2023年综合英语一级考试样卷.doc

扬州大学综合英语一级考试样卷
YZUCET Band1

Part I Listening Comprehension (35 %)
Section A: Conversations (15%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions 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.

1. A) In a school. B) At a theater. C) In a restaurant. D) In a bank.

2. A) Yes, he likes it very much. B) Yes, he finds it interesting.
C) No, he finds it very boring. D) No, he finds it very hard.

3. A) $2.00. B) $6.00. C) $4.00. D) $5.00.

4. A) Black. B) With scream. C) Iced.. D) With sugar.

5. A) His mother wants him to do his homework.
B) He has to finish his homework.
C) He doesn’t know it is so late
D) His mother can’t sleep.

6. A) He prefers not having one.
B) He already has a good one.
C) He can’t share the cost with his roommate..
D) He prefers to have a roommate.

7. A)Workers. B) Teachers. C) Students. D) Doctors.

8. A) To wash the dishes. B) To ring the doorbell.
C) To prepare the dish. D) To answer the door.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A) He has a bad tooth. B) He’s leaving next week.
C) He will be busy next week. D) He needs to find a job.

10. A) His last dentist. B) His mother.
C) A salesman. D) His friend.
11. A) He works at night. B) He’s changing his job.
C) He is a dentist. D) He only earns a little.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) Both a final examination and a term paper..
B) Only a final examination.
C) Only a term paper.
D) Either a final examination or a term paper.

13. A) A report. B) A book review.
C) A research study. D) A five-page composition.

14. A) An essay examination. B) An objective examination.
C) An open-book examination. D) A take-home examination.

15. A) English. B) Psychology.
C) Political science. D) Chemistry.

Section B: Short Passages (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. After each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) When they don’t have a job. B) When they don’t have a car.
C) When they can’t afford a house. D) when they live in a large city.

17. A) Because the U.S. is a large country.
B) Because Americans like to move around and be independent.
C) Because the U.S. is called the nation on wheels.
D) Because the U. S. lacks convenient public transportation.

18. A) The car exerts great influence on American culture..
B) Public transportation in the U.S. is highly efficient.
C) Americans enjoy following a certain schedule.
D) What Americans want most is fortune.

Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A) He thought experts were more needed there.
B) He wanted to have a good time there.
C) He was invited to work there.
D) He didn’t like to stay in Shanghai any longer.

20. A) Nineteen. . B) Sixty-five.
C) Eighty-four. D) Fifty

21. A) The food in Nanping. B) The organization of the class.
C) The discussion in the class. D) The cooperative spirit of the students.

22. A) It was interesting. B) It was a valuable experience.
C) It was not as helpful as expected. D) It was a difficult course to teach.

Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23. A) She was driving along the country road.
B) She was lying in a hospital bed.
C) She was lying near a lonely road, trembling.
D) She was telling a frightening story to a doctor.

24. A) She was forced to enter a flying saucer.
B) She was robbed by some creatures.
C) She was stopped by a policeman.
D) She fainted because of the side-effects of some drug.

25. A) The woman made up a frightening story.
B) The woman seemed to have been taken a long distance away from her home.
C) The surface of the road was destroyed by an explosion.
D) The woman had planned to leave her husband without telling him.

Section C: Compound Dictation (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1) to S8) with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S9) to S11) you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. You are required to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet.
Internet shopping is a new S1) ___________ of shopping. You no longer need to walk round hundreds of shops looking for the S2) ____________ you need. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your S3) ____________. All you need is a computer which is S4) ____________ to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming S5) ___________ popular. In the United States, 50 percent of S6) ____________ have computers at home and almost one S7) ____________ are linked to the Internet. Americans spent over US$2.5 billion on Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is S8) ____________ to reach US$11 billion by the year 2023.
S9) _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________. Physical products include items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. S10) _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________, or you can download computer software through the Internet. Services such as S11) __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in online games or e-mail chats.

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)
Section A: Skimming and Scanning (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly. For
the statements numbered from 26 to35, please choose
A (for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
B (for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
C (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

The Human Brain
Most of us learn basic facts about the human brain in our middle or high school biology classes. We study the subcortex, the “old brain”, which is found in the brain of most animals and is responsible for basic functions such as breathing, eating, drinking, and sleeping. We learn about the neocortex (大脑皮层), the “new brain”, which is unique to humans and is where complex brain activity takes place. We find that the cerebrum, which is responsible for all active thought, is divided into two parts, or hemispheres. The left hemisphere, generally, manages the right side of the body; it is responsible for logical thinking. The right hemisphere manages the left side of the body; this hemisphere controls emotional, creative, and artistic functions. And we learn that the corpus callosum (胼胝体) is the “bridge” that connects the two hemisphere. Memorizing the names for parts of the brain might not seem thrilling to many students, but new discoveries in brain function are exciting. Recent research is teaching us a lot about creativity, memory, the differences between men and women, and the relationship between mind and body.

Left Brain/Right Brain: Creativity
Psychologists agree that most of us have creative ability that is greater than what we use in daily life. In other words, we can be more creative than we realize! The problem is that we use mainly one hemisphere of our brain --- the left. From childhood, in school, we’re taught reading, writing, and mathematics; we are exposed to very little music or art. Therefore, many of us might not “exercise” our right hemisphere much, except through dreams, symbols, and those wonderful insights in which we suddenly find the answer to a problem that has been bothering us and do so without the need for logic. Can we be taught to use our right hemisphere more? Many experts believe so. Classes at some schools and books (such as “The Inner Game of Tennis and Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain”) claim to help people to “silence” the left hemisphere and give the right a chance to work.

Memory --- True or False
In the 1980s in the United States, there were many cases of adults who suddenly remembered, with the help of a psychologist, things that had happened to them in childhood. These memories had been repressed --- held back --- for many years. Some of these newly discovered memories have sent people to prison. As people remember crimes (such as murder or rape) that they saw or experienced as children, the police have reopened and investigated old criminal cases. In fact, over 700 cases have been filled that are based on these repressed memories.
However, new studies in 1990s suggest that many of these might be false memories. At a 1994 conference at Harvard Medical School, neuroscientists discussed how memory is believed to work. It is known that small pieces of a memory (sound, right, felling, and so on) are kept in different parts of the brain; the limbic system, in the middle of the brain, pulls these pieces together into one complete memory.
But it’s certain that people can “remember” things that have never happened. Even a small suggestion can leave a piece of memory in the brain. Most frightening, according to Dr. Michael Nash of the University of Tennessee, is that “there may be no structural difference” in the brain between a false memory and a true one.

Differences in Male and Female Brains
Watch a group of children as they play. You’ll probably notice that the boys and girls play differently, speak differently and are interested in different things. When they grow into men and women, the difference do not disappear. Many scientists are now studying the origins of these gender differences. Some are searching for an explanation in the human brain. Some of the findings are interesting. For example, they’ve found that more men than women are left-handed; this reflects the dominance of the brain’s right hemisphere. By contrast, more women listen equally with both ears while men listen mainly with the right ear. Men are better at reading a map without having to turning the map again and again. Women are better at reading the emotions of people in photographs.
One place to look for an explanation of gender differences is in the hypothalamus (下丘脑), just above the brain stem. This controls anger, thirst, hunger, and sexual desire. One recent study shows that there is a region in the hypothalamus that is larger in heterosexual (异性爱旳) men than it is in women and homosexual (同性恋旳) men. Another area of study is the corpus callosum, the thick group of nerves that allows the right and left hemispheres of the brain to communicate with each other. The corpus callosum is larger in women than in men. This might explain the mystery of “female intuition”, which is supposed to give women greater ability to “read” and understand emotional clues.
The Mystery of the Mind-body Relationship
There is more and more evidence every day to prove that our minds and bodies are closely connected. Negative emotions, such as loneliness, depression, and helplessness, are believed to cause a higher rate of sickness and death. Similarly, it’s possible that positive thinking can help people remain in good physical health or become well faster after an illness. Although some doctors are doubtful about this, most accept the success of new therapies (e.g., relaxation and meditation) that help people with problems such as ulcers (溃疡), high blood pressure, insomnia (失眠), and migraine headaches.

Questions 26-35 are based on the passage you have just read.

26. There is no neocortex in the brain of animals other than human beings.
27. Most people probably don’t use all their creative ability.
28. Our memories can be improved by recalling childhood experiences.
29. People can have memories of things that never happened.
30. Newly discovered memories from childhood may turn out to be false memories.
31. There is no real difference between the brains of males and those of females.
32. There’s a growing number of evidence to prove that our minds and bodies are closely connected.
33. Positive thinking can help people recover faster.
34. When children grow into adults, the gender differences they demonstrated as youngsters disappear.
35. Hypothalamus controls people’s emotions.

Section B: Reading in Depth (30%)
Directions: There are three passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Humans are social animals. They depend on groups for survival. An individual human being lost in a wilderness is capable of doing many things. But he or she will probably be thinking constantly about how much better it would be if there were other people around to talk to and to help.
Because humans like to live and work in groups, they form couples and families; villages and cities; work groups, teams and other organizations. Language is the “cement” that holds these social groups together.
Through language we can share ideas and experiences. The human mouth and throat are so constructed that we can utter a variety of sounds. Language is the device for matching certain combinations of sounds with the symbols for things, ideas and emotions. Our brains think in symbols --- words and sentences --- as well as in the images that we receive from ou