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2013-2014学年第一学期新疆师范大学
青年政治学院考试
大学英语1试题(考试时间:120分钟 闭卷)A卷
注: 本次考试试卷的所有答案全部写在专用答题纸上。考试结束后,试卷和答题纸一起上交。
I. Matching the definitions in Column B with the words in Column A. (10 points in total, 1 point for each)
1. efficientﻩﻩ ﻩﻩa. careful and hard work
2. expert ﻩﻩ ﻩb. produce something for the first time
3. propose ﻩ ﻩ c. able to plan and work well
4. constant d. dismiss somebody from a job
5. suspect ﻩ ﻩ e. choose
6. inventﻩﻩﻩ ﻩf. satisfied, pleased
7. select ﻩﻩg. put forward for consideration
8. diligence ﻩﻩh. suppose
9. fire ﻩﻩﻩﻩi. happening very frequently
10. contentﻩ ﻩﻩj. person with special skill or knowledge
II. Giving Chinese equivalents to each of the following phrases and expressions. (10 points in total, 1 point for each)
11. by no means 12. long for
13. break off 14. after all
15. be bound to 16. keep up with
17. find out18. work on
19. round the corner20. set one’s mind to
III. Fill in each blank with the proper form of the words given in the brackets. (10 points in total, 1 point for each)
21. It’s very(kindly) of you to invite me to tea.
22. We had fine weather all through July except for an (occasion) thunderstorm.
23. If the tea is too strong, you can (add) some more water.
24. Jenny is very (reliably)--- if she says she’ll do something she’ll do it.
25. After reading the novel, he was too (excite) to go to sleep that night.
26. The cat watched the mouse hole with great (patient).
27. Would you mind (repeat) what you’ve just said?
28. You will find this dictionary most (help) for learners of English.
29. I am (reluctantly) to get out of bed on cold mornings.
30. To my (disappoint), the book was not half so good as I had expected.
IV. Complete the following statements by choosing the appropriate answer from the four choices. (20 points in total, 2 points for each)
31. Whatever one has planned to do is to be altered in the process.
A. prohibited B. eager C. embarrassed ﻩD. bound
32. 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. disturbﻩﻩC. complain ﻩD. publish
33. Music, for both of us, is a part of life we treasure, and Michael has found his records and tapes a constant of happiness during the long hours of inactivity forced upon him.
A. source ﻩB. illustration C. additionﻩﻩD. package
34. She fell asleep at last, but in no time at all the pain in her back
her again, sharp and insistent.
A. conqueredﻩB. wakenedﻩ C. absorbedﻩ D. retired
35. The only way to a fear is to face it, and to do so as frequently as possible.
A. commit ﻩB. enlarge C. communicateﻩD. conquer
36. If you wish, we can for your luggage to be sent on ahead to each of the overnight stops.
A. memorize B. contract ﻩC. arrangeﻩﻩD. commit
37. The boy turned the TV off as the clock struck ten, time for him to go to bed.
A. reluctantly B. disappointedly C. fortunately D. undoubtedly
38. He could see her lips and hoped she would not cry in public again.
A. disturbing B. tremblingﻩ C. shaking D. stooping
39. I’d like to that students should be allowed more time for independent study.
A. propose ﻩB. commandﻩ C. arrangeﻩﻩD. steer
40. He might as well have picked a family out of the telephone book and stayed with them.
A. at random B. at a timeﻩﻩC. after all ﻩD. in detail
V. Reading comprehension.(This part is to test your reading abilities. Read the following two passages and finish each statement with the four choices marked A, B, C and D.)(20 points in total, 2 points for each)
Passage 1
A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands (任务). Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.
Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.
You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point.
The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.
Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.
41. Which of the following statements is wrong? __________
A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.
B. Americans attach less importance to patience.
C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing.
D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.
42. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means __________.
A. a less important thingﻩ B. a first concern
C. a good businessﻩD. an attractive gift
43. Americans evaluate a business colleague __________.
A. through social courtesyﻩ
B. through prolonged business talks
C. by establishing business relations
D. by learning about their past performance
44. This passage mainly talks about __________.
A. how Americans treasure their timeﻩ
B. how busy Americans are every day
C. how Americans do business with foreigners
D. what American way of life is like
45. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is ___________.
A. critical B. ironicalﻩﻩC. appreciativeD. objective
Passage 2
Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and fiends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales(称). Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn’t lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.
“What’s wrong with this girl?” He said, “Why doesn’t she hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in fist. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.
Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, “Why are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can’t you give me a hand with my luggage?”
The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.
46. Maria’s story happened ________.
A. when she was leaving America
B. on her way back to Santo Domingo
C. before she left the USA
D. when she arrived at the airport
47. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _______ at the airport.
A. help carry people’s luggage B. ask people to pick up the luggage
C. check people’s luggageﻩﻩﻩD. take care of people’s luggage
48. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _______.
A. surprised ﻩ B. sad C. unhappyﻩD. sorry
49.“Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _______.
A. worried about Mariaﻩﻩﻩ B. worried about the man
C. sorry for Maria’s mannersﻩ D. sorry for the man’s manners
50.The author mentioned Maria’s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _________.
A. she was young but behaved properly
B. she would not have left home alone
C. everyone around her was wrong
D. it was not good that nobody offered to help her
VI.Translation. (20 points in total, 2 points for each)
A. Translate the following sentences into English.
51.我认为我们在保护环境不受污染方面还做得不够。
52.我真希望你能拿出一个比这更好的解决办法(solution)来。
53.幸好附近有家医院,我们立刻把他送到了那里。
54.我随信附上这篇故事的插图。
55.据报道,那条铁路因洪水而停止修建。
B. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
56. National holiday is round the corner. Let’s give our bedroom a thorough clean.
57. To take this job would involve working on weekends frequently, but John didn’t mind.
58. Sam couldn’t afford the camera he longed for because it was too expensive.
59. Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills.
60. He doesn’t seem to be an old man in his eighties, considering his appearance.
VII. (This part is to test your writing ability. You are allowed 30 minutes to writing a composition on the topic of How to Learn English. You should write at least 120words and cover the following two points.)
1. The importance of learning English
2. Suggested methods of learning English.
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