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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上班级 学号 姓名 命题教师 教研室（系）主任审核(签字) -装-订-线- 装 订 线 以 内 不 准 作 任 何 标 记2010/2011学年第一学期期中试题（卷）课程名称大学英语（大二上册）考试性质考试试卷类型C使用班级全校非艺术专业考试方法闭卷人 数题 号一二三四五六七八九十总 成 绩成 绩一、听力阅读Section A Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked
2、about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 let
3、ter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A) He left his notes in class. B) He borrowed the notes from his classmate. C) He neednt have the exam. D) A classmate borrowed his notes.2. A) He has a better idea. B) It would be better if Mary could come with him. C) He thinks Marys
4、 idea is the best. D) Mary should come up with a better idea.3. A) Finish the work B) Wait until next morning. C) Go home. D) Have a rest there.4. A) They want to go downtown. B) They want to go to a park. C) The man doesnt know where to park the car. D) The man wants to know where the park is.5. A)
5、 He wants to join the others. B) He is behind in his work. C) He missed work when he was ill. D) He will catch up with his friends later.6. A) She felt sleepy during the lecture. B) She didnt like the lecture. C) She felt asleep also. D) She found the lecture interesting.7. A) The woman had chosen a
6、 color. B) The man doesnt care which color is chosen. C) The man is concerned about the color. D) The man has chosen a different color.8. A) No one has a friend like Tom. B) Everyone is Toms good friend. C) The man feels lucky to have Tom as a friend. D) The woman doesnt like any of the mans friend.
7、9. A) The man thinks the book is excellent. B) All the papers say that the book is good, too. C) The woman thinks the book is excellent. D) Reactions to the book are different.专心-专注-专业 10) A) Relaxing just a bit B) Enjoying sight-seeing. C) Getting the room back into shape. D) Exercising.Section BDi
8、rections: In this section you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. 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 thr
9、ough the center.Passage 1. 11. A) At Sydney. B) At Chicago. C) At Hong Kong. D) At Melbourne.12. A) A number of iron boxes. B) A pile of woolen goods. C) A number of wooden boxes. D) Some clothing.13. A) A box. B) A cat. C) A woman. D) A man.14. A) After the plane left London. B) Before the plane le
10、ft London. C) Two days ago. D) That morning.15. A) 345. B) 435 C) 230 D) 335Passage 216. A) By taxi. B) By bus. C) On foot. D) By car.17. A) Buckingham Palace. B) Oxford Street. C) The National Gallery. D) The British museum.18. A) Have some very good meals. B) Go shopping. C) See some very good pla
11、ys. D) Do sightseeing.19. A) They thought English food was bad. B) They will visit London again. C) They visited London last October. D) They didnt take their umbrella last year.20. A) The couple enjoyed themselves very much in London. B) London is the best place to visit. C) The couple saw a lot in
12、 London. D) It often rains in London.Keys 1 10 DCACB ABCDD 11 20 ACDBA CDCAD二、单项选择1. It is suggested that students should take an active part in social events _ those event do not interfere with their studies. A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided 2. There was once a town in this country where all
13、 life seemed to live in _ with its surroundings. A) coincidence B) harmony C) uniform D) alliance3. When we are together there is no competition; neither of us feel better than or _ to the other. A) interior B) internal C) inherit D) inferior4. The author introduced an entirely different _ to langua
14、ge teaching. A) approach B) admission C) entrance D) access5. Professor Wang has been _ a lot of pressure on me to change my mind. A) contributing B) exerting C) demonstrating D) tolerating6. As all the members of the committee except the chairman were in favor of the suggestion, he was in a _ of on
15、e. A) community B) society C) majority D) minority7. Education should aim to _ childrens mind to its utmost potential. A) cultivate B) calculate C) consult D) circulate8. The president said his government had the right to acquire any _ weapons from abroad to defend the country. (3-3B#) A) extreme B)
16、 discarded C) sophisticated D) moral 9. Some scientists believe that language has a great impact _ peoples thinking. A) to B) on C) of D) with10. In Japan the western deadline approach is secondary _ a thorough job. A) to B) of C) with D) by11. Professor Taylors talk has indicated that science has a
17、 very strong _on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists. A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact 12. I wouldnt think it _ to ask him to join the clubhe will only refuse. A) worthwhile B) worthless C) worth D) worthy班级 学号 姓名 -装-订-线- 装 订 线 以 内 不 准 作 任 何 标 记13. The value
18、 of the industrial _ dropped from about 70 billion dollars to slightly more than 31 billion. A) outcome B) output C) outlook D) outset14. However, _ weight is not an inevitable part of getting older. A) obtaining B) gaining C) getting D) developing15. They must know how to make use of and when neces
19、sary to discard the old _ rules. A) conventional B) conditional C) flexible D) feasible16. Originally the play was _ for October 2004, but had to be cancelled. A) convinced B) scheduled C) suspended D) enrolled 17. One of Magrittes paintings is of a man with his hat _ in mid-air above his head. A) p
20、repared B) participated C) operated D) suspended 18. The problem is so difficult that we cannot _ it _ without the help of our teacher. A) work ; out B) work ; at C) operate ; at D) agree ; to19. Today the most difficult and _ questions about the economic crisis of the late 1990s concern its deeper
21、causes, both domestic and international. A) preliminary B) controversial C) fruitful D) capable20. We have to do our _ to make the process as simply as possible. A) utmost B) outset C) outlook D) strain21. We have tried to make the questions simple but _ so that it wont take many minutes to fill in
22、but your answers will give us a good idea of what is wanted and what is not. A) complicated B) comprehensive C) controversial D) preliminary22. The lord mayor has _ a fund for the victims of the disaster. A) set up B) set out C) set aside D) set in23. The building became _ a fish market, a cheap res
23、taurant, a small hotel and finally a supermarket. A) continuously B) continually C) successively D) fundamentally24. She _ all her old clothes when she moved to a new city. A) dismissed B) disposed C) discarded D) displaced25. From my point of view this approach is _ to that one. A) better B) worse
24、C) superior D) best26. Unless they get the right approach they would _, and their competitors are already years ahead of them. A) feel behind B) feel through C) lag behind D) lag through27. Finally the murder case was dismissed _ to lack of evidence. A) because B) as C) thereby D) owing28. I realize
25、d what I was doing and decided to have this problem _, and I traced it back to when I was in hospital as a child. A) different B) consulted C) reformed D) analysed 29. The course was cancelled although over the students _. A) arguments B) quarrels C) protests D) conflicts30. Held up in a traffic jam
26、, we _ the planners for not having the foresight to have built a five-lane motorway. A) strained B) attended C) achieved D) cursed31. With a standard bulb, only 5% of the electricity is _ to light the rest is wasted away as heat. A) compressed B) converted C) exhausted D) confined32. Colour-blind pe
27、ople often find it difficult to _ between blue and green. A) separate B) distinguish C) compare D) contrast 33. We welcome rain, but a(n) _ large amount of rainfall will cause floods. A) constantly B) extensively C) specially D) extremely 34. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of
28、traveling _heavy schedules. A) with regard to B) as to C) in relation to D) owing to35. Henrys news report covering the conference was so _ that nothing had been omitted. A) clear B) moderate C) comprehensive D) understandable 36. He is _ about his chances of winning a good medal in the Olympics nex
29、t year. A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious37. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect _ silk from damage. A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible 三、阅读理解 第一篇 DBCBB During the rest of sleep, the fatigue of the body disappears and recuperation (复原) begins. The
30、tired mind gathers new energy; the memory improves; and annoyance and problems are seen correctly.Some adults require little sleep, others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four. Infants sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily, the amount gradually decreasing as they grow older. Young students m
31、ay need twelve hours; university students may need ten.班级 学号 姓名 -装-订-线- 装 订 线 以 内 不 准 作 任 何 标 记A worker with a physically demanding job may also need ten, whereas an executive working under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people are well known to have required little sleep. Na
32、poleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison, and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night. Whatever your individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep routine: a favo
33、rite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite posture (姿势), and a formula you need to follow in order to rest comfortably.Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours - nearly five days. Whatever the limit, it is absolute. Anima
34、ls kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limit for human beings is probably about a week. 1. It is implied in the passage that _.A) a light sleep is as refreshing as a deep one B) memory is greatly improved during sleepC) famous people need less sleep than ordinary peop
35、le D) sleep is important for good mental and physical health2. It can be concluded from the passage that the amount of sleep required _.A) depends on the bed one sleeps in B) varies greatly from one individual to anotherC) can be predicted from the type of job one has D) is closely related to the am
36、ount of pressure one suffers3. The word “formula” (line 3, paragraph 3) most probably means _.A) a prescription B) a mathematical ruleC) a fixed method or approach D) an expression of the elements of a compound4. A person should _ in order to sleep well.A) go to bed early B) follow his sleep routine
37、 C) sleep as much as he can D) do a physically demanding job5. The longest time a human being can survive without sleep is probably _A) five days B) seven days C) ten days D) twelve days第二篇 A. D. C. B. B Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as decorative purposes. They are made from a
38、variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, hard work and artistry (艺术才能) are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structures. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of
39、Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists. Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph. The intention was to have the collection represent at leas
40、t one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower plants and magnified details. E
41、very detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they too valuable and weak for classroom use.1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A、An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers B、The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph BlaschkaC、Flowers Native to the United States D、Materials Used for Artificial Flowers2. I