新编大学英语A4期末考试题
Part IListening Comprehension(20%)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. 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.
- A. go to the theatre B. go to see a film
C. go to the lecture D. stay at home
- A. The woman shouldn’t criticize Professor David.
B. The woman had no choice but continue Professor David’s lecture.
C. He disagreed with the woman about Professor David’s lecture.
D. Professor David’s class was interesting.
- A. 6:50 p.m. B. 6:55 p.m. C. 7:00 p.m. D. 7:05
- A. the department store B. the grocery
C. the bookstore D. the post office
- A. Cooking for oneself is better than eating school food.
B. Cooking for oneself is not as good as eating school food.
C. She doesn’t like the school food.
D. She doesn’t like the food she cooks.
- A. 9:14 B. 9:20 C.9: 45 D. 10:05
- A. waitress and customer B. husband and wife
C. doctor and patient D. saleswoman and customer
- A. The man could buy a present before Peter’s birthday.
B. The man should buy a present for Peter because he forgot Peter’s birthday.
C. The man could still send a present to Peter now.
D. The man always gives Peter a present on his birthday.
- A. She will ask someone else to take care of it.
B. She will give it to her friend.
C. She will take it with her.
D. She will leave the dog at home.
- A. They could just buy the tape recorder.
B. They should get the ticket before buying the tape recorder.
C. They should choose a cheaper tape recorder.
D. They couldn’t buy the tape recorder because the ticket is too expensive.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 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 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.
- A. the traffic ticket B. the speed limit
C. the fine D. the traffic police
- A. 25 miles per hour B. 35 miles per hour
C. 45 miles per hour D. 55 miles per hour
- A. He will be fined.
B. He will be more careful when he is driving.
C. He will have to stop driving for some time.
D. He will loose his driving license.
- A. Because drivers can’t drive too fast.
B. Because drivers don’t want to pay the fine.
C. Because drivers try their best to keep their cars within the speed limit.
D. Because the police are too busy to notice them.
- A. People have taken some effective measures to limit the consumptions of natural resources.
B. Natural resources are becoming less and less.
C. Natural resources will be used up in near future.
D. Natural resources can be reserved for a long time.
- A. Waste products is harmful to the natural resources.
B. Chemicals are dangerous to the environment.
C. Man couldn’t survive unless they stop using chemicals.
D. Those factories are to blame in part for the present situation.
- A. We should learn to reuse the natural resources.
B. We should control the population on the earth.
C. We should find some alternative resources to replace the present energy.
D. We should strengthen people’s awareness to protect the natural resources.
- A. How I Got My Driving License
B. How I Learned Driving from My Father
C. My First Driving Test
D. Some Tips of Passing the Driving Test
- A. When he was 15. B. When he was 16.
C. When he was 17. D. When he was 18.
- A. He ignored the direction signal.
B. He passed the test although he made some mistakes.
C. He took the test in London.
D. He failed the test because he didn’t pay attention to the stop sign at the crossroad.
Part II Reading Comprehension(40%)
Reading comprehension
Passage 1
Manners are a tool to remind us of others around us. Our actions affect each other; there is always give and take. However, if youth today are any indication, we are truly destined to become a society of people who think only of themselves. Maybe it sounds cliché, but my parents would have killed me had I done some of the things I endure from today’s youth.
I never ran in public, much less between and around the legs of people in stores. One scream and I would have been taken to the car and lectured on my behavior. Whenever I was rude in public, I was made to apologize; my parents didn’t do it for me. These embarrassing moments didn’t harm me; rather, they caused me to become aware that there were others inhabiting this world besides myself and my actions affected them.
I have yet to receive an apology from a child who just ran over my foot while chasing a sibling, and only half the time have the parents apologized. Often they simply gather up the children, making no eye contact, and take them to another part of the store to run around. If a child isn’t made to deal with a minor situation, how will one ever handle a major faux pas( which we all inevitably commit at some point)?
I have noticed that children are not even being schooled in social graces. At a Sunday brunch, a clown was making balloon animals for the children. My friend’s daughter, Sarah, stood by me waiting her turn. One by one the children grabbed their balloons and ----yes----ran. I was the only adult present who prompted “What do you say?” when the clown handed Sarah her balloon. The clown beamed at us, grateful he had actually been acknowledged.
I don’t blame the children, however. They emulate what they see. And what they are seeing is a society focused solely on acquisition----be it the dream house or another drink in a restaurant or a space on a crowded freeway---- without ever stopping to thank the source.
21.In this passage the author believes that a big problem American society has is that______
A.children are no longer properly educated in manners
B.parents today are not as well educated as parents in the past
C.children are no longer encouraged to learn from their parents
D.parents in the past were not as well educated as parents today
22.In the author’s opinion, we should blame ______for children’s lack of manners.
A. parents
B. schools
C. the whole society
D. education
23.What is the meaning of the word “rather” in the second paragraph?
A. very much
B. fairly
C. most certainly
D .instead
24.Which statement is not true according to the passage?
A. Children are not well-schooled in social graces
B. The society and parents are responsible for children’s rude activities
C. We should not merely blame the children
D. The writer lacks social graces
25.“the source” in the last paragraph means______
A. starting-point of a river
B. place from which something is from
C. those who offer something
D. the original documents
Passage 2
Change was not always this rapid. Certain important inventions, like the telephone, the airplane, the automobile, and the radio, had been invented by 1914, but the effects of these inventions upon the lives of ordinary citizens were not felt until many years later. We now have the technology to develop machines before people are ready to use them. For example, we have the technology to enable people to pay their bills by phone----but even people with phones resist. The change is too much too fast. People don’t want to talk to machines, especially if the machines talk back to them.
It is certain that technology, especially computer technology, will rule our lives to a greater and greater degree. This situation will not necessarily prove positive or negative in effect. Many people would be more comfortable if change came more slowly, but on the other hand, there are many for whom every innovation is like a new toy. They can’t wait for the next invention to be available. When scientists talk about the remarkably adaptable nature of people, they probably have these people in mind.
But there is a limit to everyone’s ability to adapt. What will happen to us when change comes so rapidly that we can no longer adjust to it? These same scientists who talk about our adaptable nature also tell us that change is to some degree emotionally painful to everyone. What then, will happen to us when change comes so rapidly that we can no longer stand the pain, and we refuse to change?
26.The main idea of this passage is ______
A.There is a limit to people’s ability to adapt
B.The possibility for people to adapt to changes
C.People’s reaction to changes
D.The fast change of the modern world
2 7.Which of the following had not been invented by 1914?
A.the phone
B.the airplane
C.the atomic bomb
D.the automobile
28.While talking about the remarkably adaptable nature of people, scientists also admit that ______
A. when change comes too rapidly, people will refuse to change
B. some people are not as adaptable to change as scientists
C. change is emotionally painful to everyone
D change is not as fast as people imagine
29.Which of the following people’s reactions to changes is not true ?______
A.when the change is too fast, people resist it
B.many people would be more comfortable
C.everyone’s ability to adapt is limited.
D.most people will choose to live in any of the less scientific ages
30.The author’s attitude towards modern science is ______
A.positive
B.indifferent
C.critical
D.negative
Passage 3
A five-year study of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes and scholars has concluded that drive and determination, not great natural talent, led to their extraordinary success.
“We expected to find tales of great natural gifts,” said University of Chicago education professor Benjamin Bloom, who led the team of researchers who studied the careers of America’s top performers in six fields: concert pianists, Olympic swimmers, sculptors, tennis players, mathematicians and research neurologists.
“We didn’t find that at all. Their mothers often said it was their other children who had the greater gift,” Bloom said.
The most brilliant mathematicians often said they had trouble in school and were rarely the best in their classes. Some world-class tennis players said their coaches viewed them as being too short ever to be outstanding, and the Olympic swimmers said they remember getting regularly “clobbered” in races as 10-year-olds.
The foundation-supported research team conducted in-depth, anonymous interviews with the top 20 performers in the six fields, as judged by national championships or similar honors.
They also interviewed their families and teachers, hoping to learn how these individuals developed into extraordinary performers.
31.The title of the passage may be _____
A.A Study of the Key to Success.
B.Important Findings of the Study of Success.
C.Drive and Determination is the Key to Success
D.Procedure of the Study of Success
32.Which one is not true according to the passage?______
A. The most brilliant mathematicians often had trouble in school.
B. It was often that the other child in the family had the greater gift.
C. Drive and determination led to extraordinary success.
D. The study shows that extremely successful people had unique backgrounds and development.
33.Which can be inferred from the passage?______
A. The purpose of the study is to find some stories of great natural gifts.
B. Benjamin Bloom is a psychology professor of University of Chicago.
C. Some world-class tennis players said their coaches viewed them as being not tall enough.
D. The names of the interviewees are known to the research team.
34.Which doesn’t belong to the evidences to support the preliminary findings of the study?______
A. The most brilliant mathematicians often said they had trouble in school and were rarely the best in class.
B. Some world-class tennis players were often viewed by coaches as being too short ever to be outstanding.
C. Olympic swimmers remember getting regularly clobbered in races as 10-year-olds.
D. No great natural talent was found.
35.Which one is probably not studied by the research team?______
A. concert pianists
B. Sculptors
C. Mathematicians
D. Coaches
Passage 4.
I don’t think we can accept all the glory and the money that comes with being a famous athlete and not accept the responsibility of being a role model, of knowing that kids and even some adults are watching us and looking for us to set an example. I mean, why do we get endorsements in the first place? Because there are people who will follow our lead and buy a certain sneaker or cereal because we use it.
I love being a role model, and I try to be a positive one. That doesn’t mean I always succeed. I’m no saint. I make mistakes, and sometimes I do childish things. And I don’t always wake up in a great, role-model mood. There are days when I don’t want to pose for a picture with every fan I run into, when I don’t feel like picking up babies and giving them hugs and kisses (no matter how cute they are) , those are the days I just try to avoid the public.
But you don’t have to be perfect to be a good role model, and people shouldn’t expect perfection. If I were deciding whether a basketball player was a positive role model, I would want to know: Does he influence people’s lives in a positive way away from the court? How much has he given of himself, in time or in money, to help people who look up to him? Does he display the values ----like honesty and determination ----that are part of being a good person? I wouldn’t ask whether he lives his life exactly the way I would live it or whether he handles every situation just the way I would handle it.
I do agree with Charles on one thing he says in his commercial: “Just because I can dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” But sometimes parents need a little assistance. There are times when I t helps for a mother and father to be able to say to their kids, “Do you think Karl Malone or Scottie Pippen or Charles Barkley or David Robinson would do that?” To me, if someone uses my name in that way, it’s an honor. Sure, parents should be role models to their children. But let’s face it, kids have lots of other role models----teachers, movie stars, athletes, even other kids. As athletes, we can’t take the place of parents, but we can help reinforce what they try to teach their kids.
36.The title of this passage may be ______
A.Qualities of a positive role model.
B.Athletes cannot take the place of parents
C.Some athletes don’t want to be role models
D.The athletes should be role models
37.Which of the following is true according to the passage?______
A.Athletes can choose whether to be a role model or not.
B.Athletes can get endorsements because people like to follow them.
C.He loves to be a role model and he is always happy in the presence of the public.
D.Role models should be perfect so that children can learn from them.
38. Which is not mentioned in the passage?______
A.Athletes should not only accept glory and money but also accept the responsibility of being a role model.
B.The author tries to be a positive role model but he is not perfect.
C.If a basketball player handles every situation just the way the writer would handle it, he will choose him as a good role model.
D.Sometimes the writer doesn’t feel happy as a role-model.
39..According to the writer which one is not the quality of a good role-model?______
A.He influences people’s lives in a positive way.
B.He gives of himself, in time or money, to help those who look up to him.
C.He displays the values that are part of being a good person, such as honesty and determination.
D.He accepts all the glory and the money but not accept the responsibility.
40.The phrase “run into” in the second paragraph means the following but ______
A.came across
B.happened to see
C. hit someone
D. met by chance
Part III Vocabulary and structure (15%)
Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
41、My aunt never married because her father didn’t _____ to her marriage to a man she loved.
A. consent B. confirm C. contend D. conceive
42.The semi-final will be a chance for the losing team to get their _____ on the winning team for their earlier defeat.
A. revenge B. temptation C. certainty D. despair
43.Little _____ explain so much about the matter.
A. did I need B. need I to C. I need to D. need I
44.Would you please help me ______the vegetables and salad? It’s half past six and our guests will arrive soon.
A. dish out B. dish up C. eat up D. seek out
45.It’s the end of September and the National Day is _____.