大学英语一级样卷

华东理工大学继续教育学院成人教育

《大学英语》（一级）期末试卷（样卷）

考试范围：Unit 1~7 考试形式：闭卷

I.Vocabulary and structure (30%)

Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1.Tom went _____ the whole book before the examination.

A) up B) over C) with D) to

2._____ the interruption, he was able to finish his exercises before the class was over.

A) Instead of B) Because of C) Despite of D) In spite of

3.With _____ exceptions, he always attends school.

A) rare B) unusual C) scarce D) uncommon

4.At the _______ rate of growth, this should be a wise investment.

A) moment B) current C) nowadays D) actual

5.Congress has the power to _____ war.

A) announce B) declare C) pronounce D)state

6.He has so much changed that I could hardly _____ him.

A) influence B) recognize C) imagine D) identify

7.Only guests of the hotel enjoy the _____ of bowling on the 9th floor.

A) favor B) possibility C) privilege D) advantage

8.Now she was back, _______ to see her boyfriend.

A) fond B) keen C) eager D) urgent

9.One of his many faults is that he never ________ anything very long.

A) decides on B) sticks to C) sets aside D) makes sure

10.The airplane arrived one hour behind ________.

A) timetable B) plan C) date D) schedule

11._______ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.

A)By no means B) In addition C) By far D) Apart from

12.Do you believe that a ______ girl has translated this English story into Chinese all by herself?

A) 15 year old B) 15 years old C) 15-year-old D) 15-years-old

13.Has the secretary ______ the photographer to take a picture after the commencement?

A) arranged for B) taken for C) prepared for D) accounted for

14.When the quiet hour ends, the TV networks might even be forced to _______ better shows in order to

get us back from our newly discovered activities.

A) come up B) come up with C) come on D) come on with

15. A typical example of this kind of dinosaur is shown in the ______ at the top of the page.

A)imagination B) variation C) illustration D) qualification

16.An increase in average temperature by only a few degrees could cause environmental problems

_________.

A) worldwide B) domestic C) horizontal D) neighborhood

17.At drama(戏剧) school, there is ________ attention to a student’s control of both voice and movement,

and the difference departments work at developing a student’s overall acting technique.

A) current B) reliable C) primary D) constant

18.Whatever one has planned to do is ________ to be altered(改变) in the process.

A) prohibited B) eager C) embarrassed D) bound

19.You ________ about your friends never coming to see you, but when they do come, you give them

such a hard time it’s hardly surprising they stay away.

A) waken B) disturb C) complain D) publish

20.The ________ use of drugs is a serious problem among some American young people.

A) miserable B) frequent C) indignant D) efficient

21. A flight in a plane used to be quite an ________.

A) advance B) intention C) adventure D) ambition

22.This was more than _______ anyone had previously sailed before.

A) twice distance B) twice the distance

C) two distance D) two the distance

23.Has the secretary ______ the photographer to take a picture after the commencement?

A) arranged for B) taken for C) prepared for D) accounted for

24.It was not until we had finished the experiments _____we made a report on them.

A) that B) before C) since D) when

25.What a tragic accident! _______ a little more carefulness, the driver might have avoided it.

A) With B) But C) For D) Unless

26.Henry listened and heard nothing but the _______ of his own voice.

A) arguments B) echoes C) repetitions D) reflections

27.Let Susan have the chocolate biscuits because they are her ________.

B)attractions B) entertainments C) temptations D) favorites

28.They are making further efforts to ________ the cost of production.

A) achieve B) relieve C) resist D) decrease

29.The ________ use of drugs is a serious problem among some American young people.

A) miserable B) frequent C) indignant D) efficient

30.I was so busy that I couldn’t _________ even an hour for lunch.

A) afford B) provide C) take D) assemble

II.Reading comprehension (30%)

Directions:There are 3 passages in this part. 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.

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others.

The first is called the “tank test”. A modern airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure (结构) of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure (压力) on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the

plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger.

The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机) are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot’s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.

31. By doing the “tank test”, the engineers can find out _______.

A) the amount of air in the plane

B) the strength of the plane structure

C) the pressure inside and outside the plane

D) the power of the airplane engines

32. When a plane is flying in the sky, which of the following is not true?

A) The passengers can’t breathe if air is not pumped into the plane.

B) There will be an explosion if the structure of the plane can’t stand t he great pressure.

C) The pressure inside the plane is much greater than that outside.

D) The plane needs a tank of air for the passengers to breathe.

33. What will happen to the plane under the “tank test”?

A) It will be broken.

B) It will be made stronger.

C) It will be filled with water.

D) It will be tested by pilots.

34. According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?

A) The plane may explode in the air.

B) The pilot may lose control of the plane.

C) The engines may be damaged.

D) Too much air may get into the plane.

35. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A) Two Important Tests on Airplanes.

B) How Airplanes are Made and Tested.

C) The Danger of Testing Airplanes.

D) The Importance of Flying Safely.

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

Some people have it easy. When their kids ask them what they do at work, they can give a sample, direct answer: “I put out fires” or “I fix sick people” or “I teach primary school”. As a theoretical(理论的) physicist, I never had this luck. Society has come to expect many things from the physicists. It used to be that we only had to discover the basic laws of the world and supply the techniques that would power the next Silicon Valley(硅谷). With these expectations we were fairly comfortable: they are the sorts of things we think we know how to do. What makes us uncomfortable --and what makes it hard for us to tell our kids what we’re up to--is that in this century we have become, though unwillingly, gurus on questions such as

“what is the nature of reality(现实)?”.

We now deal with a whole new class of problems. We ask how the world began and what is the nature of matter. The answers we are coming up with are just not easy to comprehend for the average person.

So, when physicists get out of their cars in the morning, have a cup of coffee and sit down in front of their computers, they leave a familiar world and enter a place where things act in strange ways that are impossible for ordinary people to understand.

36. According to the passage, in a way physicist are .

A) intelligent

B) comfortable

C) strange

D) unlucky

37. Judging from the context, the word “guru”in the first paragraph most probably means a

person .

A) who acts as a teacher and answers big questions

B) who gives wrong answers to big questions

C) who does not have answers to real big questions

D) who is eager to supply answers to big questions

38. Which of the following is true according to what the author says about physicists?

A) Physicists do not like their jobs.

B) Physicists live in two different worlds.

C) Physicists are coming up with new answers to old questions.

D) Physicists don’t have to tell people what they are doing.

39. Which of the following statements is true of theoretical physicists?

A) They only have to answer the basic questions about the world.

B) They have disappointed the expectations of many people.

C) They have contributed to the new industry in Silicon Valley.

D) They have found it hard to make friends with ordinary people.

40. Which of the following is true about the job of today’s physicists?

A) It is getting easier and easier with the help of modern technology.

B) It is not related to any practical use.

C) It cannot be done by a person with average intelligence.

D) It is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:

In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.

In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. The custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates(考生)for the doctor’s degree.

Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by

managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.

One type of test is sometimes called an objective(客观) test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.

41. In the Middle Ages students _______.

A) took objective tests B) were timed by electric clocks

C) specialized in one subject D) never wrote exams

42. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that ______.

A) workers now take examinations B) the population has grown

C) there are only written exams today D) examinations are now written and timed

43. The kind of exams where students must select answers are ______.

A) objective B) spoken C) personal D) written

44. Modern industry must have developed ______.

A) before the Middle Ages B) in Greece or Rome

C) around the 19th century D) machines to take tests

45. It may be concluded that testing _______.

A) should test only opinions B) has changed since the Middle Ages

C) should always be written D) is given only in factories

III.Cloze (10%)

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.

The air surrounding us is important __46__ everyone. Without air, we could not __47__. Everyone understands that. But air is necessary __48__ many other ways that are not always so __49__ or widely known.

For example, if we did not have air, __50__ would be no sound. Sound travels through air. __51__ there is no air, there is no sound. __52__ air, there would be no fire. There would be no automobiles, __53__ motors need air in order to __54__.

Without air there would be no wind or clouds. There would be no __55__, as we know it. The night time would be very __56__, the days very hot. We would be __57__ seek shelter from the sun, __58__ there would be no atmosphere to protect us from the sun's __59__ rays.

The __60__ is all the air surrounding the __61__. Atmosphere pressure is the weight of all that air against the __62__ of the earth. If we did not have __63__ pressure, we could not have automobile tires. The tires would __64__ or burst if they did not have the pressure of the atmosphere __65__ their surface.

46. A) to B) by C) for D) in

47. A) living B) lively C) exist D) alive

48. A) under B) of C) on D) in

49. A) clearly B) obviously C) obvious D) knowingly

50. A) there B) they C) it D) we

51. A) What B) Where C) Which D) Why

52. A) Despite B) With C) As D) Without

53. A) however B) but C) since D) and

54. A) operate B) being operated

C) having been operated D) for operating

55. A) air B) weather C) breeze D) climate

56. A)warm B) cool C) cold D) hot

57. A) forcing B) forceful C) force D) forced

58. A) as B) so C) that D) so that

59. A) dying B) dead C) deadly D) death

60. A) atmosphere B) gas C) cloud D) wind

61. A) floor B) ground C) land D) earth

62. A) top B) surface C) face D) coverage

63. A) the atmosphere B) atmosphere

C) atmospheric D) atmospherics

64. A) sweet B) swell C) sweep D) smell

65. A) under B) against C) beneath D) above

IV.Translation from English into Chinese (15%)

66. Listen to English every day. Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but

will also help you build your speaking skills. In addition to language tapes especially prepared for your course, you can also listen to English radio broadcasts, watch English TV, and see English movies. 67. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he

came down the street, and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on the rare occasions when anything came.

68. I was so embarrassed that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short, sad poem about broken dreams

and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly. To my astonishment they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer!

V.Translation from Chinese into English (15%)

69. 他决心继续他的实验，不过这次他将用另一种办法来做。(be determined to)

70. 众所周知，肺癌至少部分地是由于吸烟过多引起的。(in part)

71. 亨利的最近一部小说和他女儿的第一本书都于三个月前出版，令他们惊讶的是，后者已经售出

一百多万册。(latest, astonishment, latter)

72. 一个科学家要跟上本领域的新发展，你认为必须做些什么？(keep up with)

73. 他们肯定没打算把他培养成一名工程师，我猜想他们永远也不会这样做。(undoubtedly, intention,

suspect)

Answer Sheet

Class:_________ Name:_________ No:__________ Mark:_________

IV.Translation from English into Chinese (15%)

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68.___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ V.Translation from Chinese into English (15%)

69.___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 70.___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 71.___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 72.___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 73.___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

Key to Simulated Test 《大学英语1级》

I. Vocabulary and structure (30%)

1~5 BDABB 6~10 BCCBD 11~15 DCABC 16~20 ADDCB

21~25 CBAAA 26~30 BDDBA

II. Reading comprehension (30%)

31~35 CADDB 36~40 DABCD 41~45 DDACB

III. Cloze (10%)

46~50 CBACD 51~55 ADCBA 56~60 ADCAB 61~65 CDDDB

IV. Translation from English into Chinese (15%)

66. 每天听英语。经常听英语不仅提高你的听力,而且有助你培养说的技能。除了专为课程准备的

语言磁带外,你还可以听英语广播, 看英语电视和英语电影。

67. 为了静心等候邮件，她一早就起床了。邮差从马路那头过来的时候，她从三楼的公寓套间里就

可以看得见，偶尔有什么东西寄来，住在楼底的小男孩就会给她送上来。

68. 我感到很难堪，一下子哭了起来。当天晚上我就写了一首短诗，抒发梦想破灭的悲哀，然后把

它寄给了《卡珀周刊》。令我惊讶的是，他们竟发表了我的诗，还寄给了我两美元。我成了一个发表过作品拿到过稿费的作家了！

V. Translation from Chinese into English (15%)

69. He is determined to continue his experiment but this time he’ll do it another way.

70. It is well known that lung cancer is caused at least in part by smoking too much.

71. Henry’s latest novel and his daughter’s first book were both published three months ago, and to their

astonishment, the latter has already sold over a million copies.

72. What do you think a scientist must do in order to keep up with the latest developments in his field?

73. Undoubtedly they do not have the intention of making an engineer of him, and I suspect they never

will.