大学英语第一学期期末考试(A卷)Part I Listening Comprehension( 30% )Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Boththe conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices 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 linethrough the center.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) At the office. C) At the airport.B) In the waiting room. D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A)"At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.1. A) Place another order.B) Call to check on it.C) Wait patiently.D) Go and find the furniture.2. A) She doesn’t need the job.B) She hasn’t got a job yet.C) She has got a good job.D) She is going to start work soon.3. A) She got h ome before 9 o’clock.B) She had a bad cold.C) She had a car accident.D) She was delayed.4. A) She hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.B) She likes to take long camping trips.C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.5. A) A writer.B) A teacher.C) A reporter.D) A student.6. A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson’s brother.C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnson’s.D) She does not know Prof. Johnson’s brother.7. A) Coming back for a later show.B) Waiting in a queue.C) Coming back in five minutes.D) Not going to the movie today.8. A) He has got a heart attack.B) He was unharmed.C) He was badly hurt.D) He has fully recovered from the shock.9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.10. A) To attend a party at a classmate’s home.B) To do homework with her classmate.C) To attend an evening class.D) To have supper out with her classmate.Section BDirections: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 questionswill be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose thebest answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) In 1969 in America.B) In 1969 in France.C) In 1981 in America.D) In 1981 in South Africa.12. A) In Africa.B) In America.C) In France.D) In Europe.13. A) Because they benefit from damage to the immune system.B) Because they infect and destroy white cells.C) Because they do not normally occur.D) Because they spread to other cells.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Because some drivers overtake on the left.B) Because people like driving in the fast lane.C) Because roads are often wet in London.D) Because pedestrians do not follow traffic rules.15. A) The fast lanes in Britain are on the left.B) Drivers in London do not obey traffic police.C) Traffic accidents where Mark Hill works are frequent.D) On average Mark Hill is on duty four hours a day.16. A) He likes to work on busy motorways.B) He likes to help the injured and needy.C) He finds his work interesting and varied.D) He likes driving in the fast lane.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) His personal interests and activities.B) His score in entrance exams.C) His performance in high school.D) His character and personality.18. A) $22B) $41.50C) $63.50D) $8519. A) The ACT takes more time than the SAT.B) The ACT is more expensive than the SAT.C) Test takers are required to write an essay in the ACT.D) Test takers’ academic achievement is focused in the ACT.20. A) History.B) Foreign language.C) Mathematics.D) Literature.Section C Spot DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passageis read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its generalidea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required tofill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, whenthe passage is read for the third time, you should check what you havewritten. Remember to write your answer on Answer Sheet Two.A barn is where farmers keep animals and equipment. Over time, as fewer and fewerpeople worked the land, more and more barns were (S1)____ down to make way fordevelopers. Others that remained might have fallen into poor condition. Or perhapsthey just no longer satisfy the needs of a (S2)____ farmer. Keeping an old barnin good condition might not be seen as worth the cost if it does not (S3)____ muchpurpose. But Americans with historic barns are being (S4)____ to save them.The magazine Successful Farming and the National Trust for Historic Preservationare working together on a program called Barn Again! The National Trust is a (S5)____organization that works to protect places of historic importance in America.The Barn Again! program advises hundreds of barn owners every year. (S6)____are given for the projects that best succeed at restoring a barn for continued farmuse. (S7)____ buildings are used to demonstrate methods of preservation.The organization suggests how problems with things like stone and concrete blockfoundations can be fixed. With many old barns, the foundation they are built on isfalling (S8)____. Barn Again! also offers advice for other repairs, like how to(S9)____ siding and how to use a power washer to remove loose paint. And farmersare given suggestions about how to (S10)____ costs.注意：此部分请在主观答题纸（Answer Sheet Two）上作答。