大学英语一级期末考试试题大学英语一级（全新版）2012级期末（2012级期末A卷120 minutes）专业本、专科年级班姓名学号Part I Listening Comprehension 20%Section A 5%Directions:In this section you will hear 10 statements. Each statement will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which one is closest in meaning to the sentence you have just heard. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A. I don’t like playing games on computer.B. I’d rather play games than work on computer.C. Playing games on computer is what I like to do most.D. There is nothing that I don’t like to do.2. A. I remember that I have seen him in a certain place.B. I will remember to see him in somewhere.C. To remember seeing him somewhere before is what I should do.D. The fact is I saw somewhere before, but I can’t remember it.3. A. We can do nothing to stop the process of aging.B. There is nothing that we can’t do to stop the process of aging.C. To stop the process of aging is something we can do.D. There is something we can do to stop the process of aging.4. A. They shouldn’t have been so fussy about it.B. They should have made so much fuss（大惊小怪）about it.C. It was unnecessary for them to make a fuss about it.D. They need have made a fuss about it.5. A. He is not only creative but also talkative.B. He is creative but speaks little.C. He speaks a lot but is poor in ideas.D. He is lacking in ideas though very creative.6. A. I was supposed to hand in my research paper on Tuesday, but I forgot it.B. I forgot to finish my research paper on Tuesday.C. I forgot finishing my research paper on Tuesday.D. My research paper was expected to be handed in on Tuesday and I remember it.7. A. Peter would like to go to the university.B. Peter might as well get a job.C. It is better for Peter to get a job.D. Peter determined to get a job instead of going to the university.8. A. Smoking threatens your health.B. If you smoke too much, it will be harmful to your health.C. Smoking is very dangerous to your health.D. Y ou will put your health in danger as long as you smoke.9. A. The snow is falling on the leaves and the house looks like a new one.B. Snow’s family plans to move into their new house.C. The Snows are going to sell their old house and buy a new one.D. Mr. Snow is going to leave his old house and move to a new one.10. A. He was sure of the decision he had made.B. He was not certain whether he had made the right decision or not.C. Whether he had made the right decision or not was quite certain.D. It was certain that he had made the right decision.Section B 5%Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. 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.11. A. She had difficulty in solving the maths problem, yet she managed it.B. The maths problem was too difficult for her to understand.C. The maths problem was not difficult and she solved it with ease.D. She understood the maths problems but she could not solve it.12. A. She is easy-going.B. She is an ill-natured person.C. She looks mean, but deep down she is kind.D. She is strict with her student.13. A. He just reminded her of her birthday.B. He brought her a beautiful rose for her birthday.C. He was going to buy a beautiful rose for her birthday.D. He was going to take her out to buy a beautiful rose she liked.14. A. Hobbies. B. How to kill time.C. Their favorite hobby.D. Music class.15. A. He has got a bike. B. He is good at maths.C. He is poor in maths.D. He goes to school by bike.16. A. A teacher. B. A millionaire.C. An officer in travel agency.D. An English teacher.17. A. The man himself. B. The man’s mother.C. The cleaner.D. The woman.18. A. He missed the train.B. He missed the train because he overslept.C. Though he got up early, he missed the train.D. He didn’t miss the train because he got up early.19. A. Stores. B. The man himself.C. The woman.D. His tailor.20. A. $358.58. B. $158.00C. $200.58D. $100.58Section C: Spot Dictation 10%Directions: In this part, you will hear a passage three times. The passage is printed on your test paper with 10 blanks. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing words you have just heard.In my twenty-five years S1, I have had to master three different kinds of writing machines. I began my career on the manual typewriter. I soon S2efficiently and typed between sixty-five and seventy words per minute. S3, I found myself being S4to an electric typewriter. At first, I swore（发誓）I preferred a manual because I had trouble remembering not to S5as hard. Also, it took me several days to quit reaching for a carriage return. After a while, however, I S6returning to a manual. Recently, I was persuaded to give up my electric typewriter for a word processor. Always S7 , I complained in the beginning about S8the new keyboard and the commands. But after using the word processor S9, I don’t believe I would consider S10of the electric typewriter.Part II: Reading Comprehension 35%Section A: Fast reading 5%Directions: In this part, you are required to read the following passage as quickly as you can. Then there are some questions or uncompleted statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Y ou should dec ide on the best choices and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Lillian was a young French Canadian girl who grew up on a farm in Ontario. When she was 16, her father thought “Lill” had had enough schooling, and she was forced to drop out of school. In 1922, with English as her second language and limited education and skills, the future didn’t look bright for Lill.Her father was a strict man who seldom took no for an answer and never accepted excuses. He demanded that Lill find a job. But her limitations left her with little confidence, and she didn’t know what work she could do.With small hope of gaining employment, she would still ride the bus daily into the “big cities” of Windsor or Detroit. But she couldn’t muster the courage to respond to a Help Wanted ad; she couldn’t even bring herself to knock on a door. Each day she would just ride to the city, walk aimlessly about and at dusk return home. Her father would ask, “Any luck today, Lill?”“No… no luck today, Dad,” she would respond mildly.As the days passed, Lill continued to ride and her father continued to ask about her job-hunting. The questions became more demanding, and Lill knew she would soon have to knock on a door.On one of her trips, Lill saw a sign at the Carhartt Overall Company in downtown Detroit. “HELP WANTED,” the sigh said, “SECRETARIAL. APPLY WITHIN.”She walked up the long flight of stairs to the Carhartt Company offices. Cautiously, Lill knocked on her very first door. She was met by the office manager, Margaret Costello. In herbroken English, Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position, falsely stating that she was 19. Margaret knew something wasn’t right, but decided to give the girl a chance.She guided Lill through the old business office of the Carhartt Company. With rows and rows of people seated at rows and rows of typewriters, Lill felt as if a hundred pairs of eyes were staring at her. With her eyes staring down, the farm girl followed Margaret to the back of the room. Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lill, let’s see how good you really are.”She asked Lill to type a single letter, and then left. Lill looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:40 A.M. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought that she could slip away in the crowd then. But she knew she should at least attempt the letter.On her first try, she got through one line. It had five words, and she made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I’ll move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again.”On her second attempt, Lill got through a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. Again she pulled out the paper, threw it out and started over. This time she completed the letter, but her work was still full of mistakes. She looked at the clock: 11:55---five minutes to freedom.Just then, the door at one end of the office opened and Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lill, putting one hand on the desk and the other on the girl’s shoulder. She read the letter and paused. Then she said, “Lill, you’re doing good work!”Lill was stunned. She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape vanished and her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks it’s good, then it must be good. I think I’ll stay!”Lill did stay at Carhartt Overall Company…for 51 years, through two world wars and a Depression, through 11 presidents and six prime ministers--- all because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.21. Lill dropped out of school at age 16 because .A. she had had enough schoolingB. she had limited leaning skillsC. her father wanted her to do soD. the future didn’t look bright22. As Lill rode to the city, she was almost sure that she couldn’t .A. find a jobB. see any job adsC. like that city lifeD. be accepted by the citizens23. When Lill knocked at the door of Carhartt Overall Company, it was mainly because .A. she was good at secretarial workB. it was the first Help Wanted sign she sawC. the company was located in the downtown areaD. her father pushed her harder on job-hunting24. How old was Lill when she stopped working for Carhartt Overall Company?A. 51B. 60C. 67D. 7025. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Education is important to everybody.B. Confidence is the key to career success.C. Opportunity is critical in job-hunting.D. Encouragement is a valuable gift one can give.Section B: Reading Comprehension 30%Directions: There are some questions or unfinished statements in this part. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Y ou should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneSome desert animals can survive the summer heat and dryness because they are very unusual. The camel, for example, can experience and bear an increase in the temperature of its body and its blood of 9 ℃without anything bad happening to it. In addition, it can drink a lot of water at one time; then store enough water in parts of its body to supply its needs for two weeks or more. The kangaroo rat, on the other hand, gets all the water it needs from water that it produces when it breathes. However, most animals need to maintain a fairly constant body temperature, and will die if it rises more than 5℃. Therefore, they need to find some way to stay away from the heat of the summer sun. Nor can many animals either store or produce water in their bodies, as the camel and kangaroo rat can. So they must find ways to keep their bodies from losing water because of the heat. Because very few desert animals can survive the high temperature of a typical summer’s day, most of them are active only in the night. Only after the sun has set does the desert come fully to life. The night is relatively cool, and the darkness provides protection, not only from the sun, but also from other animals and from the birds. So the coming of darkness is the signal for the large majority of animals and insects to start again their search for water and food. When morning comes, most of them seek shelter again: many go underground; nearly all find some dark and cool place where they can keep away from the sun’s heat.For many species of insects, living in the desert is easier than for animals. Like many desert plants, they have a waterproof skin which prevents water loss because of the high temperature. In addition, some species spend all or most of their life below ground. Here, for most of the year at least, there is some moisture, and it is generally cooler than on the surface. In the case of ants, only adults leave the underground nests, and they do so only to gather food or to defend the nest against attack.26. Compared with other desert animals, the camel can bear .A. a very low body temperatureB. only a little change in body temperatureC. a big increase in body temperatureD. a constant change in body temperature27. The kangaroo rat is different from other animals in that .A. it can produce water through breathingB. it can store water in parts of its bodyC. it can maintain different body temperatureD. it can drink a lot of water at a time28. Why is the desert full of activity in summer nights?A. Because it is cooler and safer for most animals.B. Because animals can find food in the dark.C. Because it is easy to find water at night.D. Because animals cannot sleep at night.29. Why is it easy for many species of insects to live in the desert?A. Because it is not difficult for them to survive there.B. Because they are not afraid of the heat.C. Because it is not difficult for them to find food there.D. Because they have a waterproof skin.30. Most insects live below the ground because .A. it is easy for them to build nests thereB. it is easy to find water thereC. it is cooler there than on the surfaceD. it is easier to defend their nestsPassage twoCars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. An even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the Unite States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.There are three main reasons the car became so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money.The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays, there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.The gas shortage has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much gas.31. When do most Americans feel they are poor?A. When they don’t have a car.B. When they live in a huge country.C. When they don’t use planes.D. When they have a car.32. Why do cars become popular in the United States?A. The United States is huge.B. Public transportation is not so good.C. Americans like to be independent.D. Americans like to move around.33. What public transportation is good in the United States?A. Buses.B. Trains.C. Taxis.D. Planes34. What has caused a big problem for Americans?A. A new kind of car.B. Public transportation.C. The gas shortage.D. Poor people.35. Which of the following is not mentioned according to this passage?A. Cars have made the nation on wheels.B. Cars have made the United States have a gas shortage.C. Nearly 80% of the American people have cars.D. Cars have made Americans independent.Passage threeEver since I was very small, I’ve had the sense that I ought to be somewhere else. I remember watching trains flash by and wishing I was on board. I remember going to the airportwith my parents when I was 13 and reading the destinations board, seeing all the places that I could go to: Los Angeles, Chicago, London.But the train passed by and planes took off without me, so I wandered the world through books. I went to V ictorian England in the pages of Middlemarch and A little Princess, and to St. Petersburg before the fall of tsar with Anna Karenina.My home was in a pleasant place outside Philadelphia. But I really lived, truly lived, somewhere else. I lived within the covers of books. In books I traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my town. I learned who I was and who I wanted to be, what I might achieve, and what I might dare to dream about my world and myself.I travel today in the way I once dreamed of traveling as a child--- on airplanes and in trains. And the irony is that I don’t care for it very much. I am the sort of person who prefers to stay at home, surrounded by family, friends, books. The only thing I do like about traveling is the time on airplanes spent reading.It turns out that when my younger self thought of taking wing, she wanted only to let her spirit soar. Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the real destinations, and the journey too. They are home.36. What did the writer do as a curious child?A. She visited V ictorian England and Tsarist Russia.B. She flew to Los Angeles, Chicago and London with her parents.C. She read all kinds of books.D. She spent lots of time traveling on trains.37. How does the author feel about travel today?A. She doesn’t like it very much.B. She takes great pleasure in it.C. She feels tired of it.D. She feels as excited as when she was young.38. What did the author learn from books as a child?A. About many foreign places.B. About many historical figures.C. About the outside world as well as her own self.D. About the ironies of life.39. We can infer from the passage that when traveling by air, the author spends most of her timeon the way .A. reading booksB. resting herselfC. imagining thingsD. letting her spirit soar40. In this passage the author mainly talks about .A. the wonders of travelB. her growth from an innocent child to a learned womanC. the benefits of readingD. the difference between childhood dreams and life’s realitiesPassage fourBefore World War II, the labor force in the United States was made up almost entirely of man. Those Women who did have jobs were, as a rule, single and usually worked in schools,business or small factories, particularly in the garment industry. It was only the exceptional married women who worked. Those who did work generally owned their businesses such as a dress shop or a restaurant. They also may have helped their husband in their businesses.Since World War II, the entrance of both married and single woman in the working world has continued to increase. Today, not only are there more single women available for the labor market, but there are also large numbers of married women, many of whom have children.One of the primary reasons why there’s a noticeable increase in the number of employed woman is that more women, both single and married, have become aware of the need for personal self-fulfillment. Of course, other factors have also contributed to the increase in the number of working women. Some of these include a change in the education among many women, who are entering very specialized fields such as medicine, law and computer science. Modern appliances have also reduced the amount of housework and a demand for expensive goods has increased the necessity for a “second outcome”.41. Before the Second World War the labor force was made up .A. mostly of menB. only of menC. of single womenD. of women42. Women with jobs were generally .A. marriedB. singleC. oldD. young43. Today there are in the working world.A. more single womenB. more married womenC. fewer womenD. both A and B44. What’s the most important reason for this increase of women labor force?A. They need do less housework.B. They have had high education.C. They go to work for their self-satisfaction.D. They need more money.45. Which of the following is the best title?A. Women in the Labor ForceB. Women on SocietyC. Men during World War IID. Modern Labor ForcePart III: Vocabulary and structure 20%Direction: In this part, there are four choices for each blank. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.46. Is this museum some German friends visited the day before yesterday?A. whichB. thatC. whereD. the one47. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are so excited today, for they bought yesterday.A. many furnituresB. many piece of furnituresC. a lot of furnitureD. so much furniture48. He interrupted me by asking irrelevant questions.A. continuallyB. continuouslyC. consistentlyD. consequently49. What happened in that class probably reflects what is happening in society .A. at randomB. at firstC. at largeD. at length50. in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.A. The girl was educatedB. The girl’s being educatedC. The girl educatedD. The girl to be educated51. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied in the areaon the night of the fire.A. to beB. having beenC. to have beenD. been52. Holiday Inn will donate 1 million dollars to a charity it founded in 1986 that helps childrenwith illness.A. life-threatenedB. life-to-threatenC. life-to-be-threatenedD. life-threatening53. But for my teacher’s help, I the examination.A. would have passedB. would not have passedC. would passD. wouldn’t pass54. The editor prefers that the footnotes at the end of the manuscript.A. must be groupedB. are groupedC. be groupedD. ought to group55. If law and order , neither the citizen nor his property is safe.A. is not preservedB. are not preservedC. were not preservedD. have not been preserved56. Sam was very to the doctor for curing his father’s disease.A. gratefulB. familiarC. similarD. kind57. The young man tried to his best to the police of his innocence.A. insureB. ensureC. convinceD. deceive58. The university has decided to the dining hall so that it can hold more students diningthere.A. expendB. extendC. broadenD. expand59. People believe that it is both countries to have a peace talk about thedisagreements.A. grateful toB. in response toC. for the reference ofD. in the interest of60. It is of you to keep the kids from bad movies that are likely to affect their healthygrowth.A. senseB. sensibleC. sensitiveD. senseless61. Peter frequently with the girl during his stay in Paris.A. respondedB. wroteC. correspondedD. encountered62. The increasing amount of money people spend on entertainments a rising standardof living in their country.A. effectsB. rejectsC. affectsD. reflects63. Prof. Smith’s lecture is for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. Be sure to come on time.A. appointedB. assignedC. scheduledD. happened64. The host looked at his watch, which was a for the guest to leave.A. signalB. signC. markD. signature65. School days is the time for the youth to knowledge which is an essential preparationfor the future.A. advanceB. progressC. accumulateD. process66. The engineers have already the possibility of building a bridge here.A. examineB. extendC. explodeD. explore67. The Democratic Party holds two-thirds seats in American Parliament, which means it has aposition.A. majorityB. dominantC. minorityD. original68. “It is time you stopped on campus and did some reading”. Mr. Reed told his sonone day.A. messing aroundB. reach outC. drive homeD. walk69. Mr. Brown often the main points in the end of his class.A. sizes upB. keeps upC. puts upD. sums up70. Some parents are just too protective. They want to their kids from every kind ofdanger.A. locateB. shelterC. preventD. release71. The shirt is in small, medium and large sizes.A. originalB. visibleC. availableD. delicate72. I take pride in being an independent thinker in full possession of my critical .A. functionB. facultiesC. judgmentD. abilities73. The meeting was by the National Association of Women for the purpose of furtheringthe women’s liberation movement.A. chairedB. sponsoredC. participatedD. assigned74. It’s one thing to communicate with your friends on the phone, but it is quite another toa nice letter explaining the same ideas.A. conveyB. distributeC. inquireD. compose75. The purpose of this test is to measure students’to learn instead of their presentachievements.A. capacityB. attitudeC. confidenceD. determination76. An intelligent computer is able to changes in the situations it is programmed to dealwith.A. adapt toB. adjust toC. contribute toD. admit to77. Smallpox, which used to be a severe epidemic disease, has been completely .A. broken downB. taken overC. wiped outD. compete with78. Phil looked around at the other competitors and his chances of winning.A. lookedB. convincedC. releasedD. assessed79. The former lake bed is now a plain producing good crops of wheat.A. previousB. fertileC. disgustingD. identifiable80. From the radar screen air controllers each plane by their different call sign, speedand altitude.A. identifyB. spotC. seeD. look81. With great patience, the clerk showed the elderly lady how to check the in herbank account on an A TM.A. budgetB. balanceC. allowanceD. damages82. Helen confidence. I’ve never known anyone so unsure of herself.A. is lack forB. lack ofC. lacksD. lacked of83. The job is great advancement but the starting salary is rather low.A. in the form ofB. in terms ofC. in the terms ofD. in form of84. Educational programs should the national plan for economic development.A. put intoB. enter intoC. bring intoD. fit into85. As a sailing ship has a , so we must have a definite goal in our life.A. destinationB. determinationC. creationD. evaluationPart IV: Cloze (1) 5%Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Y ou should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you 86wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the 87that make one face different from another. Y et a very young child--- 88an animal, such as a pigeon---can learn to recognize faces. We all 89this ability for granted.We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean 90in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks, and feels that 91an individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than 92his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face”looked like, you 93have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, 94 , friendly, warm, and so forth.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels, and acts. Gordon Allport, a U.S. psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. And many of us use this information as a 95for describing, or typing, a personality. Hippies, bookworms, conservatives, military types---people are described with such terms.86. A. sometimes B. always C. ever D. anytime87. A. features B. distinctions C. characteristics D. qualities88. A. or even B. and then C. and also D. and too89. A. have B. take C. use D. regard90. A. the manners B. the means C. the ways D. the patterns91. A. causes B. makes C. cause D. make92. A. describe B. to describe C. describing D. description of93. A. will B. would C. shall D. should94. A. considerate B. considering C. considerable D. concerning95. A. base B. point C. foundation D. criterionPart V: Cloze (2) 10%Directions: In this part, you are required to choose the appropriate words from the following list to complete the following passage.。