2014学年第一学期《实用英语》期中考试试卷Part I. Vocabulary & Structure (30%)Section ADirections:This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. There are 100 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B) .C) andD).1. All my classmates have passed the physical education exam except __________.A) John and I B) John and meC) I and John C) me and John2. I’ll lend you my computer __________ you promise to take care of it.A) unless B) as C)while D)if3. His mother told me that he _________ read quite well at the age of five.A) should B) would C)could D)might4. He was very sorry ________ her at the airport.A)not to meet B) to not meetC)to have not met D)not to have met5.Which do you think is ________important, wealth or health?A)more B)most C)the more D)the most6.She gave up her job as a nurse because she found the children too difficult ________.A)look after B) to look afterC)looking after D)be looked after7. The students _______ their papers by the end of this month.A)have finished B)will be finishingC) will have finished D)have been finishing8. The news ________ the Chinese football team had won the match excited all of us.A) that B)whichC)what D)as 9.There is a nice-looking car there. Peter wonders ________ .A) it belongs to who B)whom does it belong toC)whom it belongs to D)who does it belong10 The manager of the company insisted that all the staff members ________ the new safety rules.A)would observe B)observe C)observed D) will observeSection BDirections: There are 20 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper.form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the correspondingspace on the Answer Sheet.11. You need to remember that your purpose is to understand and make yourself___________________ (understand)12. Reading brings me the greatest _______________ (happy).13. Some people buy used goods simply ____________ (save) money.14. Your plan sounds all right, though it might be rather _____________ (cost).15. We ______________ (figure) it out, but we failed.16. He has a strong _____________ (believe) in high education.17. The chairman _______________ (confidence) believed that he could fulfill his promise.18. Since Nixon first visited China in 1972, every president _____________ (visit) China.19. Nixon had taken the matter very _______________ (serious)20. Mary had made up her mind to marry Bill and what I said to her didn’t make any __________(differ)21. I work for a pop music station ____________ (call) KIST-FM.22. Playing word games is an _____________ (entertain) for many people.23. He brought us a piece of ______________ (depress) news.24. I’ve _____________ (enjoy) seeing you.25. The sale of ice-cream is _______________ (determine) by the weather.26. He ____________ (find) yourself unable to understand if he learns “special English”.27. Try to concentrate on English sounds instead of _______________ (try) to translate into Chinese.28. The rich People search through used goods _____________ (look) for a unique treasure.29. The speaker ______________ (presence) some arguments for his side.30. The teacher told the boys _____________ (collect) all the waste paper.Part II. Reading Comprehension (50%)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task1Direction: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 31 through 35. For each question or. statement there are 4 choices marked A ),B ) , C) or D ) . You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter onthe Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists used to think that men different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that animals--- dogs, rat and birds--can learn. So scientists am beginning to understand that men am differ- from animals because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when , are afraid, or hungry, or unhappy. Apes am our nearest cousins. They can understand e things more quickly than human beings, and one or two have learned a few words. But are still different from us. They cannot join words and make sentences. They cannot k like us because they have no language. They can never think about the past or the fu- ~ Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to develop civilization because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five--but animal learns to speak. How do children learn? Scientists do not really know. What happens when we speak? Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because ms a big brain.31. Scientists think the difference between animals and men is _______A)animals cannot speak B）animals cannot learnC)animals cannot think like us D)animals do not have their own language32.According to the passage, language has played a very important part in ________A)teaching apes a few words B)expressing ourselves wellC)developing our civilization D)understanding the animals33.The passage tells us that man can speak because _________A)he can read and write B) he is different from animalsC)he can learn and think D)he has a big brain34.The passage is mainly about _______________A) why animal can learn B) why man has a big brainC) why animal cannot speak D) why man is different from animals45. Now, scientists still don' t really know _______________A)whether animals can think about the past and the futureB)how children learn and what happens when we speakC)at what age, a child can speak his language very wellD)what animal can understand some things more quickly than human beings Task 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 36 through 40.You have been badly injured in a car accident. It is necessary to give you a blood trans- fusion because you lost a great deal of blood in the accident. However, special care must be taken in selecting new blood for you. If the blood is too different from your own, the transfusion could kill you.There are four basic types of blood: A, B, AB and O. A simple test can indicate a per- son' s blood type. Everybody is born with one of these four types of blood. Blood type, like hair color and height, is inherited from parents.Because of substances contained in each type, the four groups must be transfused care- fully.Basically, A and B cannot be mixed. A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. O can give to any other group; hence, it is often called the universal donor. For the opposite reason, AB is sometimes called universal recipient. However, be- cause so many reactions can occur in transfusions, patients usually receive only salt or plasma (liquid) until their blood can be matched as exactly as possible in the blood bank of a hospital. In this way, it is possible to avoid any bad reactions to the transfusion.There is a relationship between your blood type and your nationality. Among Europeans and people of European ancestry, about 42 percent have type A while 45 percent have type O. The rarest is type AB. Other races have different percentages. For example, some American Indian groups have nearly 100 percent type O.36. If the blood is too different from your own in blood transfusion, ____________A) it may save you B) it has no effect C) it could kill you D) it is very safe37. People with type B blood can receive blood type ______________A) AB B)B C)A D)both B and O38.If you need a transfusion, the best and safest blood for you is ________________A) type ABB) exactly the same type as yoursC) a mixture of salt, plasma, and type OD) either A or O39. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A) There is no relationship between blood and nationality.B) Almost all of some American Indian groups have type O.C) Blood type isn't inherited from parents.D) Among Europeans and people of European ancestry, the rarest is type O.40. The passage is mainly about _____________A) the relationship between blood and nationality B) transfusionC) human blood types D) blood and geneTask 3Directions:The following is an advertisement for personal pocket knife. After reading it, you are required to fill in the outline below it (No. 41 through No. 45). You should write youranswers briefly (in no more than 4 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.Don’t leave home without this personal pocket knife.This pocket knife will come in handy wherever you go. The stainless steel tools include a shape blade and scissors, a manicure, toothpick and tweezers. It is finished in red and measures 2.75 inch with a key chain hook. It normally sells for $12.95 in our brochure but we want to offer it to at the barging price of $6.99 to get you acquainted with us. Plus we will also sent you a $10 certificate toward other items that we feature in our brochure. Order now, supply is limited. Include $1.99 for S/H for 1-3 knives.Save more and order_____6 for $39.00 or 12 for $69 with frees S/H.Wholesale buyer welcome, logo’s available. 30 days money back guarante e.Task 4Directions: The following is the name of some Organization. After reading it, you are required to find the Chinese equivalents in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters on the Answer Sheet, numbered 46 through 50.A)EEC(European Economic Community)B)International Food AidC)International Trade OrganizationD)ISO(International Standard Organization)E)NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)F)OPEC(Organization of petroleum Exporting Countries)G)TNC(Trade Negotiations Committee)H)MFNS(Most Favored Nation Status)I)CCB(China commodity Inspection Bureau)J)EFTA(European Free Trade Association)K)IRC(International Red Cross)L)CCPIT(China Council for the promotion of International Trade)M)WHO(World Health Organization)N)UNEP(United Nations Environment Program)O)NSA(National Security Agency)(美)Examples:(G)贸易谈判委员会（L）中国贸促会46.（）石油输出国组织（）最惠国待遇47.（）世界环境规划署（）欧洲经济共同体48.（）北大西洋公约组织（）中国商检局49.（）国际红十字会（）国际贸易组织50.（）世界卫生组织（）国际粮食援助Task 5Directions:The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should gibe brief answers to the 5 questions (No.51 through No. 55) that follow. They should be written after thecorresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.For more than a century and a half, Patek Philippe has been known an the finest watch in the world. The reason is very simple. It is made with attention to detail very few people would notice. It is made we have to admit, with a total disregard for time. If a particular patek Philippe movement requires four years of continuous work to bring to absolute perfection, we will take four years. The result will be a watch that is unlikely any other. A watch that conveys quality from first glance and first touch. A watchwith a distinction: generation after generation it has been worn, loved and collected by those who are very difficult to please; those who will only accept the best. For the day that you take delivery of your patek Philippe, you will have acquired the best. Your patek Philippe, you will have acquired the best. A watch that was made to be treasured.51.What kind of product is advertised in the passage?______________________ ___52.What’s the brand name of the products?______________________ _53.How long has patek Philippe been known as the finest in the world?____ ____________________54.Why is Patek Philippe regarded as the best watch?___ ____________________55.What may impress you most at the first glance of the watch?____________________ ___Part IV。