13级普通本科试卷A卷

上饶师范学院试卷（A 卷）

课程名称：大学英语适用学期：第四学期

适用专业：非英语适用层次：13普通本科AB班

班级：学号：姓名

命题人：胡燕琴教研室审核人：黄姣玲二级学院审定人: 付仙梅

试卷一

说明：请将试卷一的答案用2B铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

Part I. Listening Comprehension (20%)

Part I Listening Comprehension (20%)

Section A

Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both 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 center.

1. A. She wants to have a new family.

B. She wants new friends.

C. She doesn’t want the family to break up.

D. She thinks dad and mom had better separate.

2. A. The manager sends flowers to celebrate the couple’s anniversary.

B. The manager sends the couple flowers to express his gratitude.

C. What the wife likes best is the roses.

D. What the husband likes best is the room and service.

3. A. In a school. B. In a kitchen. C. In a garden. D. In a grocery store.

4. A. The mother is a good teacher. B. The father will have an important meeting.

C. The boy’s parents have divorced.

D. The boy has a girlfriend now.

5. A. Only the internet will bring you the mate you want.

B. Your best chance of finding true love is through the internet.

C. One should never use the internet to find a husband.

D. Many women would be happy to be rid of their husbands.

6. A. None. B. One. C. Two. D. Three.

7. A. She was beside herself with joy.

B. She cried because she didn’t like the gift.

C. She was sad because the gift was squeezed out of shape.

D. She gave her son a present in return.

8. A. Boxing poor people’s ears. B. Giving poor people food.

C. Extending the Christmas holiday.

D. Establishing the British Commonwealth.

9. A. She loves shopping.

B. She does not know what to buy either.

C. She thinks the man can do something else instead of buying junk.

D. She disagrees with the man on what to buy.

10. A. She will treat the family with turkey.

B. She will make children work.

C. She won’t care if children are crowded at home.

D. She will let some children stay in a hotel.

Section B

Directions: In this section you’ll hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1

Questions 11 to 13 are based on passage 1.

11. A. He lost consciousness, B. He was slightly wounded.

C. He was seriously injured.

D. He was buried under an icebox.

12. A. About four days. B. Around eight days. C. A day and a half. D. More than six days.

13. A. His father pulled him out in time B. He stayed in an icebox.

C. He left the area before the earthquake.

D. Their house escaped the earthquake. Passage 2

Questions 14 to 17 are based on passage 2.

14.A. They haven't reached a decision yet B. They have decided to go hunting bears.

C. They want to go camping.

D. They want to go exploring in the country.

15. A. Susie B. Tom C. The speaker D. The speaker's husband

16.A. They chased the bear away. B. They stayed outside the tent and did nothing.

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C. They climbed up a tree.

D. They put some honey outside for the bear to eat.

17.A. He ate the honey. B. He drank the beer.

C. He chased the people away.

D. He turned things upside down.

Passage 3

Questions 18 to 20 are based on passage 3.

18. A. It smashed into a row of houses.

B. It was run over by a truck.

C. It was too nervous to leave on the strip in the middle of the road.

D. It hit a truck.

19. A. A passenger B. The dog C. The truck driver. D. A policeman

20. A. A big steak. B. A piece of bread.

C. A bottle of milk.

D. An extra large bone.

Part II. Reading Comprehension(40%) Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

To adjust your baby to the external world, educating him is your main assignment. How will you educate him? What role will he play in the world?

According to Darwin’s theory of the evolution of the species, we are a competitive species and one survives by adapting itself biologically to diverse environments through diverse ways. Competition was a resource useful for the progress of society and for the survival of human beings.

Today, however, the challenges are different. The 21st century is a computer science age, but there are environmental imbalance, deaths of thousands of children every day by starvation and countless epidemics(流行病).Therefore, it is urgent that the philosophy of preparing our children for competition and power be replaced by one of preparing them for love and cooperation.

The earth is a unique home to us all. The ecological(生态的)balance has to be pursued and this pursuit reflects the internal balance of each living being. We must educate our children so that they want to preserve nature and thus to preserve the opportunity to render themselves more powerful and capable in society. Our children have to learn that we don’t need to practice actions that benefit only our homeland while all other countries are destroyed. The destruction of other countries and lives leads to the impossibility of the future existence of the place we call home. It imbalances the eco-system and shades the hope of a better future. We must teach our children that the main necessity of men and children is love. Love is good to ourselves, others and nature. But it is getting harder to love or to donate something good to another. We are not capable of demonstrating hate to a flower, grabbing it and throwing it at the floor and stepping on it. It sounds insane! But we are insensitive to the extent of seeing a homeless person thrown there on the ground and pretending it’s not our problem! Our exaggerated competition has led us to total insensibility!

21. Darwin’s theory of evolution tells that________________.

A. cooperation leads to the progress of society.

B. one survives by adapting oneself well to the competitive world.

C. the survival of human beings depends on the progress of society.

D. one survives by cooperating well with others in diverse environments

22. Why should we prepare children for love and cooperation in the 21st century?

A. Because we are confronted with new challenges.

B. Because the 21st century is a computer science age.

C. Because they will live in a more completive society.

D. Because environmental imbalance has caused many deaths.

23. What is the benefit of keeping an ecological balance?

A. We can preserve our existing environment.

B. It will help maintain our internal balance.

C. We will become more competitive in society.

D. Our kids will live in a better natural environment.

24. Which of the following should NOT be embodied in our philosophy of education?

A. Our children should learn to cherish a love for mankind.

B. Our children should know the eco-system benefits us.

C. Our children should be educated to value our own homeland better than other countries.

D. Our children need to know that individuals are interdependent despite their differences.

25. The purpose of this passage is to __________.

A. analyze the role that competition plays in a child’s education.

B. propose that we should educate children to love and cooperate with others.

C. introduce the ways of overcoming children’s fears of stepping into the world.

D. explain why competition and cooperation should coexist in modern society.

Passage Two

Born black in a land where white people were powerful and respected, born female in a land

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where decisions were masculine(男子的),I had been afraid of the life of poverty and despair. In the prime of my youth, whenever I thought about growing old, I always carried a profound belief that I wouldn’t live past the age of 28. Tears would fill my eyes and bathe my face when I thought of dying before my son became an adolescent.

I was thirty-six before I realized I had lived years beyond my deadline and needed to revise my thinking about an early death. I would live to see my son an adult and myself at the half-century mark. With that realization life turned sweeter. Old acquaintances became friendships, and new acquaintances showed themselves more interesting. I did not live in undue absorption in the beyond loves burdened with disappointments and betrayals. I found new loves were coming.

I decided I would consent to living to an old age. White strands of hair would emerge near my temple(太阳穴).I would speak more slowly, choosing my words just like an elder stateswoman. My clothes would gradually become more distinguished-looking: gray suits and elegant dresses. And while I would refuse to wear old ladies’ comforts, I would give away the three-inch-high heels that had given me the advantage of being taller than nearly everyone else in the world. And I would choose good shoes with medium heels. I would keep company with other old women who would be equally prettily dressed, and I would always have an elegant, well-dressed man holding my arm.

Those were my plans. But at sixty my body which had never displayed a mind of its own, turned uncontrollable, stubborn and disloyal. My face became wrinkled, the skin on my thighs turned lumpy(粗糙的) and my waist thickened. I began to be overwhelmed with doubt and pessimism.

But now, as I walk slowly nearer to my seventieth year, my optimism has returned. My appetites have also returned. True, I can’t eat fried chicken with potato salad and then head for bed. I eat smaller portions earlier and try to take a short walk. A smooth Scotch whisky still causes me to smile, and a decent wine is received with gratitude. What I have learned so far about aging, despite the old bones and the wrinkles of one’s once-silken skin, is this: do it. By all means, do it.

26. The narrator believed she wouldn’t live past the age of 28 because_________.

A. her parents did not live past that age.

B. she could not live long without her son.

C. her husband was white and treated her badly at home.

D. the prospect of leading a life of poverty and without respect rendered her hopeless.

27. Deciding she would live to an old age, the narrator planned her future life in a way that she would_________.

A. speak more slowly and wear old ladies’ comforts

B. speak like an elder stateswoman and dress herself elegantly.

C. make friends with other elegantly dressed men and women.

D. wear shoes with high heels to give her the advantage of being taller.

28. Which word can be used to describe the narrator’s attitude toward life when she reached sixty?

A. resentful

B. optimistic

C. pessimistic

D. grateful

29. Which of the following statements is true about the narrator?

A. As she grew older, she found life more difficult.

B. Only when she turned 70 did she find life sweet.

C. As she grew old, she spent more time thinking about her bygone loves.

D. At different stages of her life, she had different understandings of aging.

30. By describing her life experiences, what does the author intend to tell us?

A. Black women should earn more power and respect.

B. Different people have different interpretations of life and death.

C. Old people should pursue spiritual happiness instead of material things.

D. A person should be optimistic and try to enjoy life even when he is old.

Passage Three

Long bus rides are like televisions shows. They have a beginning, middle, and an end---with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste." "Drink Good'n Wet Root Beer." "Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you've traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed---new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you've got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there's a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you've sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with

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your hands on the arm rests---even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.

31. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

A. Buses on the road.

B. Films on television.

C. Advertisements on the board.

D. Gas stations.

32. What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To give the writer's opinion about long bus trips.

B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

D. To describe the billboards along the road.

33. The writer of this passage would probably favor_______.

A. bus drivers who weren't reckless

B. driving alone.

C. a television set on the bus.

D. no billboards along the road.

34. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because

A. The commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun.

B. They both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between.

C. The drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses.

D. Both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.

35. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are

A. exciting

B. comfortable.

C. tiring.

D. boring

Passage Four

People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left, and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.

Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open unspoiled country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path, lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance walker and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.

Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to walk a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.

36. In Britain it is very risky to __________.

A. go with a single railway ticket

B. listen to pop-music at the festival

C. sleep in the open

D. pack together in crowds

37. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________.

A. were arrested by the police

B. had spent most of their money

C. were sleeping out

D. became quite penniless

38. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large__________.

A. tracks through the open country

B. areas of country without soil

C. areas of countryside not developed

D. expanses of land where nobody works

39. Public pathways are created for people to__________.

A. commute to work

B. enjoy long-distance walking

C. wall to maritime counties

D. visit the historic or scenic sites

40. Family groups nowadays like to__________.

A. have meals out of doors by the road-side

B. go for a walk away from home

C. drive out past the beautiful places

D. hear and smell the animals

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Part III. Vocabulary(25%)

incomplete sentences in this part. Choose the right answer among four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

41.He is studying _____to make up the lessons he missed while he was ill.

A. like a crazy

B. crazy

C. like crazy

D. a crazy man

42.As they were prevented from attending the meeting, we decided to be there_______.

A. on our behalf

B. on their behalf C .on our behalfs D. on their behalfs

43.If I can ______some extra hours this week, I can finish my task ahead of schedule and will have one or two days off next week.

A. squeeze in

B. squeeze

C. put

D. cost

44.Can you _____Steve tonight? No one else is able to take his place, you know.

A. fill in

B. stand for

C. fill in for

D. get rid of

45.In a sense, a crisis isn’t something bad since difficulties can______ the best qualities in people.

A. bring out

B. bring in

C. bring up

D. bring

46.The police are _____to the public for detailed information about the murderer.

A. appealing

B. appealed

C. calling on

D. calling

47.It is the hospital’s policy to ______ any patient who is suffering from an infectious disease.

A. isolate

B. isolated

C. isolate from

D. disclose

48. The children were taken care of by their aunt because their father was violent and they were believed to be_______.

A. in risk

B. at risk

C. risky

D. on risk

49.________the matter of this infectious disease, I would like to add a few remarks to those of the previous speaker.

A. as regard

B. in regard

C. as regards

D. in regards of

50. Nothing can be solved when both of you are in such a bad mood. ________this discussion when you calm down.

A. carry on

B. carry out

C. carry through

D. carry forward

51. He is studying hard ______getting good grades and having a better job in the future.

A. in the hope

B. in the hope of

C. so as to

D. in order to

52. I repeatedly warned him not to do it, but my warnings were never considered----they were simply _________.

A. set aside

B. set up

C. set out

D. set off

53. I know he’s upset, but that’s no _______for his rude behavior.

A. justification

B. justice

C. just

D. justify

54. I don’t think he is a _____ man----he often punishes me but not her when we make the same mistake.

A. just

B. justified

C. justifiable

D. justifiably

55. The committee’s suggestions sound reasonable, yet whether they can be ______ remains a problem.

A. implemented

B. implementing

C. implement

D. implements

56. Workers usually demand high wages while the boss always seeks high profits----it’s almost impossible to ______ these two aims.

A. compromise with

B. compromise

C. reconcile

D. reconcile with

57. He finally realized that his idea of learning to read and write in English well in three months was just an __________.

A. elusion

B. delusion

C. deduction

D. illusion

58. The internet has created a wonderland for us, but we should keep in mind the differences between the ______ world and the real world.

A. gradual

B. virtual

C. virtue

D. practical

59. What do the future hold _____for kids who quit school at an early age?

A. in store

B. preparing

C. in ready

D. in ready of

60. If the dispute gets any worse, the government will have to _____ to prevent serious violence.

A. step out

B. step off

C. step in

D. step down

61. A large supermarket has just opened on this street. ________ customers, we’ll have to sell up our small store.

A. for lack

B. because of

C. lack of

D. for want of

62. He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts, and ______he offered literature classes at home on Sunday afternoons.

A. in this end

B. to this purpose

C. at the end

D. to this end

63. Some novels quite readily ________ adaptation as plays; others do not.

A. lend itself to

B. lend itself

C. lend themselves

D. lend themselves to

64. They were very similar-----all cut from the same cloth, __________.

A. at all

B. all in all

C. therefore

D. so to speak

65. Everything here is new to me; I need some time to ______ the new surroundings.

A. orient to

B. orient

C. orient myself to

D. orient itself to

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上饶师范学院试卷（ A 卷）

课程名称：大学英语适用学期：第四学期

适用专业：非英语适用层次：13普通本科AB班

班级：学号：姓名

命题人：胡燕琴教研室审核人：黄姣玲二级学院审定人:付仙梅

试卷二

说明：请将试卷二的答案直接填写在试卷上。

Part IV. Writing (15%)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Issue of

Employment for Graduates.You should write at Least 150 words following the outline given

below:

1. 就业的形势越来越严峻，东西部人才供需并不均衡.

2. 你认为是否应在西部就业及其原因.

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2014-2015第二学期13级普通本科AB班A卷答案及评分标准

I. Listening Comprehension (20%)

1-5 CABCD 6-10CABCC 11-13 BAB 14-17 AABD 18-20 CCD

II. Reading Comprehension (40%)

21-25 BABCB 26-30 DBCDD 31-35 CADBA 36-40 CDCBA

III. Vocabulary (25%)

41-45 CBACA 46-50AABCA 51-55 BAAAA 56-60 CDBAC 61-65 DDDDC

IV. Writing (15%)

Possible version:

The Issue of Employment for Graduates

As we all know, the situation of employment graduate is urgent nowadays. Employment becomes a major social issue in our country. More and more people pay great attention to it.

This issue results from two aspects. First many undergraduates are finding jobs. They hope to get a job with high salary and other pensions. So the government and the society face great pressure. More job opportunities are needed to create for them.

On the other hand, there are many vacancies of jobs in the west. So there comes an imbalance between the supply and demand in the east and the west. Few people want to seek jobs in the west. They prefer to live in the major cities, such as Beijing , shanghai and other developed areas.

To solve this issue, it is a better choice to encourage people to seek jobs in the west. This also helps to develop local economy and offer a brand new chance for graduates.

I. Listening Comprehension

这部分共20分，每小题1分。

II. Reading Comprehension

总分40分，每小题2分。

III. V ocabulary

这部分总分为25分，每小题1分。

IV. Writing

1. 总分15分

2. 评分标准

5-7分条理不清，思路紊乱，语言支离破碎或大部分句子均有错误，且多数为严重错误。

8--10 分基本切题。有些地方表达思想不够清楚，文字勉强连贯；语言错误相当多，其中有一些是严重错误。

11--13分—切题。表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误。

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