湖北大學(xué)2014至2015學(xué)年第一學(xué)期大學(xué)英語A級考試試題A

湖北大學(xué)2014至2015學(xué)年第一學(xué)期大學(xué)英語A級考試試題A試

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一

課程名稱：

大學(xué)英語1(A級)

試卷類型：

A

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考試方式：

閉卷

（開卷、閉卷）印刷份數(shù)：

學(xué)

院：

任課教師：

專業(yè)年級：

2004級

學(xué)生姓名：

學(xué)

號：

………………………PointsPartI

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)

apatientpersonB)

afriendlypersonC)

acarefulpersonD)

arigidperson2.

Thewomanwants________.A)

somecoffeeB)

someteaC)

somesoftdrinkD)

someicecream3.

Thewomanisnowin________.A)

NewYorkB)

ParisC)

BeijingD)

Tokyo4.

Thenewsisabout________.A)

aterribletraincollisionB)

aterribleaircrashC)

aterriblestormD)

aterribleearthquake5.

Themanwantstoknow________.A)

howtopronouncethewordB)

themeaningofthewordC)

howtospellthewordD)

howtospeakthewordinEnglish6.

Theman________.A)

canstillhavesomemoreB)

cannothaveanymoreC)

stillwantssomemoreD)

isstillveryhungry7.

Themanwants________.A)

acupB)

acabC)

acarD)

acap8.

Thewomanis________.A)

ashopassistantB)

ateacherC)

anapplicantD)

anaccountant9.Themanhasjustbeenoffered________.A)

adrinkB)

amealC)

afternoonteaD)

aparty10.Thewomanaskstheotheronetopassthe________.A)

saladB)

saltC)

sauceD)

pepperSectionB

Dictation

(1×10=10points)Directions:

Writedownthewordsyouhavejustheardon

PaperTwo（試卷二）

PointsPartIIReadingComprehension

(2×20=40points)Directions:

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

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage: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)

BuyingahouseisusuallythemostexpensivesinglepurchaseinBritainB)

Toanalyzethereasonswhyhousepriceshaverisenspectacularlyoverthelastfewyears.C)

Topredictwhetherornothousepriceswillcontinuetorise.D)

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

completelyandtotallyB)

directlyC)

partlyD)

decisively13.WhydoBritishpeoplespendtimetorenovateandextendtheirproperty?A)

Becausehousebuyingisalargeandlonginvestment.B)

Inordertomakethehouseworthmoremoneyiftheysellit.C)

Inordertogivethemselvesmorespaceiftheycontinuetoliveinit.D)

BothA,BandC14.Whatcanyouinferfrom“Safeashouses”(inpara.4)?A)

HousesareusuallycheapinBritain.B)

It’ssafertoliveinahousethanoutdoors.C)

Itissafetoinvestinproperty.D)

Housepriceswillkeepsteadyinthenextyear.15.WhyareBritishpeoplesointerestedinspendingmoneyontheirhomes?A)

BecauseofeconomicreasonB)

BecauseofpsychologicalreasonC)

BothAandBD)

Housesareanoutwardsignofone’sidentity,statusandachievements.PassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage: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)

ThingsthatfromyourownplacethataredifficulttogetlocallyintheplacewhereyouarevisitingB)

ThingsthataredifficulttogetinyourowncountryC)

ThingsthatsuityourownpersonalinterestsD)

Anything17.Theword“intimate”(Para3)mostprobablymeans“______”.A)

personal

B)secret

C)close

D)private18.Asianpeopletendtoopengiftsinprivatebecause_________.A)

BecausetheyconsiderimpolitetoopengiftsinpublicB)

Becausetheydon'twanttoappeargreedyC)

Becausetheydon’twantthedonortolosefaceifthegiftisnotappropriateD)

Becausetheyfeelembarrassedtoopengiftsimmediately

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsis

NOTTRUE

accordingtothepassage?A)

Whengivinggifts,weshouldrememberthecountry’sreligion.B)

Weshouldavoidgivingthingsthatarenotappropriate.C)

Weshouldchoosetheunwrappingpapercarefully.D)

InEurope,peopleusuallyrefusethegiftmanytimesbeforetheytakeit.20.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.A)WhatisanAppropriateGift

B)TheArtofGift-givingC)TheImportanceofGift-giving

D)HowtoAvoidMistakesinGift-givingPassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:EversinceIwasverysmall,I’vehadthesensethatIoughttobesomewhatelse.IrememberwatchingtrainsflashbyandwishingIwasonboard.IremembergoingtotheairportwithmyparentswhenIwas13andreadingthedestinationsboard,seeingalltheplacesthatIcouldgoto:LosAngeles,Chicago,London.Butthetrainspassedbyandtheplanestookoffwithoutme,soIwanderedtheworldthroughbooks.IwenttoVictorianEnglandinthepagesofMiddlemarchandALittlePrincess,andtoSt.PetersburgebeforethefallofthetsarwithAnnaKarenina.MyhomewasinapleasantplaceoutsidePhiladelphia.ButIreallylived,trulylived,somewhereelse.Ilivedwithinthecoversofbooks.InbooksItraveled,notonlytootherworlds,butintomyown.IlearnedwhoIwasandwhoIwantedtobe,whatImightachieve,andwhatImightdaretodreamaboutmyworldandmyself.

ItraveltodayinthewayIoncedreamedoftravelingasachildonairplanesandintrains.AndtheironyisthatIdon’tcareforitverymuch.Iamthesortofpersonwhopreferstostayathome,surroundedbyfamily,friends,books.TheonlythingIdolikeabouttravelingisthetimeonairplanesspentreading.Itturnsoutthatwhenmyyoungerselfthoughtoftakingwing,shewantedonlytoletherspiritsoar.Booksaretheplane,andthetrain,andtheroad.Theyaretherealdestinations,andthejourneytoo.Theyarehome.21.Whatdidthewriterdoasacuriouschild?A)

ShevisitedVictoriousEnglandandTaristRussia.B)

SheflewtoLosAngeles,ChicagoandLondonwithherparents.C)

Shereadallkindsofbooks.D)

Shespentlotsoftimetravelingontrains.22.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttraveltoday?A)

Shedoesn’tlikeitverymuch.B)

Shetakesgreatpleasureinit.C)

Shefeelstiredofit.D)

Shefeelsasexcitedaswhenshewasyoung.23.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfrombooksasachild?A)

Aboutmanyforeignplaces.B)

Aboutmanyhistoricalfigures.C)

Abouttheoutsideworldaswellasherownself.D)

Abouttheironiesoflife.24.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatwhentravelingbyair,theauthorspendsmostofhertimeontheway_______.A)

readingbooksB)

readingherselfC)

imaginingthingsD)

lettingherspiritsoar25.Inthispassagetheauthormainlytalksabout_______.A)

thewondersoftravelB)

hergrowthfromaninnocentchildtoalearnedwomanC)

thebenefitsofreadingD)

thedifferencebetweenchildhooddreamsandlife’srealitiesPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Doanimalsfallinlove?KonradLorenz,studyingthebehaviorofgeese,describesatypicalexample.Ado’smate,Susanne-Elisabeth,waskilledbyafox.Hestoodsilentlybyherpartlyeatenbody,whichlayacrosstheirnest.Inthefollowingdays,hehunghisheadandhiseyesbecamevacant.Becausehedidnothavethehearttodefendhimselffromtheattacksoftheothergeese,hisstatusintheflockfellsharply.Ayearwentby.FinallyAdopulledhimselftogetherandfoundanothermate.Animalsmayfallinlovedramatically.AccordingtoLorenztwogeesearemostlikelyto“fallinlove”whentheyhaveknowneachotherasyoungsters,beenseparatedandthenmeetagain.Hecomparedthistoamanwhomeetsawomanandastonishedthatsheisthesamegirlheusedtoseerunningaroundinaschooluniformfallsinloveandmarriesher.AccordingtoparrotspecialistSueAthan,itiscommonforsomeparrotstofallinloveatfirstsight.Instinctmayurgeanimalstolove,butitdoesnotsaywhomtheywilllove.Seekingamateforamaleparrot,Athanpurchasedafine-featheredyoungfemaleandintroducedthetwobirds.ToAathan’sdisappointment,“themaleneverthelessactedlikethefemalewasn’tevenintheroom.”AfewmonthslaterAthanwasgivenanolderfemaleinextremelypoorcondition.“Shedidn’thaveafeaturefromtheneckdown,”shesays.“Herfeetwerealltwisted.Shehadlinesaroundhereyes.Andyetthemalethoughtshewastheloveofhislife.”Thetwobirdsimmediatelypairedoffandeventuallyproducedyoung.26.Susanne-Elisabethisthenameof______.A)

aresearcherB)

afoxC)

agirlD)

afemalegoose27.ThemainpointofthestoryofAdoistoshowthatsomeanimals_______.A)

livetogetherafterraisingyoungB)

aredeeplysaddenedwhenamatediesC)

ensureadequateprotectionfortheiryoungD)

fightotheranimals28.WhenAthanboughtherparrotamatehe_______.A)

bitherB)

tooktoitatonceC)

didnotrealizeitwasthereD)

ignoredit29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsis

TRUE

accordingtothepassage?A)

Animalswillneverfeelsadwhentheirmatesdie.B)

Maleparrotslovebeautifulfemaleparrots.C)

Itiscommonforsomeparrotstofallinloveatfirstsight.D)

Instinctcandecidewhichoneananimalshouldlove.30.Fromthispassage,whatcanweknowaboutanimals?A)

Someanimalsdoexperienceloveintheirlives.B)

Animalsonlylovethoseingoodconditions.C)

Allbehaviorsaredecidedbyanimals’instincts.D)

Animalswillloveanyoneintheirgroupwithoutmakinganychoice.

PointsPart

III

VocabularyandStructure(0.5×30=15points

)Directions:

Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Imustcongratulateyou______theexcellentdesignofthenewbuilding.

A)with

B)at

C)of

D)on32.Themeetingwas_____bytheNationalAssociationofWomenforthepurposeoffurtheringthewomen’sliberationmovement.

A)reflected

B)sponsored

C)participated

Dassigned33.Wewereall____byhisfunnystory.A)amazed

B)abusedC)abandoned

D)amused34.TheGreatBritain________England,ScotlandandWales.A)iscomposedof

B)composesC)iscomposedby

D)composed35.Ididtrymybesttoavoid______mypleasurewhenMr.Fleaglereadoutmyessaybeforethewholeclass.

A)showing

B)toshow

C)show

D)shown36.WhilevisitingShanghai,Iwasluckyto______myformerclassmate.

A)maintain

B)cooperate

C)encounter

D)undertake37.Doyouagreetothe____planorthenewone?

A)available

B)obvious

C)original

D)sensible38.Everystudenthashisownapproach_______study.

A)of

B)to

C)at

D)in39.Theteacherspeaks______ofyou.

A)high

B)very

C)greatly

D)highly

40.Herepeatedthatsentenceseveraltimes,whichshowshis_____ingettingthisjob.

A)destination

B)distribution

C)destruction

D)determination41.Pleasekeepmeinformed______thelatestnews.

A)with

B)to

C)for

D)of42.Thejobisgreatin______ofadvancementbutthestartingsalaryisratherlow.

A)turns

B)terms

C)turn

D)term43.Theteacherisverygoodat______hisideas_____well.

A)putting

…

up

B)putting

…

acrossC)putting

…

aside

D)putting…on44.Weanticipate_______yousoon.A)meet

B)meetingC)tomeet

D)met45.IfIhadknownthisyesterday,I______likethat.

A)wouldn’tsay

B)wouldn’tbesaid

C)wouldn’thavesaid

D)wouldn’tbesaying46.Wecannotassociatethislittlegirl_______thepopularnovel.

A)to

B)on

C)with

D)at47.Theteachergaveusalistofreferencebooks.Unfortunately,oneofimportantbooksinthelistisnot_____inourlibrary.

A)tedious

B)vivid

C)available

D)sufficient48.TheSpringFestivalisaholidayforfamily_______.

A)reunion

B)congratulation

C)reputation

D)amusement49.Topostpone_____thedebtwillruinourbusinessreputation.

A)pay

B)topay

C)paying

D)paid50.ThedoctorsuggestedthatMr.Smith______inhospitalforanotherfivedays.

A)stays

B)stay

C)staying

D)stayed51.Becauseofrisingcost,wespent_____moneyontheprojectashadbeenplanned.

A)twicemuch

B)twiceasmuch

C)twice

D)twiceasmore52.Ihopeyouwillcomeagain_____nextyear.A)sometime

B)sometimesC)sometime

D)sometimes53.Thegovernmenthopestobring_____somechangesinthisareabycarryingoutthenewplan.

A)up

B)about

C)into

D)forward54.Iwassoabsorbed______theinterestingnovelthatIdidn’tnoticehisarriving.

A)on

B)for

C)in

D)to55.Thetrainis______toleavethestationat6:00p.m.

A)reflected

B)sustained

C)responded

D)scheduled56.Thepoorman_______achancetogetajobtosupporthisfamily.

A)longedfor

B)lookedforward

C)longedinto

D)lookedup57.Whynot_____toProfessorSmithforadvice?Heisanexpertinthisfield.

A)yourgoing

B)togo

C)yougo

D)go58.Thedrivermustbeverysadbecausehewasalmostchoked______.

A)of

B)at

C)in

D)up59.Thereisaheatedcontroversy_____thehost’scharacter.

A)on

B)over

B)of

D)at60.Icouldn’t______whotheladynexttoKathleenwas.

A)wipeout

B)turnout

C)putout

D)figureout

PointsPart

IV

Cloze

(0.5×20=10points

)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthetable.Changetheformwherenecessary,andwritedownyouranswerson

thePaperTwo(試卷二).power

imagine

informed

comforts

slowdownensure

sufficiently

audience

proportion

blame…forattitude

develop

arguments

broughtabout

puttheclockbackeducated

majority

dowithout

makeuseof

nottospeakofThereisageneraldebatenowadaysabouttheside-effect__61___byscience.Whetherscienceisgoodforusornotisnoteasytosay.Thereisprobablysometruthtoboth__62__,

butwehaveno__63__tostopthesciencedevelopment.Itishardto__64__howourforefatherscould__65__somanyconveniencesthatmoderntechnologyhasbroughtus.Backthenonlyasmall__66__ofthepopulationenjoyedsome__67__.The__68__didn’tevenhavesufficientfood,__69__theprivilegeofbeing__70__.However,manypeople__71__moderntechnology__71__theproblemsithascreated.Theywantto__72__therateofprogress.Butnoonecan__73__.Thebest