邢台职业技术学院2007~2008学年第一学期教考分离试题基础部商英071、072班《综合英语B卷》(答案全部写在答题纸上)Part I Writing (20分) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled College Love.You should write at least 100 words following the outline given below:1.现在大学生谈恋爱的现象很多2.人们对这种现象的看法各不相同3.我的观点是……College Love_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Part II Reading comprehension (skimming and scanning) (10分) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer sheet.For questions 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.A Pay Rise or Not?"Unless I get a rise, I’ll have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley," George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city about 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there. Henry Manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises for his workers. Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang.His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. Manleysighed again. He could guess what it was about. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead; his problems seemed endless.1. Henry Manley was already deeply in debt.A) Right B Wrong C Not mentioned2. The job that had been offered to George Strong in Birmingham paid better.A) Right B) Wrong C) Not mentioned3. If George Strong took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family in Wyeford.A) Right B) Wrong C) Not mentioned4. Henry Manley’s compa ny was in deep trouble.A) Right B) Wrong C) Not mentioned5. Henry Manley’s company was making enough profits to raise the workers’ wages.A) Right B) Wrong C) Not mentioned6. Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him.A ) Right B) Wrong C) Not mentioned7. George Strong was a very creative engineer.A ) Right B) Wrong C) Not mentioned8. George’s wife thought his pay was_______ to meet the needs of the family.9. Henry Manley was the manager of a small company________________.10. It seemed that the company of Henry Manley had no future unless it could _________.Part ⅢReading comprehension (reading in depth) (30分) Directions:There are 3 passages in this section. They are followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A) B) C) andD). You should decide on the best choices and write the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet.Passage OneQuestion11 to 15 are based on the following passage.Hi. I’m Jeff ery Benzos. When I first had the idea of selling books on the Internet, I went to my boss and said to him, “You know, I’m going to start this company selling books online.” This was something that I had already been talking to him about, but then he said, “Let’s go on a walk.”And we went on a two-hour walk in the Central Park in New York City.After walking for a while, he said, “You know, this sounds like a really good idea to me, but it might be a better idea for somebody who didn’t already have a good job.” He let me think about it for 48 hours before making the finally decision.When I talked to my wife about this, she thought I was doing the right thing and said, “Look, you know I’ll always support you, whatever you want to do.” So it really was a decision that I had to make for myself. I imagined myself at the age of 80 and saying, “Okay, now I’m looking back on my life. I hope that I have had as few regrets in my life as possible.” I knew that when I was 80 I was not growing regret having tried this. I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret it, but the one thing might regret is not ever having tried.11. Jeffery Benzos went to his boss to talk to him about____________.A) quitting his job B) having a walk in Central ParkC) selling books on the Internet D) opening a company selling books12. When Jeffery Benzos told his idea to him, his boss ___________.A) became indifferent B) refused him with no reasonC) accepted it at once D) asked him to give it a second thought13. The boss believed that it was a good idea for somebody with ___________.A) a good job B) no jobC) curiosity D) a lot of imagination14. Jeffery Benzos imagined that at the age of 80 the one thing he would regret is that ___________.A) he had never tried B) he had triedC) he had failed his attempt D) he had had only one job15) What can you infer from the passage?A)Jeffery Benzos decided to continue his jobB)Jeffery Benzos decided to carry out his ideasC)Jeffery Benzos’s wife made him carry out his ideaD)Jeffery Benzos started to imagine his future all day longPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Television has opened windows in everybody’s life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914, Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general dislike of war, and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.Television has also changed politics. The most distant areas can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, people are more likely to vote, and so to make their opinion count.Unfortunately, television’s influence has been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable. All educators agree that the “television generations” are more violent than their parents and grandparents.Also, the young are less patient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesn’t do funny things like the people on children’s programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That’s the time it takes on the screen.16. In the past, many young people ______.A) knew the effects of warB) went in for politicsC) liked to save the wounded in warsD) were willing to be soldiers17. Now with TV people can _____.A) discus politics at an information centerB) show more interest in politicsC) make their own decisions on political affairsD) express their opinions freely18. The author thinks that TV advertisements _____.A) are not reliable on the wholeB) are useless to peopleC) are a good guide to adultsD) are very harmful to the young19. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A) People have become used to crimes now.B) With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.C) People now like to read books with picture.D) The adults are less violent than the young.20. From the passage, we can conclude that _____.A) children should keep away from TVB)TV programs should be improvedC) children’s books should have picturesD) TV has a deep influence on the youngPassage ThreeQuestions21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Storms Sink ShipsRescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh.The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21.Hundreds more are missing or feared dead.The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhaka as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country.The government has since banned a11 ferries and other boats from travelling at night during the April-May stormy season.One of the ferries, MV Mitali,was carrying far more people than it was supposed to.About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300,police said The second ferry carried about 100 passengers.“The number of deaths is certain to rise,” said an official in charge of the rescue work. “No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of them survived.”Ferries in Bangladesh don’t always keep passenger lists,making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board.Besides the ferry accidents,at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats.Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh, as are boating accidents.Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people.Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions.Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh.It is a country covered by about 230 rivers.Some 20,000 ferries use the nation’s waterways(水路)every year.And many of them are dangerously overcrowded(过度拥挤).Since1977, more than 3,000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents.21. How many people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters?A) More than 130.B) Over 3,000.C) About400.D) At least 40.22. The two ferry disasters occurredA) at noon.B) in the morning.C) at night.D) in the afternoon.23. How many passengers was MV Mitali designed to carry?A) 440.B) 100.C) 400.D) 300.24. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of the boating accidents?A) Strong winds.B) Bad weather conditions.C) Blockage of waterways.D) Lack of safety measures.25. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?A) They traveled during the April-May stormy season.B) They sank on April 21.C) The exact number of deaths could be easily determined.D) They sank somewhere near Dhaka.Part IV Cloze (10分) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A) B) C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Smoking is harmful to health.Our tobacco-seller, Mr. Johnson, always asks his customers, if they are very young, whom the cigarettes are bought __26__. One day, a little girl whom he had never seen before walked into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes.She had the __27__ amount of money in her hand and seemed very sure of herself.Mr. Johnson was so __28__by her confident manner that he forgot to ask his usual question.__29__, he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted.The girl replied readily and handed him the money.While he was giving her the __30__, M. Johnson said laughingly that as she was so young she should __31__ the packet in her pocket in case a policeman saw it.__32_, the little girl did not seem to find it funny.Without even smiling she took the packet and walked towards the door.Suddenly she stopped, turned __33_, and looked at Mr. Johnson.There was a moment of silence and Mr. Johnson _34__ what she was going to say.All at once, in a clear, firm voice, she said “My dad isa policeman,”and with that she walked quickly _35_ the shop.26. A)with B)to C)for D)by27. A)exact B)some C)large D)enough28. A)worried B)annoyed C)surprised D)pleased29. A)Therefore B)Instead C)Anyway D)Somehow30. A)change B)warning C)bill D)cigarettes31. A)cover B)hide C)dip D)take32. A)Nevertheless B)Moreover C)Therefore D)Then33. A)away B)round C)over D)aside34. A)wondered B)considered C)doubted D)expected35. A)into B)out of C)on D)awayPart ⅤIdentification (10分) Direction: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A) B) C) and D).Identify the one that is not correct. Then write the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet.注:以下划线部分是问题选项。