英语综合试题6

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Part I Listening Comprehension (30 points)

Section A (5 points)

Directions: In this section you will hear 5 statements. Each statement will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is closest in meaning to the sentence you have just heard. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

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1. A) The museum is open every Monday.

B) The museum is closed only on Mondays.

C) The museum is open every weekday.

D) The museum is open this Monday.

2. A) Lisa found a well-paid job after graduating from this university.

B) Lisa studied at this university in order to get a well-paid job.

C) Lisa stopped doing a well-paid job in order to study at this university.

D) Lisa got a well-paid job in this university.

3. A) Kim lives with her parents.

B) Kim is used to living with her parents.

C) Kim doesn’t want to live with her parents.

D) Kim lived with her parents in the past, but she doesn’t now.

4. A) Mother’s Day was made an official holiday in the United States in 191

5.

B) Mother’s Day was made an official holiday in the Unite d States before 1915.

C) Mother’s Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1915.

D) Since 1915, people in the United States have been celebrating Mother’s Day

every year.

5. A) My parents suggested that I come home by taxi.

B) My parents said that I must come home by taxi.

C) My parents didn’t know that I came home by taxi.

D) My parents and I came home by taxi.

Section B (5 points)

Directions: In this section you will hear 5 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question 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.

6. A) He is having his hair cut. B) He is crossing the road.

C) He is asking the way. D) He is walking.

7. A) In the office. B) At home.

C) In a park. D) In a bank.

8. A) A teacher. B) A business woman.

C) A bookseller. D) A librarian.

9. A) North America. B) South America.

C) North Africa. D) Europe.

10. A) At 9:15. B) At 9:50. C) At 11:00. D) At 11:15.

Section C (5 points)

Directions:In this section, you’ll hear a short passage. The passage will be read three times. At the end of the passage, you’ll hear five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

11. A) A small number of them. B) About one third of them.

C) A large number of them. D) All of them.

12. A) News sites. B) Personal email sites.

C) Online games sites. D) Travel sites.

13. A) 3.4 hours. B) 6 hours. C) 9.4 hours. D) 12.6 hours.

14. A) 93%. B) 12.6%. C) 62%. D) 54%.

15. A) Compared with women, men spend more time visiting non-work related

web sites.

B) Less than half of men at work admit visiting non-work related websites.

C) More than half of all employees, both men and women visit non-work

related websites.

D) Sports sites and investment sites are more popular among men than women.

Section C Compound dictation (15 points)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Now listen to the passage.

Visitors can find almost any kind of restaurant in most of the large 16) in America. The telephone book 17) restaurants for each city according to name, 18) of the city or kind of food. Restaurants in large cities 19) greatly in price. Many restaurants 20) their menus in the window so you can have some 21) of the price and kind of food before you 22) . If the menu is not posted, and you are uncertain about how expensive the place is, ask to see a menu before you are 23) at a table, or else just ask about the price 24) . Appearances from the outside can be 25) —what looks like a small, informal restaurant may really be very expensive, and what looks like a large, expensive restaurant may be very 26) .

You can get a meal for about 5 dollars or 27) more if you eat in bars or 28) shops, but in most city restaurants you should expect to 29) 20 to 30 dollars a person for dinner, with drinks 30) . Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (5 points) Directions:In this part, you will go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. 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 Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

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Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

How Desert Animals Survive the Summer Heat and Dryness Some desert animals can survive the summer heat and dryness because they are very unusual. The camel (骆驼), for example, can experience and bear an increase in the temperature of its body and its blood of 9℃without anything bad happening to it. In addition, it can drink a lot of water at one time; then store enough water in parts of its body to supply its needs for two weeks or more. The kangaroo rat (袋鼠), on the other hand, gets all the water it needs from water that it produces when it breathes. However, most animals need to maintain a fairly constant body temperature, and will die if it rises more than 5℃. Therefore, they need to find some way to stay away from the heat of the summer sun. Nor can many animals either store or produce water in their bodies, as the camel and kangaroo rat can. So they must find ways to keep their bodies from losing water because of the heat. Because very few desert animals can survive the high temperature of a typical summer's day, most of them are active only in the night. Only after the sun has set does the desert come fully to life. The night is relatively cool, and the darkness provides protection, not only from the sun, but also from other animals and from the birds. So the coming of darkness is the signal for the large majority of animals and insects to start again their search for water and food. When morning comes, most of them seek shelter again: many go underground; nearly all find some dark and cool place where they can keep away from the sun's heat.

For many species of insects, living in the desert is easier than for animals. Like many desert plants, they have a waterproof skin which prevents water loss because of the high temperature. In addition, some species spend all or most of their life below ground. Here, for most of the year at least, there is some moisture, and it is generally cooler than on the surface. In the case of ants, only adults leave the underground nests, and they do so only to gather food or to defend the nest against attack.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/403308930.html,pared with other desert animals, the camel can bear ______.

A) a very low body temperature

B) only a little change in body temperature

C) a big increase in body temperature

D) a constant change in body temperature

32.The kangaroo rat is different from other animals in that _______.

A) it can produce water through breathing

B) it can store water in parts of its body

C) it can maintain different body temperatures

D) it can drink a lot of water at a time

33.Why is the desert full of activity in summer nights?

A) Because it is cooler and safer for most animals.

B) Because animals can find food in the dark.

C) Because it is easy to find water at night.

D) Because animals cannot sleep at night.

34.Why is it easy for many species of insects to live in the desert?

A) Because it is not difficult for them to survive there.

B) Because they are not afraid of the heat.

C) Because it is not difficult for them to find food there.

D) Because they have a waterproof skin.

35.Most insects live below the ground because _________.

A) it is easy for them to build nests there

B) it is easy to find water there

C) it is cooler there than on the surface

D) it is easier to build nests there

PartⅢReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (30 points)

Section A (10 points)

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

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Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

What is character? Character is composed of those principles and values that give our life direction, meaning and depth. These constitute our inner sense of what’s right and wrong36 not on laws or rules of conduct but on who we are. They include such 37 as integrity, honesty, courage, fairness and generosity which are formed in the long process of life. So wrong is simply in doing wrong, not in getting caught. Yet some people 38 if our inner values matter anymore. After all, haven’t m any people succeed in every visible way, despite their moral weakness? This question demonstrates a dilemma of our modern life. Many have come to believe that the only things we need for success are 39 , energy and personality. Success has become more a 40 of charm, skills and techniques that lubricate (使顺滑) the process of human 41 . Instead of making efforts to deal with difficult 42 of right and wrong, we turned to making things go smoothly. But many noted 43 have taught us that who we are is more important than 44 we appear to be and we can only experience true success and happiness by making 45 the guideline of our lives. While skill is certainly needed for success, it can never guarantee happiness and fulfillment.

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A. based

B. figures

C. talent

D. issues

E. character

F. wonder

G. who H. agree I. interaction

J. common K. traits L. role

M. function N. offer O. comment

Section B (20 points)

Directions: There are two reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.

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Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

Last week I visited one of my old neighborhoods in Washington D.C. I had not been there for twenty years and as I walked along the street, my mind was

flooded by memories of the past. I saw the old apartment building where I had lived and the playground where I had played. As I viewed these once familiar surroundings, images of myself as a child there came to mind. However, what I saw and what I remembered were not the same. I sadly realized that the best memories are those left untouched.

My old apartment building, as I remember, was bright and alive. It was more than just a place to live. It was a movie house, a space station, or whatever my young mind could imagine. I would steal away with my friends and play in the basement. This was always exciting because it was so cool and dark, and there were so many things there to hide among. There was a small river in the back of the building. We would go there to lie in the shade of trees and enjoy ourselves.

However, what I saw was completely different. The apartment building was now in disrepair. What was once more than a place to live looked hardly worth living in. The windows were all broken. The once clean walls were covered with dirty marks. The river was hardly recognizable(可认出的). The water was polluted(污染)and the trees and flowers were all dead. The once sweet smelling river now smelled terrible. It was really heartbreaking to see all this.

I do not regret having seen my old neighborhood. However, I do not think my innocent childhood memories can ever be the same. I suppose it is true when they say, "You can never go home again."

46.In the first two paragraphs of the passage the writer tries to tell us that

________.

A) he had lived in Washington D.C. for twenty years

B) he was very imaginative when he was a child

C) he had had fond memories of his old neighborhood

D) he had come from a very poor neighborhood

47.The writer, as a child, was very fond of playing in the basement because

________.

A) it was bright and alive

B) it contained a movie house and a space station

C) it was ideal for playing hide-and-seek.

D) it was surrounded by trees and flowers

48.How did the writer feel when he visited his old neighborhood in Washington

D.C.?

A) Greatly surprised. B) Very regretful.

C) Quite excited. D) Very sad.

49.On his visit to his hometown, the writer found the old apartment building

________.

A) seemed unfit to live in B) had been repaired

C) could hardly be recognized D) looked dirty and smelt horrible

50."You can never go home again" in the last sentence of this passage means that

________.

A) one should never revisit his hometown after many years of absence

B) one will never find his hometown the same as it was in his childhood memory

C) a visit to one's hometown will bring back one's fond memories of home

D) a visit to one's hometown will bring back many sad memories

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

Who coined the term personal computer? The Oxford English Dictionary says Byte magazine used it first, in its May 1976 issue. But Yale Law School librarian Fred Shapiro decided to do some digging on his own--with help from JSTOR, an online electronic database for academic (学术的) journals. JSTOR's arts and sciences archive (档案) offers scans of 5 million pages from 117 journals, some dating back 150 years. Using character-recognition software, JSTOR creates searchable files for each document (文件), allowing full-text searches across 15 academic fields.

While searching for the origin of personal computer, Shapiro uncovered several competing claims. Stewart Brand, founder of Whole Earth Catalog, says on his Web site that he first referred to a "personal computer" in a 1974 book; and GUI pioneer Alan Kay is said to have used the term in a paper published in 1972.

But a search on JSTOR's general science archive turned up what Shapiro says is the earliest recorded use of personal computer, in the October 4, 1968, issue of

Science. The issue contains a Hewlett-Packard advertisement for its new HP 9100A. "The new Hewlett-Packard 9100A personal computer," the advertisement says, is "ready, willing and able …to relieve you of waiting to get on the big computer." The $4,900 device -- a desktop scientific calculator equipped with magnetic cards-doesn't seem like much of a computer nowadays. And at 40 pounds, it wasn't very personal, either. But according to Shapiro, it was the first device to be called a personal computer.

51.The term "personal computer" first appeared ________.

A) in Byte magazine

B) in a Hewlett-Packard ad in Science

C) in a 1974 book

D) in a paper published by Alan Kay

52.What is JSTOR?

A) It is an online database. B) It is an academic journal.

C) It is a kind of computer software. D) It is a research organization.

53.Shapiro succeeded in his search for the origin of the term personal computer by

________.

A) looking into the Oxford English Dictionary

B) digging into magazines that are more than 150 years old

C) scanning JSTOR's general science archive on line

D) focusing on academic journals such as Science

54.With a HP 9100A, according to the Hewlett-Packard advertisement, you

________.

A) can easily get on the big computer.

B) don't have to get on the big computer

C) can save a lot of money.

D) will be willing and ready to d o scientific work

55.What do we learn from the passage about the first device that was called a

personal computer?

A) It looked very different from the PC we know today.

B) It was small, light and easy to carry around.

C) It was as efficient as a big computer.

D) It relieved people of a great deal of tedious work.

Part IV Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)

Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B,

C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

56.All these drugs can cause serious health problems if in large doses.

A) taking B) take C) to take D) taken

57.I won’t pay you today you finish your task in time.

A) without B) unless C) except D) don’t

58.No one helped him; he did it .

A) himself all B) by himself all C) all by himself D) by all himself

59.He is so sick today that he does not having anything to eat.

A) turn out B) feel like C) tend to D) make for

60.The committee members propose that the plan postponed for a few

days.

A) being B) to be C) been D) be

61.They always give the free meal to comes first.

A) whoever B) whomever C) whichever D) whom

62.We have all learnt a lot from the .

A) three month’s training course B) three-month training course

C) three-month-training course D) three-month’s training course

63.It proved that this kind of medicine had no on the patient.

A) affect B) infect C) effect D) defect

64.We’ve sugar. Ask Mary to lend us some.

A) run out of B) run away with C) run off D) run down

65.The stronger the coffee is, .

A) t he more I like B) I like it better C) the better I like D) I like it more

66.I like all her novels, but her latest is good.

A) particularly B) normally

C) positively D) passively

67.He said goodbye to his girlfriend and disappeared without a _____.

A) spot B) mark C) trace D) trail

68.There are many stories about the Egyptian pyramids.

A) missing B) mysterious C)secret D)impossible

69.Sport gives an enormous of pleasure to many people.

A) amount B) number C) quality D) mass

70.We almost felt we were on the spacecraft.

A) boarding B) piece C) board D) aboard

Part V Cloze (10 points)

Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage.

Every few weeks, outside the movie theater in practically any American town in the late 1910s, stood the life-size cardboard figure of a small tramp (流浪汉)--dressed ___71___ ragged, baggy pants, a cutaway coat and vest and a battered derby hat -- ___72___ the words I AM HERE TODAY. An advertisement ___73___ a Charlie Chaplin film was a promise of happiness, of that precious, almost shocking moment when art delivers what life cannot.

Eighty years ___74___, Chaplin is still here. In a 1995 worldwide survey of film critics, Chaplin was voted the greatest actor in movie history. He was the first, ___75___ the last, person to control every aspect of the filmmaking process -- ___76___ his own studio and producing, directing, writing, and editing the movies he starred in. In the first few decades of the 20th century, when weekly movie-going was the national ___77___, Chaplin more or less helped ___78___ an industry into an art. In 1916, his third year in films, his salary of $10,000 a week made him the highest-paid actor -- ___79___ the highest-paid person -- in the world. By 1920, the Chaplin craze, accompanied by a flood of Chaplin dances, songs, dolls, comic books and cocktails, was ___80 __ everywhere. Filmmaker Mack Sennett thought him "just the greatest artist who ever lived." Other early admirers including George Bernard Shaw, Marcel Proust, and Sigmund Freud. From 1981 to 1987, IBM used the Tramp as the logo (标识) to advertise its venture into personal computers.

71.A) for B) in C) by D) with

72.A) bearing B) writing C) reading D) conveying

73.A) on B) at C) for D) by

74.A) late B) later C) then D) after

75.A) and B) or C) perhaps D) likely

76.A) founding B) found C) finds D) founds

77.A) tradition B) idea C) habit D) rule

78.A) turned B) turning C) turn D) turns

79.A) possible B) possibly C) as D) being

80.A) spreading B) attracting C) working D) holding

Part VI Translation (10 points)

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81.除了数学和化学，他还对学习语言有着浓厚的兴趣。

82.母亲节到了，我送了妈妈一束玫瑰花和一件羊毛开衫。

83.他提议我们开车去看日出。

84.他从事于世界各地空气污染的研究工作。

85.这份工作工资太低，此外，晋升前景也不大。