Terminal Exam for
21st CenturyPracticalCollege English
Book 2
(B)
Time allowed: 120 minutes
FudanUniversity Press
Terminal Exam for 21st CenturyPracticalCollege English
Book 2 (B)
(Time allowed: 120 minutes)
Part I Listening Comprehension (15%)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
Directions:This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a question. The dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Now the test will begin.
1. A) In a bank.B) In a shopping center.
C) In a library.D) In a cinema.
2. A) The woman only has a red hat.B) The woman only has a blue hat.
C) The woman at least has two hats.D) The man does not know where the hat is .
3. A) The taxi driver and passenger.B) The teacher and student.
C) The employer and employee.D) The salesman and customer.
4. A) She is happy to hear this. B) She is surprised.
C) She is sad about this. D) She feels nothing.
5. A) The woman knew the lecture time.B) The woman had a wrong idea of the lecture time.
C) The lecture is over now.D) The lecture’s time has been put off.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some questions. The conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B,) C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Conversation 1
6. A) Asking direction.B) Searching for a book store.
C) Buying stamps in a post office.D) Buying books in a book store.
7. A) White.B) Red.
C) Blue.D) Yellow.
Conversation 2
8. A) An old man.B) A young man.
C) A handsome man.D) A rich man.
9. A) Young Black.B) Young Black’s father.
C) Old Black’s father.D) Old Black’s son.
10. A) The man has a very large apartment.
B) The man is very rich.
C) The man will die soon and leave his money to her.
D) The man is very charming.
Section C
Directions:In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read two times. You are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you have heard. Now the passage will begin.
It is said, in prehistoric 11)______, there existed a great tribe. Today we call it Indo-European. 12)______the historians, the original home Indo-European family lay in the mainland of Europe and the western part of Asia. It can be traced that the living condition for the big family was very hard, i.e. 13)______, because there are many words describing trees or animals living in the cold 14)______in the language of branches split from the family, and the words for “winter” and “snow”. With the immigration of the people, the great tribe split. Accordingly, the 15)______fall into 11 principle groups: Indian, Iranian, Armenian(亚美尼亚), Italic, Balto-Slavic, Germanic(the origin of Old English), Celtic, Hittite, Tocharian.
Part II Grammar & Vocabulary (15%)
Directions: This part consists of 2 sections.
Section A (5%)
Directions: In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
16.Some students find it difficult to ______the word “thorough”.
A) pronounce B) talkC) make D) voice
17.Don’t move. There is a ______snake on the tree ______you.
A) dying… looking atB) deadly… look at
C) dying… look atD) deadly… looking at
18.To save the ______man, the doctor did everything ______.
A) injured… possibly B) hurt… possible
C) injured… possibleD) hurt… possibly
19.Jane had to say goodbye to her friends when it was time to ______the train.
A) boardB) reachC) doD) arrive
20.A foreign language cannot be learned quickly; it must be learned ______.
A) step by stepB) one by one
C) one by anotherD) on another
21.Our boss offered the Harvard graduate a high-paying job after he ______the test with outstanding result.
A) had come throughB) had come by
C) had led toD) had went over
22.Bob ______the school bus, but he got up too late.
A) could have gotB) had got
C) would getD) got
23.This doctor has ______a good reputation over the years.
A) built up B) worked
C) managedD) concentrated on
24.Hardly ______the railway station when it started raining.
A) I had reachedB) had I reached
C) I had reached toD) had I reached to
25.Don’t allow your mind to ______past failures.
A) dwell onB) keep onC) go onD) sit on
Section B(10%)
Directions:Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary. Write each word in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
appeareconomyimagineaddtranslate
identifymasskillobjectequal
26. He’s studying poverty from a point of view of an ______.
27. People see him as a _____ because he has murdered three children.
28. His ____ is still unclear, because he has no ID card.
- His _____ is untimely. I think he must have been delayed by something.
- Although he is young, his ______are plenty.
- Is there any ______to the plan?
- He does believe the ______of all humankind.
- The Chinese version of the English novel is too bad. They need a new ______.
- We have three parts of testing work, but our leader gives an _____ one to us.
- Bombs of ______destruction can kill a lot of people.
Part III Reading Comprehension (20%)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you’ll find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Within fifteen years Britain andother nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could loseits meaning because everything which goes into the dumps(垃圾堆) would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is tofindouthow much ofthese raw materials could beprovided ifaplantfor recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well．
Another new project isbeing set up to discoverthe best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish．When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this：first，it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets(磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel. The rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.
The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.
- From the first paragraph we can see ______.
A)there will be no waste in the world
B)the waste cannot be reused
C)the waste can be reused
D)there will be a lot of useless waste in the world
- In the second paragraph, the word “inhabitants” means______.
A)people with bad habits
B)animals’ living grounds
C)people’s living grounds
D)people who live in the city
- A latest project is to ______.
A)find out how much ofthese raw materials could beprovided ifaplantfor recycling waste were built just outside the city
B)find out how much will the recycling waste cost
C)find out how to recycle the waste
D)find out how to sell the recycled waste
- Another new project isbeing set up to______.
A)discover the new rubbish
B)discoverthe best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish
C)discover why there are some many rubbishes
D) discover how to produce rubbish products
- What dose the passage mainly talk about?
A)The future ways to deal with rubbish.
B)How to prevent more rubbish.
C)What can be expected to reduce rubbish.
D)Rubbish is a good thing.
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions and unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
During his travel around Italy, Goethe(歌德) once came into an inn and ordered a bottle of wine. Before drinking the wine, he tried a little bit and then mixed it with water. At another table sat some students. They were also drinking wine in a good mood and made a great noise. They noticed that the gentleman near them pouring water into his wine, so they laughed at it. One of them asked, “Dear sir, please tell us, why you use water to absolve the high-class drink?”
Goethe smiled,“Water alone makes man quiet, because I have seen the fish in pool like this. Wine alone makes man stupid, because I have seen you like this. So I drink the water which is mixed with Wine.”
41. Where did the story happen?
A)In German.B) In Britain. C) In Italy.D) In Switzerland.
42. What did Goethe drink?
A)A bottle of wine.B) A glass of plain water.
B)Only soft drink.D) Wine mixed with water.
43. What was the environment in the small inn?
A)It was quite and pleasant.B) It was noisy.
C)It was clear and neat.D)It was empty.
44. Why did Goethe answer the students in this way?
A)He was mocking at the students.
B)He would do what the students did.
C)He appreciated what the students did.
D)He wrote it because he was happy in drinking.
45. What is the best title of the passage?
A)How to Write Poem.
B)Where is the Best Place to Write a Poem.
C)Goethe, the Greatest Poet in History.
D) Goethe and the Students.
Task 3
Directions:Read the following information and complete the outline below it (No. 46 through50). Write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
The price of Tablet― a new type of computer ― is equal to the price of a laptop and it will run windows XP Tablet PC edition. Microsoft(微软) promises that the new type will be finished by the second half of 2002.
Eager to know what these new machines can do, I took a Tablet PC, which is still in test. The hardware is pretty slick. It starts off looking like a laptop, but then you take off part of the screen, swing it around 180°and push it down. Press a button to go from a beautiful countryside picture. It is great! The whole machine is about the size of a thick book, weighs under 1.3 kg. It makes you feel comfortable when you put it on your laps. It does not get hot and you can rest your wrist and arm on the screen without making your work terrible. And there is the flow of digital ink for you to write.
Of course, there are still some weak points for the machines. For instance, you cannot write too fast in Journal. If you do so, the words will not appear on time, that means, slower than the pen-writing. Microsoft said, this was an early version of the software. No one will accept this kind of handwriting software unless it feels just like handwriting. So Microsoft will take seven months to get it right.
I’m sure Bill Gates will be richer through selling this kind of machines. That may not make the antitrust lawyers happy, but at least it is not a joke any more.
Time, DEC. 24, 2001
TabletThe price of Tablet is 46)______.
It will run 47)______.
The hardware is pretty 48)______.
It weigh under 49)______.
Microsoft will take 50)______to get it right.
Task 4
Directions:Read the following passage and give brief answers to the following questions.
Dear Sirs,
We have 50 cases of medicines and chemical reagents at the above address ready for dispatch to any EuropeanMainPort, and shall be glad if you arrange for your shipping container to collect them. Each case weights 60 kgs. As our client requires us to ship the goods not later than July 15, please quote us for a shipping container from Hong Kong to the above mentioned port before that deadline.
Your early quotation will be highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Brown
(Reply)
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your enquiry of 5 June, asking us to quote shipping container to any EMP for 50 cases of medicines and chemical reagents.
The shipping containers we provide are of two sizes, namely 10ft. and 20ft., long and built to take loads up to two four tons respectively. They can be opened at both ends, thus making it possible to load and unload at the same time. They are both watertight and airtight and can be loaded and locked at the factory, if necessary.
There is also a saving in freight charges when separate consignments intended for the same port of destination are carried in one container.
We enclose a copy of our tariff and look forward to receiving your instructions.
Yours faithfully,
Amy White
51. What goods they are discussing?
______.
52. How many types of the shipping containers Amy White can offer?
______.
53. Are they convenient?
Yes, they are, because they can be opened ______.
54. Are there any other advantages of the shipping containers?
They are both watertight and airtight and can be ______at the factory.
55. What is the advantage of the shipped goods in one container?
They enjoy ______.
Part IV Cloze(10%)
Directions:Read the following paragraphs and fill in each of the numbered blanks with one word which isEXACTLY the word used in the text you have learned. Write the word on the Answer Sheet.
A number of years ago(1983-1987), I had the 56)______to play the character of Ronald McDonald for the McDonalde’s Corporation. My marketplace 57)______most of Arizona and a portion of Southern California.
One of our standard events was “Ronald Day.” One day each month, we 58)______as many of the community hospitals as 59)______, bringing a little 60)______into a place where no one ever looks forward to going. I was very 61)______to be able to make a 62)______to children and adults who were 63)______some “down time.”The warmth and 64)______I would receive stayed with me for weeks. I loved the project, McDonald’s loved the project, the kids and adults 65)______it and so did the nursing and hospital staff.
Part V Translation (25%)
Section A(12.5%)
Directions: Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English and write your English versions on the Answer Sheet.
66.他是一个彻头彻尾的白痴(idiot)。
67. 年轻人需要锻炼交际(social)能力。
68. 尽管他工资很高，但大多数都交了房租(rent)。
69. 为了集中精力(focus on)练绘画，他放弃了音乐。
70. 如果你当初尽了自己最大的努力，你早就成为校队(varsity)的首发队员(starter)了。
Section B(12.5%)
Directions: Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese and write your Chinese versions on the Answer Sheet.
71. Reading real successful stories often shows that people desire to be leaders.
72. It is important to recycle(回收利用废物), because we have less and less resources.
73. In our world, it’s hard to live without plastics.
74. She was my last living grandparent and I was her only grandchild.
75. Harry wants to take me out. He is a nice guy but we have nothing in common.
Part VIWriting (15%)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a Letter of Certification based on the following information. Write your letter on the Answer Sheet in about 50 words.
王伟，男，21岁，上海大学英语系四年级学生，成绩优异，乐于助人。现被派往ABC公司实习（internship）。请予以接纳。
上海大学学生处
Answer Sheet
（Time allowed: 120 minutes）
Class______Name______School Number______
Part I / Part II / Part III / Part IV / Part V / Part VI / Total ScorePart I Listening Comprehension (15%)
Section A 1. _____2. _____3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____
Section B6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Section C
11. ______12. ______13. ______
14. ______15. ______
Part IIGrammar & Vocabulary(15%)
Section A (5%)
16.____ 17._____ 18._____ 19._____ 20._____ 21._____ 22._____ 23. _____ 24._____ 25._____
Section B(10%)
26. ______27. ______
28. ______29. ______
30. ______31. ______
32. ______33. ______
34. ______35. ______
Part IIIReading Comprehension(20%)
Task 136._____ 37._____ 38._____ 39._____ 40._____
Task 241._____ 42._____ 43._____ 44._____ 45._____
Task 3
46. ______47. ______48. ______
49. ______50. ______
Task 4
51. ______52. ______53. ______
54. ______55. ______
Part IV Cloze(10%)
56.______57.______58.______59.______60.______
61.______62.______63.______64.______65.______
Part VTranslation(25%)
Section A(12.5%)
66. ______
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67. ______
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68. ______
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69. ______
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70. ______
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Section B(12.5%)
71. ______
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72. ______
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73. ______
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74. ______
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75. ______
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Part VIWriting(15%)
1
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Key to Terminal Exam for 21st Century Practical College English
Book Two (B)
Part I Listening Comprehension
(15%, 1′х15)
Section A1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B
Section B6. A 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. A
Section C
11. ages12. According to 13. cold14. zones15. language
Part IIGrammar & Vocabulary
Section A (5%, 0.5′х10)
16- 20 A D C A A21-25 A A A B A
Section B (10%, 1′х10)
26. economist 27. killer 28. identification 29. appearance 30. imaginations
31. objection 32. equality 33. translator34. additional 35. massive
Part III Reading Comprehension
Task 1 (5%, 1′х5)
36. C37. D38. A39. B40. A
Task 2 (5%, 1′х5)
41. C42. D43. B44. A45. D
Task 3 (5%, 1′х5)
46. equal to the price of a laptop47. windows XP Tablet PC edition48. slick
49. 1.3 kg.50. seven months
Task 4 (5%, 1′х5)
51. Medicines and chemical reagents52. two
53. at both ends54. loaded and locked
55. a saving in freight charges
Part IV Cloze
(10%, 1′х10)
56. opportunity57. covered58. visited59. possible60. happiness
61. proud62. difference63. experiencing64. gratification65. loved
Part V Translation
Section A (12.5%, 2.5′х5)
66. He is a complete idiot.
67. Young people need training their social ability.