英语期末考试试题A
永安九中-工作思路范文
华南理工大学继续教育学院
2013 年第 1 学期期末考试
《
英语 》 函授
试卷（A卷）
（本试卷满分 100 分，考试时间 120
分钟）
I. Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Part A
Directions: There are two columns
in this section. Match the words in Column A with
their explanations
in Column B. Write your
answers in the box on the ANSWER SHEET.
Column A
Column B
1. confuse
A. 极其向往的，极需要的
2. community
B. 抱怨，投诉
3. technology
C. 有助的，有益的
4. desperate
D. 细长的，苗条的
5. complaint
E. 技术
6. mystery
F. 证明……正当
7. positive
G. 团体，社区，社会
8. encounter
H. 神秘，神秘的事物
9. justify
I. 不能区分，混淆
10. slim
J. 不期而遇，相遇
Part B
Directions: Complete each of the sentences
with an appropriate word or phrase from the box.
Change the
form if necessary. Write your
answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
opportunity, decline, long for, feature,
adult, appoint, astonish, previous, at the close
of, balance
11. The main of
Southern California are the mild climate and the
beautiful scenery.
12. He the good
old days when teachers were shown respect.
13.
The company has a new sales director.
14. Under the influence of western culture,
there has been a in the size of the Chinese
families.
15. trading on the stock
market, China Mobile shares were up to $$ 38.
16. We were to find the temple still in
its original condition.
17. The speech struck
a perfect between humor and seriousness.
18. Since I left school, my parents have
started to treat me like an .
19. I’ve
met him before on two occasions.
20.
I’d like to take this to thank you for all
your hard work.
Part C
Directions:
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section.
For each sentence there are 4 choices
marked
A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes
the sentence. Mark your answer on the
办学单位：
年级专业：
姓名：
学号：
成绩：
ANSWER SHEET.
21. Every possible
means to prevent the air pollution, but
the sky is still not clear.
A. is used B. are
used C. has been used D. have been used
22.
John and have been friends for years.
A.
me B. I C. myself
23. Christmas
people give each other cards and presents.
A.
At B. By C. In D. For
24. You shouldn’t say
such things the children.
A. before
B. after C. in front of D. behind
25. I took
four exams. The final in English is of
all.
A. difficult B. the least difficult C.
least difficult D. the difficult
26. The man
wallet had been stolen immediately reported the
theft.
A. which B. that C. whose D. who
27. There an English evening party
next Saturday.
A. is going to be B. will have
C. is to have D. is going to have
28.
Yesterday Jack a ticket for the concert.
A. gave B. was given C. was gave D. had
been given
29. It is a great pity they
didn’t get married.
A. why B. that C. how
D. what
30. I have no idea he will
return.
A. when B. what C. where D. which
II．Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions: In this part, you will read 4
passages. Read the passages carefully and choose
the best answer to each
question from the four
choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then mark the
corresponding letter on the ANSWER
SHEET
Passage One
The dean of the University of
Colorado School of Law had decided that I couldn’t
return to classes next fall. My
grades were
too low.
After knowing this bad news, my
father then contacted the law-school dean. But
there was no changing the
decision. Your son
is an excellent young man, he had said, but he
will never make a lawyer. He even urged that I
look for another career. In the meantime, the
advised that I stay put in the grocery store where
I worked on
weekends.
I wrote a note to
the dean to ask whether I could go back to the
school. It went unanswered.
My father knew
how much I wanted to become a lawyer. He suggested
I look at Westminster College of Law,
where
classes were held at night because students there
held down day jobs.
Dad’s advice was really
practical, but it hurt like hell, when I began to
picture myself at Westminster after
having
attended law school at Boulder. In truth, my self-
confidence had also been hurt badly. I began to
wonder
whether I have the ability to become a
lawyer at all.
But in the end I went to see
Clifford Mills, Westminster’s dean. He let me
enroll at Westminster on one
condition that I
repeat all my first-year classes, this time paying
attention.
One door had closed. But others had
opened.
Given a second chance, I worked
harder, becoming fascinated by law. Failure taught
me that life is a road with
unexpected
tomorrows. To take advantage of them, you cannot
let yourself be destroyed by failure.
ing to
the passage, which of the following statements is
true?
A. The law-school dean of the University
of Colorado School of Law agreed with that the
author will
become a successful lawyer in the
future.
B. The University of Colorado School
of Law is more famous than the Westminster College
of Law.
C. The author preferred to work in a
grocery store rather than study law in the
university.
D. The law-school dean of the
University of Colorado School of Law gave the
author a second chance
finally.
32. It can
be inferred from the passage that .
A. The author’s dad’s useful and realistic
advice and his attitude to the second chance
played an important
role in his way to be a
successful lawyer.
B. The students with low
grades are always successful in their future
career.
C. The author didn’t want to study in
the University of Colorado School of Law after his
father knew the
bad news.
D. The author’s
father was enthusiastic about law.
33. We can
learn from the passage that .
A. If a student is kicked out of school, he
will be doomed to be a loser.
B. It is very
important to balance one’s study and hisher
hobbies.
C. There can be miracles when you
believe.
D. Never let yourself destroyed by
failure, you will make it if you can take
advantage of the unexpected
tomorrows.
34.
What does the writer mean by “One door had closed.
But others had opened” ?
A. The University of
Colorado School of Law refused the author, but the
Westminster College of Law
provided another
chance to realize his dream.
B. The author
tried to worked harder, becoming fascinated by
law.
C. The author paid attention to all of
his first-year classes the second time.
D. The
law-school dean of the University of Colorado
School of Law didn’t even think the author had the
ability to become a lawyer.
35. How did
the author feel when his father advised him to try
Westminster College of Law?
A. The author
quite agreed with his father and take action
immediately.
B. The advice is useful and
realistic, but going to a less famous school the
previous one may hurt his
self-respect.
C.
Given a second chance, the author will worked much
harder.
D. Life is a road with unexpected
tomorrows.
Passage Two
They are the
generation of women in Great Britain who grew up
expecting to have it all. No longer forced to
choose between children and career, they were
set to do both—while holding down a prefect
relationship and
keeping a spotless house in
their spare time. But modern woman has taken a
reality check. The average
29-year-old now
longs for a return to the lifestyle of a 1950s
housewife. A survey has shown that the daughters
of the generation of feminists want nothing
more than a happy marriage and domestic happiness
in the
countryside.
Research into the
attitudes of 1,500 women with an average age of 29
found that 61 percent believe the women
who juggle top jobs with mother hood
and social lives are “unhelpful” and “irritating”.
More than two-thirds
agree that the man should
be the main provider in a family, while 70 percent
do not want to work as hard as their
mother’s
generation. On average, the women questioned want
to settle down with their partner by 30 and have
their first child a year later. So, after
decades of soaring divorce rates and a rise in
births outside marriage, it
appears the next
generation of mothers is returning to more
traditional social values. As the survey showed,
nine
of ten young women would rather be
married when they have children, while 75 percent
believe that modern
couples do no make an
enough effort to stay together. A quarter of those
questioned intend to give up work and
be a
full-time mother when they start a family, with
just on percent saying their career will remain a
“ top
priority” once they have children.
Above everything else, the women desire a
balance between work and private life, so they can
enjoy a
satisfactory relationship, raise happy
children, and have a job that interests them but
doesn’t overwhelm them.
The age of the
“superwoman”, who wants to be the world’s best
mother, wife and boss, is dead.
36. What’s
the main idea of the passage?
A. The modern
women in Great Britain expect to have it all: to
be the world’s best mother, wife and boss
B.
The divorce rates and births outside marriage are
increasing.
C. The women’s attitude towards
being housewives has changed.
D. It is
impossible to be a good mother and an excellent
professional at the same time.
37. What
does the word “superwoman” mean?
A. A woman
who has a high-powered job and being more
successful than the ordinary men.
B. A woman
who has a career at the same time as running a
home and bringing up children, and makes it seem
easy.
C. A woman stays at home with her
children and her husband maintains the financial
responsibility for their life.
D. A woman who
completely concentrated on raising her children,
and taking care of her husband and doing
housework.
38. Which of the
following statements is true?
A. More and
more modern women in Great Britain want to be a
good mother and an excellent professional at
the same time.
B. Most modern women in
Great Britain have different attitudes towards
housewives from the women in the old
days.
C. According to the survey in the passage, the
modern women want nothing but a successful career.
D. No women can be a successful superwoman in
the future.
39. According to the passage,
what do the women of younger generation tend to
do?
A. They intend to give up work and be
full-time mothers when they start a family.
B.
They will try their best to have it all: to be the
world’s best mother, wife and boss.
C. They
shared the same opinions towards housewives with
their mothers.
D. They want to settle down
with their partner by 27 and have their first
child a year later.
40. The attitudes
towards being housewives has changed mainly
because .
A. All of the women
in Great Britain expected to have it all.
B.
The happy marriage and domestic happiness is the
common dream of the women all over the world.
C. It is impossible to keep a balance between
work and private life.
D. There has
been a fundamental shift in young women’s
attitudes towards work and life and they desire a
balance between work and private life.
Passage Three
I fall in love with the
minister’s son Robert the winter I turned
fourteen. When I found out that my parents had
invited the minister’s family over for
Christmas Eave dinner, I cried. What would Robert
think of our Chinese
Christmas? What terrible
disappointments would he feel upon seeing not a
roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but
Chinese
food?
The dinner on Christmas Eve threw me
deeper into despair. My relatives licked the ends
of chopsticks and
reached across the table,
dipping them into the dozen or so plates of food.
Robert and his family waited patiently
for my
father to pass them the large shallow dishes. My
relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother
brought out the whole steamed fish. There was
a strange expression on Robert’s face. Then my
father stuck his
chopsticks just below the
fish eye and picked out the soft meat. “Amy, your
favorite,” he said, offering me the
tender
fish cheek. At that moment I wanted to disappear
instantly. Robert was looking down at his plate.
His
face was rather red. I was shocked and
felt uneasy. For the rest of the night I kept
silent.
After everyone had gone, my mother
said to me, “Amy, you want to be the same as
American girls on the
outside.” She handed me
an early gift. It was a mini-skirt in light
yellow. “But inside you must always be
Chinese. You must be proud you are different.
Your only shame is to have shame.” Many years
later, I found I
was no longer in love with
Robert. It was only then that I was able to fully
appreciate her lesson.
41. We can learn
from the first paragraph that
A. The author was very excited to find that
her parents had invited the minister’s family over
for Christmas Eave
dinner.
B. Amy didn’t
want to disappoint Robert by the Chinese food
without a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes on
Christmas Eve.
C. Robert never celebrated
the Christmas Eve with Chinese, and he also wanted
to know how Chinese celebrate
the Chinese
Christmas.
D. Amy didn’t get enough time to
buy Robert a Christmas present.
42. How
did Amy feel on the Christmas Eve?
A. Amy was
very happy to get mini-skirt in light yellow from
his parents.
B. Amy was sorry for her
relatives who lacked proper American manners.
C. She suffered a lot because she thought
Robert would be disappointed to have Chinese food
for Christmas
dinner.
D. Amy enjoyed the
delicious Chinese food cooked by her mother on
Christmas Eve.
43. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. Both the minister’s
family and Amy’s relatives like the Chinese food
very much.
B. It was many years later that Amy
begun to appreciate her mother’s lesson.
C.
Amy’s mother prepare both Chinese and western food
at the Christmas dinner.
D. Amy had a
wonderful dinner with Robert at Christmas Eve.
44. Why did Amy want to disappear
instantly when her father offer her the tender
fish cheek?
A. The tender fish cheek is also
Robert’s favorite.
B. There was a
strange expression on Robert’s face.
C.
Because Amy’s relatives murmured with pleasure
when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.
D. Amy was embarrassed by the traditional
Chinese table manners and the lack of western
table manners
45. We can learn from
the passage that .
A. Everyone is
special and we should proud that we are different.
B. Chinese people should celebrate the
Christmas with the traditional Chinese food.
C. Amy’s family shouldn’t have invited the
minister’s family over for Christmas Eave dinner.
D. Amy understood the lesson immediately on
that Christmas Eve.
Passage Four
The
three biggest lies in America are: (1) “The check
is in the mail”, (2) “Of course I’ll respect you
in the
morning”, and (3) “It was a computer
error.”
Of these three little white lies, the
worst is the third. It’s the only one that can
never be true. Today, if a bank
statement
cheats you out of $$ 900 that way, you know what
the clerk is sure to say,” It was a computer
error.”
Nonsense. The computer is reporting
nothing more than what the clerk typed into it.
The most annoying case of all is when the
computerized cashier in the grocery store shows
that an item costs
more than it actually does.
If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the
checker, bagger, and manager all
come together
and offer the familiar explanation: “It was a
compute error.”
It wasn’t, of course that
computerized cashier is really nothing more than
an electric event. The eye reads
the Universal
Product Code—chat bar of black and white lines in
a corner of the package—and then checks the
code against a price list stored in memory. If
the price list is right, you’ll be charged
accurately.
Grocery stores update the price
list each day—that is, somebody sits at a keyboard
and types in the prices. If
the price they
type in is too high, there are only two
explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But
somehow “a
computer error” is supposed to
excuse everything.
One reason we let people
hide behind a computer is the common misperception
that huge, modern
computers are electric brain
with “artificial intelligence.” At some point
there might be a machine with
intelligence but
none exists today. The smartest computer on Earth
right now is no more intelligent than your
average pen. At this point in the development
of computers, the only thing any machine can do is
what a human
has instructed it to do.
46. Of the three lies, the one about computer
is the worst because the computer itself
__________.
A. says nonsense B. cheats
customers C. cannot make the error D. does not
admit its error
47. According to the author,
a computerized cashier is really just ___________.
A. a machine to count money B. a machine to
receive money
C. an instrument to print
codes D. an instrument to read codes
48.
Grocery store price lists are updated by
____________.
A. a computer B. a keyboard
C. an employee D. an electric brain
49. The
last paragraph of the passage implies that
computers ____________.
A. are very clever
B. never make mistakes C. have a good memory D.
are controlled by men
50. Which of the
following describes the main idea of the passage?
A. Computers are stupid and inefficient. B.
Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.
C. Computers help stores update the price
list. D. Computer errors are actually human
errors.
III．Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 10 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.
It is believed that only one
percent of the world’s population refuse 1 all
types of meat and only one-tenth of
the one
percent are total vegans, 2 all animal
products. Yet many cultures restrict what meats
may be eaten,
and this is usually 3 issue
of religion. A person 4 loyalty to a religion
sees little 5 to ask why a
meat is
restricted. 6 , it is often considered sinful
for humans to question the command of God or the
church.
Some researchers have studied how
animals are regarded as different or unnatural 7
their physical features.
The Jewish
prohibition of the eating of pork, for example,
seems to have come 8 due to the fact that pigs
do not chew their cud, while others use the
term unclean to 9 the rule against eating pork,
claiming that port
eating is 10 .
51.
D. to eat
52. A. to avoid
B. prevent from C. avoiding D. prevent
53. A. the B. an C. a
D.
54. A. without B.
with C. hold D. from
55. A. image B. images C. reasons
D. reason
56. A. In fact B.
However C. For example, D. But
57. A. due to B. from C. result
in D. lie in
58. A. from
B. about C. into D. yet
59. A. hide B. shift C.
strain D. justify
60. A.
healthy B. prohibited C. unhealthy D.
sentimental
IV．Translation (10%)
Directions: There
are 5 Chinese sentences to be translated. Put them
into English, using the words or
expressions
given in the brackets. Write your translation on
the ANSWER SHEET.
1. 他忙于回信，没有注意到妻子来了。（busy
oneself in）
2. 我们根据你的工作量来付报酬。（according to）
3. 大家都选那活跃的男孩当我们的学生会主席。（elect; council）
4.
如果您希望的话，我们可以送货上门。（deliver）
5.
我知道这个主意听起来有些荒唐，但也许值得试一试。（crazy）
V．Writing
(10%)
Directions: Write a short passage of
at least 120 words entitled “The Importance of
Obtaining a Degree for
your Life.” on the
ANSWER SHEET. Your composition should be based on
the Chinese outline given below.
1.
学位对人生成功的意义。
2. 你应当如何努力取得学位？
ANSWER SHEET.
专业： 姓名：
学号： 得分：
I.
Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Part A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
Part B
11.
12. 13.
14. 15.
16.
17.
18. 19.
20.
Part C
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
II．
Reading Comprehension (40%)
31
32
33
34
35
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
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37
38
39
40
III．Cloze (10%)
51
52
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54
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IV．Translation (10%)
1.
56
57
58
59
60
2.
3.
4.
5.
V． Writing (10%)
考试试题A参考答案
I. Vocabulary
and Structure (30%)
Part A
1-5.I G
E A B 6-10. H C J F D
Part B
11.
features 12. longed for 13. appointed 14. decline
15. At the close of
16. astonished 17.
balance 18. adult 19. previous 20. opportunity
Part C
21-25. CBACB 26-30. CABBA
II． Reading Comprehension (40%)
31-35. BADAB 36-40. CBBAD 41-45 BCBDA
46—50 C D C D D
III．Cloze (10%)
51-55 DCBBD 56-60 AABDC
IV．Translation (10%)
1. He busied
himself in answering letters and didn’t notice the
arrival of his wife.
2. You will be paid
according to the amount of work you’ve done.
3. Everyone of us has elected the active boy
president of our student council.
4. We can
deliver goods to your door if you like.
5. I
know this idea sounds a little crazy, but it may
be worth a try.
V． Writing (10%)
The Importance of Obtaining a Degree for Your
Life
It is well-known that there are sharp
competitions in the market of employment nowadays.
A college degree is ,
to some extent, a
passport to a prosperous future. So if one wants
to find a decent job in the future, it is
important and necessary for him to obtain a
degree in his life first.
As for me, to
obtain a degree is not an easy thing, but I
believe that great success resulted from
hardworking and
great confidence. On one hand,
I must overcome a lot of difficulties while I am
learning something new within
my courses at my
spare time. I will try my best to understand what
I learn. On the other hand, when I come
across
difficulties and hardships, I should not complain
about them but cope with them with patience and
confidence. And what’s more, I should build up
faith in myself by realizing my strong points and
weak points.
As the proverb goes, “where
there is a will, there is a way”. I am sure I can
obtain a degree successfully in my
life
by means of confidence and diligence.
华南理工大学继续教育学院
2013 年第 1 学期期末考试
《 英语 》 函授
试卷（A卷）
（本试卷满分 100
分，考试时间 120 分钟）
I. Vocabulary and Structure
(30%)
Part A
Directions: There are
two columns in this section. Match the words in
Column A with their explanations
in Column B.
Write your answers in the box on the ANSWER SHEET.
Column A
Column B
1. confuse
A. 极其向往的，极需要的
2. community
B. 抱怨，投诉
3. technology
C. 有助的，有益的
4. desperate
D. 细长的，苗条的
5. complaint
E. 技术
6. mystery
F. 证明……正当
7. positive
G. 团体，社区，社会
8. encounter
H. 神秘，神秘的事物
9. justify
I. 不能区分，混淆
10. slim
J. 不期而遇，相遇
Part B
Directions: Complete each of the sentences
with an appropriate word or phrase from the box.
Change the
form if necessary. Write your
answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
opportunity, decline, long for, feature,
adult, appoint, astonish, previous, at the close
of, balance
11. The main of
Southern California are the mild climate and the
beautiful scenery.
12. He the good
old days when teachers were shown respect.
13.
The company has a new sales director.
14. Under the influence of western culture,
there has been a in the size of the Chinese
families.
15. trading on the stock
market, China Mobile shares were up to $$ 38.
16. We were to find the temple still in
its original condition.
17. The speech struck
a perfect between humor and seriousness.
18. Since I left school, my parents have
started to treat me like an .
19. I’ve
met him before on two occasions.
20.
I’d like to take this to thank you for all
your hard work.
Part C
Directions:
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section.
For each sentence there are 4 choices
marked
A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes
the sentence. Mark your answer on the
办学单位：
年级专业：
姓名：
学号：
成绩：
ANSWER SHEET.
21. Every possible
means to prevent the air pollution, but
the sky is still not clear.
A. is used B. are
used C. has been used D. have been used
22.
John and have been friends for years.
A.
me B. I C. myself
23. Christmas
people give each other cards and presents.
A.
At B. By C. In D. For
24. You shouldn’t say
such things the children.
A. before
B. after C. in front of D. behind
25. I took
four exams. The final in English is of
all.
A. difficult B. the least difficult C.
least difficult D. the difficult
26. The man
wallet had been stolen immediately reported the
theft.
A. which B. that C. whose D. who
27. There an English evening party
next Saturday.
A. is going to be B. will have
C. is to have D. is going to have
28.
Yesterday Jack a ticket for the concert.
A. gave B. was given C. was gave D. had
been given
29. It is a great pity they
didn’t get married.
A. why B. that C. how
D. what
30. I have no idea he will
return.
A. when B. what C. where D. which
II．Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions: In this part, you will read 4
passages. Read the passages carefully and choose
the best answer to each
question from the four
choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then mark the
corresponding letter on the ANSWER
SHEET
Passage One
The dean of the University of
Colorado School of Law had decided that I couldn’t
return to classes next fall. My
grades were
too low.
After knowing this bad news, my
father then contacted the law-school dean. But
there was no changing the
decision. Your son
is an excellent young man, he had said, but he
will never make a lawyer. He even urged that I
look for another career. In the meantime, the
advised that I stay put in the grocery store where
I worked on
weekends.
I wrote a note to
the dean to ask whether I could go back to the
school. It went unanswered.
My father knew
how much I wanted to become a lawyer. He suggested
I look at Westminster College of Law,
where
classes were held at night because students there
held down day jobs.
Dad’s advice was really
practical, but it hurt like hell, when I began to
picture myself at Westminster after
having
attended law school at Boulder. In truth, my self-
confidence had also been hurt badly. I began to
wonder
whether I have the ability to become a
lawyer at all.
But in the end I went to see
Clifford Mills, Westminster’s dean. He let me
enroll at Westminster on one
condition that I
repeat all my first-year classes, this time paying
attention.
One door had closed. But others had
opened.
Given a second chance, I worked
harder, becoming fascinated by law. Failure taught
me that life is a road with
unexpected
tomorrows. To take advantage of them, you cannot
let yourself be destroyed by failure.
ing to
the passage, which of the following statements is
true?
A. The law-school dean of the University
of Colorado School of Law agreed with that the
author will
become a successful lawyer in the
future.
B. The University of Colorado School
of Law is more famous than the Westminster College
of Law.
C. The author preferred to work in a
grocery store rather than study law in the
university.
D. The law-school dean of the
University of Colorado School of Law gave the
author a second chance
finally.
32. It can
be inferred from the passage that .
A. The author’s dad’s useful and realistic
advice and his attitude to the second chance
played an important
role in his way to be a
successful lawyer.
B. The students with low
grades are always successful in their future
career.
C. The author didn’t want to study in
the University of Colorado School of Law after his
father knew the
bad news.
D. The author’s
father was enthusiastic about law.
33. We can
learn from the passage that .
A. If a student is kicked out of school, he
will be doomed to be a loser.
B. It is very
important to balance one’s study and hisher
hobbies.
C. There can be miracles when you
believe.
D. Never let yourself destroyed by
failure, you will make it if you can take
advantage of the unexpected
tomorrows.
34.
What does the writer mean by “One door had closed.
But others had opened” ?
A. The University of
Colorado School of Law refused the author, but the
Westminster College of Law
provided another
chance to realize his dream.
B. The author
tried to worked harder, becoming fascinated by
law.
C. The author paid attention to all of
his first-year classes the second time.
D. The
law-school dean of the University of Colorado
School of Law didn’t even think the author had the
ability to become a lawyer.
35. How did
the author feel when his father advised him to try
Westminster College of Law?
A. The author
quite agreed with his father and take action
immediately.
B. The advice is useful and
realistic, but going to a less famous school the
previous one may hurt his
self-respect.
C.
Given a second chance, the author will worked much
harder.
D. Life is a road with unexpected
tomorrows.
Passage Two
They are the
generation of women in Great Britain who grew up
expecting to have it all. No longer forced to
choose between children and career, they were
set to do both—while holding down a prefect
relationship and
keeping a spotless house in
their spare time. But modern woman has taken a
reality check. The average
29-year-old now
longs for a return to the lifestyle of a 1950s
housewife. A survey has shown that the daughters
of the generation of feminists want nothing
more than a happy marriage and domestic happiness
in the
countryside.
Research into the
attitudes of 1,500 women with an average age of 29
found that 61 percent believe the women
who juggle top jobs with mother hood
and social lives are “unhelpful” and “irritating”.
More than two-thirds
agree that the man should
be the main provider in a family, while 70 percent
do not want to work as hard as their
mother’s
generation. On average, the women questioned want
to settle down with their partner by 30 and have
their first child a year later. So, after
decades of soaring divorce rates and a rise in
births outside marriage, it
appears the next
generation of mothers is returning to more
traditional social values. As the survey showed,
nine
of ten young women would rather be
married when they have children, while 75 percent
believe that modern
couples do no make an
enough effort to stay together. A quarter of those
questioned intend to give up work and
be a
full-time mother when they start a family, with
just on percent saying their career will remain a
“ top
priority” once they have children.
Above everything else, the women desire a
balance between work and private life, so they can
enjoy a
satisfactory relationship, raise happy
children, and have a job that interests them but
doesn’t overwhelm them.
The age of the
“superwoman”, who wants to be the world’s best
mother, wife and boss, is dead.
36. What’s
the main idea of the passage?
A. The modern
women in Great Britain expect to have it all: to
be the world’s best mother, wife and boss
B.
The divorce rates and births outside marriage are
increasing.
C. The women’s attitude towards
being housewives has changed.
D. It is
impossible to be a good mother and an excellent
professional at the same time.
37. What
does the word “superwoman” mean?
A. A woman
who has a high-powered job and being more
successful than the ordinary men.
B. A woman
who has a career at the same time as running a
home and bringing up children, and makes it seem
easy.
C. A woman stays at home with her
children and her husband maintains the financial
responsibility for their life.
D. A woman who
completely concentrated on raising her children,
and taking care of her husband and doing
housework.
38. Which of the
following statements is true?
A. More and
more modern women in Great Britain want to be a
good mother and an excellent professional at
the same time.
B. Most modern women in
Great Britain have different attitudes towards
housewives from the women in the old
days.
C. According to the survey in the passage, the
modern women want nothing but a successful career.
D. No women can be a successful superwoman in
the future.
39. According to the passage,
what do the women of younger generation tend to
do?
A. They intend to give up work and be
full-time mothers when they start a family.
B.
They will try their best to have it all: to be the
world’s best mother, wife and boss.
C. They
shared the same opinions towards housewives with
their mothers.
D. They want to settle down
with their partner by 27 and have their first
child a year later.
40. The attitudes
towards being housewives has changed mainly
because .
A. All of the women
in Great Britain expected to have it all.
B.
The happy marriage and domestic happiness is the
common dream of the women all over the world.
C. It is impossible to keep a balance between
work and private life.
D. There has
been a fundamental shift in young women’s
attitudes towards work and life and they desire a
balance between work and private life.
Passage Three
I fall in love with the
minister’s son Robert the winter I turned
fourteen. When I found out that my parents had
invited the minister’s family over for
Christmas Eave dinner, I cried. What would Robert
think of our Chinese
Christmas? What terrible
disappointments would he feel upon seeing not a
roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but
Chinese
food?
The dinner on Christmas Eve threw me
deeper into despair. My relatives licked the ends
of chopsticks and
reached across the table,
dipping them into the dozen or so plates of food.
Robert and his family waited patiently
for my
father to pass them the large shallow dishes. My
relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother
brought out the whole steamed fish. There was
a strange expression on Robert’s face. Then my
father stuck his
chopsticks just below the
fish eye and picked out the soft meat. “Amy, your
favorite,” he said, offering me the
tender
fish cheek. At that moment I wanted to disappear
instantly. Robert was looking down at his plate.
His
face was rather red. I was shocked and
felt uneasy. For the rest of the night I kept
silent.
After everyone had gone, my mother
said to me, “Amy, you want to be the same as
American girls on the
outside.” She handed me
an early gift. It was a mini-skirt in light
yellow. “But inside you must always be
Chinese. You must be proud you are different.
Your only shame is to have shame.” Many years
later, I found I
was no longer in love with
Robert. It was only then that I was able to fully
appreciate her lesson.
41. We can learn
from the first paragraph that
A. The author was very excited to find that
her parents had invited the minister’s family over
for Christmas Eave
dinner.
B. Amy didn’t
want to disappoint Robert by the Chinese food
without a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes on
Christmas Eve.
C. Robert never celebrated
the Christmas Eve with Chinese, and he also wanted
to know how Chinese celebrate
the Chinese
Christmas.
D. Amy didn’t get enough time to
buy Robert a Christmas present.
42. How
did Amy feel on the Christmas Eve?
A. Amy was
very happy to get mini-skirt in light yellow from
his parents.
B. Amy was sorry for her
relatives who lacked proper American manners.
C. She suffered a lot because she thought
Robert would be disappointed to have Chinese food
for Christmas
dinner.
D. Amy enjoyed the
delicious Chinese food cooked by her mother on
Christmas Eve.
43. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. Both the minister’s
family and Amy’s relatives like the Chinese food
very much.
B. It was many years later that Amy
begun to appreciate her mother’s lesson.
C.
Amy’s mother prepare both Chinese and western food
at the Christmas dinner.
D. Amy had a
wonderful dinner with Robert at Christmas Eve.
44. Why did Amy want to disappear
instantly when her father offer her the tender
fish cheek?
A. The tender fish cheek is also
Robert’s favorite.
B. There was a
strange expression on Robert’s face.
C.
Because Amy’s relatives murmured with pleasure
when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.
D. Amy was embarrassed by the traditional
Chinese table manners and the lack of western
table manners
45. We can learn from
the passage that .
A. Everyone is
special and we should proud that we are different.
B. Chinese people should celebrate the
Christmas with the traditional Chinese food.
C. Amy’s family shouldn’t have invited the
minister’s family over for Christmas Eave dinner.
D. Amy understood the lesson immediately on
that Christmas Eve.
Passage Four
The
three biggest lies in America are: (1) “The check
is in the mail”, (2) “Of course I’ll respect you
in the
morning”, and (3) “It was a computer
error.”
Of these three little white lies, the
worst is the third. It’s the only one that can
never be true. Today, if a bank
statement
cheats you out of $$ 900 that way, you know what
the clerk is sure to say,” It was a computer
error.”
Nonsense. The computer is reporting
nothing more than what the clerk typed into it.
The most annoying case of all is when the
computerized cashier in the grocery store shows
that an item costs
more than it actually does.
If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the
checker, bagger, and manager all
come together
and offer the familiar explanation: “It was a
compute error.”
It wasn’t, of course that
computerized cashier is really nothing more than
an electric event. The eye reads
the Universal
Product Code—chat bar of black and white lines in
a corner of the package—and then checks the
code against a price list stored in memory. If
the price list is right, you’ll be charged
accurately.
Grocery stores update the price
list each day—that is, somebody sits at a keyboard
and types in the prices. If
the price they
type in is too high, there are only two
explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But
somehow “a
computer error” is supposed to
excuse everything.
One reason we let people
hide behind a computer is the common misperception
that huge, modern
computers are electric brain
with “artificial intelligence.” At some point
there might be a machine with
intelligence but
none exists today. The smartest computer on Earth
right now is no more intelligent than your
average pen. At this point in the development
of computers, the only thing any machine can do is
what a human
has instructed it to do.
46. Of the three lies, the one about computer
is the worst because the computer itself
__________.
A. says nonsense B. cheats
customers C. cannot make the error D. does not
admit its error
47. According to the author,
a computerized cashier is really just ___________.
A. a machine to count money B. a machine to
receive money
C. an instrument to print
codes D. an instrument to read codes
48.
Grocery store price lists are updated by
____________.
A. a computer B. a keyboard
C. an employee D. an electric brain
49. The
last paragraph of the passage implies that
computers ____________.
A. are very clever
B. never make mistakes C. have a good memory D.
are controlled by men
50. Which of the
following describes the main idea of the passage?
A. Computers are stupid and inefficient. B.
Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.
C. Computers help stores update the price
list. D. Computer errors are actually human
errors.
III．Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 10 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.
It is believed that only one
percent of the world’s population refuse 1 all
types of meat and only one-tenth of
the one
percent are total vegans, 2 all animal
products. Yet many cultures restrict what meats
may be eaten,
and this is usually 3 issue
of religion. A person 4 loyalty to a religion
sees little 5 to ask why a
meat is
restricted. 6 , it is often considered sinful
for humans to question the command of God or the
church.
Some researchers have studied how
animals are regarded as different or unnatural 7
their physical features.
The Jewish
prohibition of the eating of pork, for example,
seems to have come 8 due to the fact that pigs
do not chew their cud, while others use the
term unclean to 9 the rule against eating pork,
claiming that port
eating is 10 .
51.
D. to eat
52. A. to avoid
B. prevent from C. avoiding D. prevent
53. A. the B. an C. a
D.
54. A. without B.
with C. hold D. from
55. A. image B. images C. reasons
D. reason
56. A. In fact B.
However C. For example, D. But
57. A. due to B. from C. result
in D. lie in
58. A. from
B. about C. into D. yet
59. A. hide B. shift C.
strain D. justify
60. A.
healthy B. prohibited C. unhealthy D.
sentimental
IV．Translation (10%)
Directions: There
are 5 Chinese sentences to be translated. Put them
into English, using the words or
expressions
given in the brackets. Write your translation on
the ANSWER SHEET.
1. 他忙于回信，没有注意到妻子来了。（busy
oneself in）
2. 我们根据你的工作量来付报酬。（according to）
3. 大家都选那活跃的男孩当我们的学生会主席。（elect; council）
4.
如果您希望的话，我们可以送货上门。（deliver）
5.
我知道这个主意听起来有些荒唐，但也许值得试一试。（crazy）
V．Writing
(10%)
Directions: Write a short passage of
at least 120 words entitled “The Importance of
Obtaining a Degree for
your Life.” on the
ANSWER SHEET. Your composition should be based on
the Chinese outline given below.
1.
学位对人生成功的意义。
2. 你应当如何努力取得学位？
ANSWER SHEET.
专业： 姓名：
学号： 得分：
I.
Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Part A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Part B
11.
12. 13.
14. 15.
16.
17.
18. 19.
20.
Part C
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
II．
Reading Comprehension (40%)
31
32
33
34
35
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
36
37
38
39
40
III．Cloze (10%)
51
52
53
54
55
IV．Translation (10%)
1.
56
57
58
59
60
2.
3.
4.
5.
V． Writing (10%)
考试试题A参考答案
I. Vocabulary
and Structure (30%)
Part A
1-5.I G
E A B 6-10. H C J F D
Part B
11.
features 12. longed for 13. appointed 14. decline
15. At the close of
16. astonished 17.
balance 18. adult 19. previous 20. opportunity
Part C
21-25. CBACB 26-30. CABBA
II． Reading Comprehension (40%)
31-35. BADAB 36-40. CBBAD 41-45 BCBDA
46—50 C D C D D
III．Cloze (10%)
51-55 DCBBD 56-60 AABDC
IV．Translation (10%)
1. He busied
himself in answering letters and didn’t notice the
arrival of his wife.
2. You will be paid
according to the amount of work you’ve done.
3. Everyone of us has elected the active boy
president of our student council.
4. We can
deliver goods to your door if you like.
5. I
know this idea sounds a little crazy, but it may
be worth a try.
V． Writing (10%)
The Importance of Obtaining a Degree for Your
Life
It is well-known that there are sharp
competitions in the market of employment nowadays.
A college degree is ,
to some extent, a
passport to a prosperous future. So if one wants
to find a decent job in the future, it is
important and necessary for him to obtain a
degree in his life first.
As for me, to
obtain a degree is not an easy thing, but I
believe that great success resulted from
hardworking and
great confidence. On one hand,
I must overcome a lot of difficulties while I am
learning something new within
my courses at my
spare time. I will try my best to understand what
I learn. On the other hand, when I come
across
difficulties and hardships, I should not complain
about them but cope with them with patience and
confidence. And what’s more, I should build up
faith in myself by realizing my strong points and
weak points.
As the proverb goes, “where
there is a will, there is a way”. I am sure I can
obtain a degree successfully in my
life
by means of confidence and diligence.