in Oxford and the place became an attraction for students and teachers from all over Britain. Forty-seven years later the university received its first charter (许可证) granted by the Pope regulating its administration. Today Oxford is a large, crowded city, but the ancient university buildings in the centre --- colleges, libraries, museums and administrative blocks connected by narrow lanes --- have remained largely untouched. While most old universities have modernized radically to accommodate their growing populations, Oxford has managed to expand while still preserving its traditional academic structure. The 36 existing colleges, varying from the older houses such as Merton, founded in the 13th century, to the newest, Green, founded in 1979, are independent, self-governing institutions operating under the umbrella of the University of Oxford. Still more foundations are prepared to become full colleges.   26. By the 12th century, ____.     A) Oxford had become the center of learning in Europe     B) scholars were teaching Latin in Oxford     C) French was the prevailing language in Oxford     D) many British teachers and students went to Oxford   27. Oxford was recognized by the church in ____.     A) the 9th century B) 1167 C) the 10th century D) 1214   28. Which of the following statements is NOT true?     A) Many old buildings in Oxford have been removed.     B) Oxford has grown into a large city.     C) Oxford boasts a long history.     D) Many people are now living in Oxford.   29. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.     A) Oxford is left behind by other universities     B) Oxford is backward nowadays in academy     C) many universities have gone too far in modernization     D) the modernization in Oxford is far from radical   30. Which description about today’s Oxford is correct?     A) Latin is the lingua franca.     B) Many new buildings are under construction.     C) The number of colleges is on the rise.     D) All the colleges in Oxford were established in 12th century.                           Passage Two Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Sometimes we like things loose, unstructured, in blue jeans. Sometimes we like things precise, brilliant, and charming. This is the heart of ballet. By all logical assumptions, it should never have survived the French Revolution. An art form developed out of the formality of court life, it boasts an almost mathematical vocabulary of steps and gestures. Ballet in the past few hundred years has both evolved and remained still. Any city worth its charter supports a ballet company and at least one annual production of “The Nutcracker.”    Productions of nineteenth-century classics have been a staple (主要内容) of “high” culture to a small but devoted audience. But the art form has witnessed some radical experimentation, as well. One of the half-dozen geniuses of the twentieth century, George Balanchine, blew the dust off traditional ballet. He made generous use of composers such as Bruckner, and Stravinsky. Ballet, Balanchine realized, like all great ballet enthusiasts, that the true soul of ballet is music. What gives the dancing its most heartfelt pleasures are the dancers, their athleticism evidence of what perfection the human body is capable of, their grace of an elegant, physical representation of the music itself. The intellectual thrill of ballet lies in watching the playing out of patterns, the arresting power of a solo, the corps of 50 dancers moving on tiptoes in extreme unity. When all the elements work together, we leave the theater with our postures considerably improved.   31. According to the passage, ballet was developed ____.     A) in the imperial court C) during the French Revolution     B) for the masses D) after the French Revolution   32. It can be inferred from the passage that ballet’s steps and gestures are ____.     A) designed to be precise C) easy to understand     B) casual and emotional D) difficult to follow   33. Stravinsky was most probably a ____.     A) classic composer C) radical composer     B) contemporary composer D) generous composer   34. Balanchine will approve of the opinion that ____.     A) ballet should stick to the tradition     B) the traditional ballet should be thrown away     C) music is the most important element in ballet     D) only genius can understand modern ballet   35. The last sentence implies that ____.     A) we are stunned by the performance of the ballet players     B) we try to imitate the ballet players     C) we are affected by the beautiful postures of the ballet players     D) we used to have ugly postures                   Passage Three Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. For anybody who ever failed a maths test, something marvellous happened in Stockholm on December 10, 2000. A soft-spoken fellow from Kansas －a guy who was turned down by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) because his maths scores were too low and who never had much formal physics training －received the Nobel Prize in physics. This is slightly ironical, because Jack St Clair Kilby is not a physicist. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was willing to overlook that minor detail, though, because Kilby did, after all, come up with the most valuable invention of the past half-century: the microchip. Jack Kilby’s idea sparked the information age. The tiny silicon chip at the heart of all digital devices has arguably become the most important industrial commodity since crude oil. Without the chip, there could be no personal computers or mobile phones, no Internet or Play-Stations. The semiconductor integrated circuit has changed the world as fundamentally as did the light bulb, the telephone and the horseless carriage. But somehow the man who made the microchip has never achieved the recognition that Edison, Bell and Ford enjoyed. Thanks to the Nobel Prize, at age 78, Jack Kilby finally received the attention he deserved.   36. Kilby is a(n) ____.     A) American B) Frenchman C) Swedish D) Englishman   37. Kilby won the Nobel Prize for ____.     A) his great research done in MIT     B) he is an excellent physicist     C) he has had much formal training in physics     D) he invented the microchip   38. It was the invention of ____ that brought about the information age.     A) telephone B) microchip C) light bulb D) assembly line   39. Before the invention of the microchip, ____ was the most important industrial commodity.     A) telephone B) light bulb C) automobile D) crude oil   40. The achievements made by Kilby were finally recognized ____.     A) by his winning of Nobel Prize C) after he died     B) after the widespread of computers D) when he was admitted by MIT                                 Part IIIVocabulary and Structure Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.   41. He does not ______ his fellow workers and there are often different opinions between them.     A) put up with B) keep up with C) get along with D) go on with   42. Not until many years later ______ known.     A) was the whole truth become C) the whole truth became     B) did the whole truth become D) the whole truth had become   43. Careless motorists are _____ to meet with accidents.     A) apt B) liable C) inclined D) subject   44. ______, I think that I was wrong.     A) In return B) In retrospect C) In reserve D) In reverse   45. It was reported that the new governor had ______ his authority by getting other people to do things for him and his family.     A) betted B) exhausted C) abused D) ignored   46. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ____.     A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance   47. Chew your meat thoroughly before you ____ it.     A) swallow B) dip C) eat D) have   48. ____ he prepared his lessons well; at other times he does very poor work.     A) Now and then B) First and last C) On one occasion D) At first   49. There is an undesirable ____ nowadays to make films showing violence.     A) direction B) tradition C) phenomenon D) trend   50. The project ____ by the end of 2010, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.     A) accomplished C) to be accomplished     B) being accomplished D) having been accomplished   51. Do be serious. It is _____ a joke.     A) nothing more than B) really C) far more than D) not in the least   52. The last half of the nineteenth century ____ the steady improvement in the means of travel.     A) has witnessed B) was witnessed C) witnessed D) is witnessed   53. Paul would like to be one of that _____.     A) teachers classes B) teacher’s classes C) teachers’ classes D) teacher classes   54. It would be a mistake to _____ this law to situations which are outside this range.     A) apply B) use C) employ D) fit   55. Although collaborative group work might not always turn out encouraging results, it is certainly a strategy _____ exploring.     A) worth B) worthy C) deserves D) liable   56. There was so much noise that the speaker couldn’t make himself______.     A) heard B) to hear C) hearing D) being heard   57. ______ his wealth, Tom is not very happy.     A) In spite of B) Besides C) Beside D) Though   58. There’s only one seat so you’ll have to sit on my _________.     A) land B) lane C) lawn D) lap   59. The clerk in the grocery store _____ the lady with her packages.     A) assigned B) assisted C) served D) applied   60. ---”You don’t like football, do you?”---”_____, I like it very much.”     A) Instead B) Indeed C) On the contrary D) As a consequence   61. Provided that we draw useful lessons from them, we may turn difficulties to good _____.     A) account B) benefit C) value D) occasion   62. The president of the college, together with the deans, is planning a conference for the purpose of laying down certain ____.     A) regulations B) terms C) stipulations D) disciplines   63. The clothes a person wears may express his _____ or social position.     A) curiosity B) status C) determination D) significance   64. The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient’s blindness was ____.     A) contemporary B) consistent C) temperate D) temporary   65. He spoke so casually, as though the matter was of little ____.     A) consequence B) difference C) meaningfulness D) circumstance   66. They ________ the immediate release of the hostages.     A) called for B) called in C) called at D) called up   67. High prices in the UK made it ______ for buyers to look abroad.     A) worthwhile B) worthy C) worth D) worthless   68. He invented a plough ________ any other in existence.     A) far superior to B) more superior than C) more superior to D) much superior than   69. In ____ of your bad work I am forced to dismiss you.     A) consequence B) result C) addition D) the light   70. Life is interesting to people who _____ themselves to new ideas.     A) present B) exhibit C) expose D) explain                           Part IVCloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. This is a rather strange story but it is quite true. In December 1966 a burglar broke 71 a golf club on the outskirts (郊区) of a small town. When the police arrived to investigate, they found an unusual 72, a piece of cheese 73 a bite mark in it. The burglar had gone into the kitchen and had eaten some food there. Then he had 74 some cigarettes and a little money. The police sergeant in charge of the 75 guessed that the burglar was a local man. He thought that professional thieves would not bother to break into a golf club. They would know that there was not much 76 stealing in such a place. He made 77 in the town and asked three suspects (嫌疑犯) to come to the police station. When he questioned them about the burglary, they all 78 raiding (抢劫) the club. The sergeant then gave 79 man 80 cheese and asked him to bite it. He took the pieces of cheese to a 81 surgeon and asked him to compare the bite marks 82 that in the piece of cheese 83 at the golf club. The dentist said that the bite mark 84 by one of the suspects was the same as that in the piece of cheese found at the scene of the burglary. The police sergeant 85 two of the suspects and questioned the third one. At first the man 86 that he was innocent and said that he had an alibi (不在犯罪现场的证据). The police sergeant knew that the man was 87 so he encouraged him to talk 88 he began to 89 himself. Then the sergeant told him about the bite marks and the man 90.   71. A) in B) into C) up D) off   72. A) clue B) behaviour C) place D) thing   73. A) on B) over C) above D) with   74. A) smoked B) hidden C) brought D) stolen   75. A) event B) issue C) case D) item   76. A) worthy B) worthless C) worth D) worthwhile   77. A) risks B) explanations C) changes D) enquiries   78. A) convinced B) denied C) minded D) forgot   79. A) either B) neither C) each D) every   80. A) a cake of B) a piece of C) a slip of D) a cup of   81. A) dental B) famous C) clever D) better   82. A) to B) in front of C) with D) before   83. A) invented B) found C) founded D) discovered   84. A) conducted B) told C) admitted D) made   85. A) arrested B) released C) accused D) guarded   86. A) claimed B) thought C) believed D) justified   87. A) laying B) lain C) lying D) lieing   88. A) since B) until C) while D) as   89. A) contradict B) defend C) puzzle D) snatch   90. A) confirmed B) declared C) agreed D) confessed                     Part VTranslation Section A Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or phrases).   91. Tom studied hard. He wanted to _______________（充分利用他的大学时光）.         92. The doctor says that I’ve got to _____（节食）.         93. Because of the currently irreparable storm damage, the community sports meeting has __________（被取消了）.         94. By the time he was ten, _______________________（他已比他哥哥还高）.         95. It’s time _____________________（采取措施） about the traffic problem downtown.             Section B Directions: Translate the following passages into English (with the given words or phrases). 96.bide one’s time, have nothing to do with, take in, investment, move to, sophisticated, bring sb. back to earth, possess, revenge Lily曾经被一个老于世故的男人欺骗。他宣称拥有超过20亿美元的资产。他开过一家杂货店，而后转向房地产。同时他大量投资于股票。那个男人同时指出他的爱情和金钱没有关系。直到有一天，Lily无意中听到他对另外一个女人说出同样的誓言，她才恍然大悟。Lily被深深地伤害了，她决定等待时机，计划报仇。   Name:_______ Class:_______   StudentNo.:_______ Score:_______       大学英语II-A卷（答题纸） Answer Sheet Part IListening Comprehension (25%) Section A   1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______   6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______   11. ______ 12. ______ 13. ______ 14. ______ 15. ______   16. ______                                           Section B   17. ______ 18. ______ 19. ______ 20. ______ 21. ______   22. ______ 23. ______ 24. ______ 25. ______                               Part IIReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (30%)   26. ______ 27. ______ 28. ______ 29. ______ 30. ______   31. ______ 32. ______ 33. ______ 34. ______ 35. ______   36. ______ 37. ______ 38. ______ 39. ______ 40. ______                           Part IIIVocabulary and Structure (15%)   41. ______ 42. ______ 43. ______ 44. ______ 45. ______   46. ______ 47. ______ 48. ______ 49. ______ 50. ______   51. ______ 52. ______ 53. ______ 54. ______ 55. ______   56. ______ 57. ______ 58. ______ 59. ______ 60. ______   61. ______ 62. ______ 63. ______ 64. ______ 65. ______   66. ______ 67. ______ 68. ______ 69. ______ 70. ______                           Part IVCloze (10%)