2010—2011学年第一学期 《大学英语》期末考试题（A）卷 [请单击此处编辑试卷说明] 题 号 一 9. interrupt I. dismiss (sb.) from a job 10. vanish J. lessen (pain, worry, etc.) 二 三 四 1. imply, implication, implied 五 总分 1) She did not actually say that our plan was Utopian(空 想的)， but that was the ________________.
2) Are you _____________ that I am a liar? 3) Can you figure out the ____________ meaning 得 分 总分人 评卷人 得分 of his statement? 一、词汇 （25分）“显示文本”不能横跨多行!4) The teacher smiled, with the _____________ that he didn't believe me.
2. surprise (v.), surprise (n.), surprising,
1. amaze A. right away 2. relieve B. take (letters, surprised, surprisingly
1) I was ______________ to hear that Tom had parcels, etc.) to houses 3. fire C. able to produce failed his exam. 2) Aunt Sophia paid us a ____________ visit much 4. productive D. not knowing last Sunday. 3) ______________, our team lost for the first what to do 5. immediately E. break the flow time in ten years.
4) The news _____________ all of us. 5) It is not ______________ that Jack got fired of speech or action 6. deliver F. hold out to others 7. awkward G. fill with -- he was always daydreaming at work.
6) A look of ______________ came into his eyes wonder 8. extend H. disappear as he read the telegram.
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3. die, death, deadly (a.), deadly (ad.) 1) One winter morning the old beggar was found lying
__________ in the snow.
2) Peace-loving people all over the world want these
__________ weapons (武器) done away with (废除).
3) He is ___________ serious about the matter. 4) She ___________ for the people. Her
___________ is weightier than Mount Tai(泰山).
二、填空 （15分）
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tighten handle brightly mask caught up in take back stun dream of mysterious pull into differ compared to complicated involve damage
1. More
than two substances(物质)
______________ in this chemical reaction.
2. The multiple origins(多种来源) of the
评卷人 得分 English language make it a _____________ one for the non-native speakers to learn.
3. ________________ most women of
her time, she was indeed very fortunate.
4. In
the earthquake many houses were ____________ and some were destroyed.
5. If we compare out earth with the moon, we will find
that the former ___________ from the latter in many ways.
6. The screws(螺钉) are somewhat loose. I'll have them ___________.
7. Wash your hands before you ___________ my
books, please.
8. The young villagers were determined to find out
about the ____________ noise they heard each night.
9. We were so ___________________ the TV
program that we forgot about the time.
10. When he was young he ________________
traveling round the world.
评卷11. She was ___________ by the news of her son's
death.
12. The taxi driver ______________ a roadside
restaurant to get something to eat.
13. Vingo was really lucky that his wife was willing to
__________ him _________.
14. The girl smiled _____________ as if she were
free from all life's troubles.
15. Hard as she tried to hold herself in, she could not
__________ her sadness.
三、翻译 （10分）
1. 煤矿工人们决定为争取更好的工作条
件举行罢工。
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2. 整个上午他都在忙于写那篇故事，只
是偶尔停下来喝杯茶。
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3. 她弯腰捡起手帕，在桌子上把它弄平。
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4. 科学家们一致认为更好地了解人脑将
有助于人们充分利用其无限的潜力。 __________________________________________________________________________________
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5. 我上汽车不久就注意到一个外貌很怪
的男人。他穿着一件不合身的上衣，一动不动地坐在位子上。
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四、阅读理解 （30分）
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Mr. Gray was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and
came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, \"You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me 5 pounds, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.\"
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, \"Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!\" \"Well,\" answered the stranger, \"are you still willing to take a chance?\"
1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office? A. He went up to work by train. B. He walked to his office.
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C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained. D. He usually took a train to the station and then
walked to his office if the weather was fine.
2. Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because
_________.
A. he couldn't afford the buses B. he wanted to
save money
C. he wanted to keep in good health D. he could do some exercises on the way
3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a
stranger in order to __________.
A.give him a start in life B.help him on the way
to success
C.make him rich D.gain more money
4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and
_______.
A.wanted to return Mr. Grey the money B.again asked Mr. Grey for money C.would like to make friends with him
D.told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then 5. In the second paragraph, \"...take a chance \" means
_______.
A. Mr. Grey happened to meet a stranger B. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not
give back the money which he lent him
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise. 6.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b.Worked in a bank. c.
Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper job. f. Learned to write stories
A. e.c.f.b.d.a B. c.e.b.d.f.a C.
e.b.d.c.a.f D. c.b.e.d.a.f
7.People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because
A. they had surprise endings B. they were
easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor D.they were about New York City
8.O. Henry went to prison because
A.people thought he had stolen money from the
newspaper
B.he broke the law by not using his own name
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C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners D.people thought he had taken money that was not his
9.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious
about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.
10.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper
articles he wrote.
C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.
On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in \"the kingdom of bicycles.\" Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Frienlander's next destinations(目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
11.The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article
would be
A. The kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful
Hotel in Xi'an
C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims
12.The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because
A. he asked to see the manager. B. he entered the hall with a bike.
C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests. D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting
him.
13.Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order,
A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India,
China, and Pakistan
C. Pakistan, China ,and India D. China, Pakistan, and India
14.What made Friedlander want to come to China?
A. The stories about Marco Polo. B. The famous
sights in Xi'an.
C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles. 15.Friedlander can be said to be
A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strong-minded
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五、作文 （20分）
得分 [请单击此处编辑题目]
题目：自我介绍
要求：字数120字
Self-introduction
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