2014级三年高职第一学期英语期末考试试卷I．Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.(20* 1)=201. It is difficult for a foreigner ________________Chinese.A. learningB. being learnedC. to be learnedD. to learn2. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, _________________the spoilt ones.A. not countingB. not to countC. don’t countD. having not counted3. There _________nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier.A. to beB. to have beenC. beingD. be4. Time __________, the celebration will be held as scheduled.A. permitB. permittingC. permittedD. permits5. What a nice day! How about the three of us _________ a walk in the park nearby?A. to takeB. takeC. takingD. to be taking6. The place _________interested me most was the Children’s Palace.A. whichB. whereC. whatD. in which7. Do you know the man ____________?A. whom I spokeB. to who spokeC. I spoke toD. that I spoke8. This is the hotel _________________ last month.A. which they stayedB. at that they stayedC. where they stayed atD. where they stayed9. Can you lend me the book ________________ the other day?A. about which you talkedB. which you talkedC. about that you talkedD. that you talked10. The pen _________________ he is writing is mine.A. with whichB. in whichC. on whichD. by which11. Stop making so much noise ____________ the neighbor will start complaining.A. or elseB. but stillC. and thenD. so that12. We hope to go to the beach tomorrow, but we won’t go _______ it’s raining.A. ifB. whenC. thoughD. because13.—— The weather is too cold _______ March this year.—— It was still ______ when I came here years ago.A. for; colderB. in; coldC. in; hotD. for; hotter14.—— How much vinegar did you put in the soup?——I’m sorry to say, _______. I forget.A. noB. no oneC. nothingD. none15.——What should I wear to attend his wedding party?——Dress _______ you like.A. whatB. howeverC. whateverD. how16.I ____ to go for a walk, but someone called and I __________couldn’t get away.A. was planningB. plannedC. had plannedD. would plan17. Now that we _______ all the money, it’s no use turning on me and saying it’s all my fault.A. had lostB. lostC. have lostD. lose18. We had a really bad time about six months ago but now things are ________.A. looking upB. coming upC. making upD. turning up19.—— When did it begin to snow?—— It started _________ the night.A. duringB. byC. fromD. at20. Mr. Brown _________ his office an hour ago and he is still on his way home.A. leftB. leavesC. is leavingD. was leavingII．Reading comprehension. (15*2= 30)Task 1No.4 middle School Kunming, YunnanApril 2nd ,2004 Dear editor (编辑) ，I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here . The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square They are given food freely by visitors. They usually throw food to them, and don’t think about at all whether the fo od is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors. I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don’t realize (意识到) that they may be doing them harm (伤害). The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening. Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it’s our d uty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully. Yours, Sun Yan21. Many visitors come to the writer’s city to __________.A. do some shoppingB. see beautiful peacocksC. play on Dongfeng squareD. eat nice food22. Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors ___________.A. didn’t give them any foodB. gave them too much foodC. threw them some bad foodD. loved them and played with them23. Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may________________=.A. sell food for visitorsB. sell food for peacocksC. make the square more beautifulD. have the beautiful birds24. From the passage we know people should _____________.A. live and play with the birdsB. stop the birds from eating too muchC. give right food to the birdsD. give more food to the birds.25 .We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan, may be a __________.A. visitorB. shopkeeperC. square keeperD. studentTask 2Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easil y. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people. Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make themfall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes. In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.26. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________.A. our country asks us to learn itB. it can help us a lotC. we can use it to play gamesD. it can help us to find jobs27. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________.A. Their students and children use computers to play games.B. Computers let them lost their jobs.C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.28. In this passage we know computers _______________.A. also bring us troubleB. bring us happiness onlyC. are hated by peopleD. are bad for people’s health29. Can computers really help children to study? _______________.A. Yes, they can.B. It’s hard to sayC. No, they can’t.D. Of course not.30. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means ___________.A. computers are used by peopleB. people can live well without computersC. one must decide how to use computersD. computers are strange machinesTask 3The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains, Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.31. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.32. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.33. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currentsD. A map of his first voyage.34. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.35. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ___________.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present timeIII. Translate the following sentences from English to Chinese. (6*5=30)36. Entering college is like starting a new phase of life where you have to learn to supportyourself.37. College is a very important time of your life and you should make the most of it.38. “I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, “but, I have so many more bridges to build.”39. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.40. As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports.41. Although markets allow you to boast your bargaining skills, it is good to remember thatproducts sold at these markets do not come with proper guarantees.IV. You are required to write a Notice according to the following instructions given in Chinese. (20 points)昨天下午你拾到一个钱包，内有现金等物，你把它交到了英语系办公室。