黄淮学院大学英语期末试题知识讲解.doc

黄淮学院大学英语期末试题

黄淮学院成人教育学院 年第 学期
《大学英语》 课程试卷
试卷考试分数占学生总评成绩的 70 %
专业： 姓名： 学号：

I. Vocabulary. (1×25=25)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are FIFTEEN words in Column A. Match the words with the translations in Column B, and then put the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
Column A
1. countless
2. crucial
3. intense
4. confident
5. tend
6. offend
7. attempt
8. hit
9. inspire
10. attend
11. nevertheless
12. convince
13. appearance
14. diet
15. gorgeous
Column B
A. 极好的、称心的
B. 成功（尤指在娱乐方面）
C. 日常饮食、特定饮食
D. 外貌、外表
E. 使确信、使信服
F. 仍然、不过
G. 无数的
H. 强烈的、极度的、紧张的
I. 自信的、有信心的
J. 至关重要的
K. 激励、鼓舞
L. 有某种倾向、往往
M. 尝试
N. 得罪、冒犯
O. 出席、参加
Section B
Directions: In this section there are TEN incomplete statements with TEN blanks. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below. Then put the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
A. conclude ; B. evidence; C. make-up; D. no wonder; E. potential;
F. prepare for; G. professional; H. suppose; I. terms; J. unique
16. It is evident that he is anxious. So what can we ____ from this?
17. The Labor Party is using public media to help ____ the next election.
18. In a word, I ____ he succeeds better with Eve than he does with Adam.
19. It was useless: he had no ____.
20. The city has a(n) ____ appeal for people who love cartoons.
21. The video explains in simple ____ how the new tax works.
22. He is a young player with great ____.
23. He is a ____ boxing coach.
24. She looks very beautiful after putting on the ____.
25. ____ kids don’t go to the movies any more.

II. Grammar and Structure. (1×15＝15)
Directions: There are FIFTEEN sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Put your choice on the answer sheet.
26. He doesn’t feel like anything today.
A. to eat B. eating     C. eat            D. eats
27. I’ll give her the books as soon as she .
A. comes        B. is coming      C. will come      D. came
28. Our city is becoming .
A. more and most beautiful       B. more beautiful and more beautiful
C. more and more beautiful       D. beautiful and beautiful
29. The book on the teacher’s desk yours.
A. maybe      B. may be        C. may is       D. be
30. Shall we have some noodles dumplings?
A. instead     B. instead for     C. instead of     D. to instead
31. The classroom is for fifty students.
A. as big     B. big enough     C. enough big   D. bigger
32. — May I borrow these books?
— Certainly. You can borrow of the two books, but you can’t borrow .
A. either, both          B. either, all    
C. neither, nor          D. either, or
33. Let the children go away. They’re making too much here.
A. noise   B. voice     C. noisy      D. sounds
34. —May I smoke here?
— , you . It can be dangerous.
A. Yes, can    B. No, can’t  
C. Yes, may     D. No, needn’t
35. The boy passed the final exams. But if he had spent more time on them, the results ____ much better.
A. will have been B. would have been
C. will be D. had be
36. The representatives of the company demand that part of the arrangement ____ revised.
A. will be B. is C. to be D. should be
37. It’s very kind ____ you ____us so much help.
A. of ... to give B. for ... to give
C. to ... giving D. with ... to giving
38. It’s hard ___ so much work in one day.
A. for him doing B. of him doing
C. for him to do D. of him to do
39. You had better ____ home at once. Don’t keep your mother ____.
A. to ... wait B. going ... waiting
C. to go ... to wait D. go ... waiting
40. I’m sorry ___ written you a letter at the time.
A. to have not B. to not have
C. not to have D. not having

III. Cloze. (1×10＝10)
Directions: There are TEN blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D beneath the passage. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then put the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
The writer had a quick breakfast and then went to school. He found it difficult to work 41 class because he kept on thinking 42 the match 43 the afternoon. School ended a little 44 . Their team was playing 45 the team from No. 64 Middle School. The team from No. 64 Middle School was big and strong. The writer’s team felt a little afraid of them. Their team was 46 very big 47 very strong, 48 they were very sure they were a good team 49 beat the other team because they could play together very well. The other team had some very good players, 50 they didn’t have very good teamwork.
41. A. in B. after C. before D. on
42. A. about B. of C. on D. over
43. A. on B. in C. after D. before
44. A. late B. later C. early D. earlier
45. A. with B. without C. against D. on
46. A. neither B. either C. both D. also
47. A. nor B. either C. too D. also
48. A. but B. or C. and D. yet
49. A. on B. in C. to D. for
50. A. and B. but C. or D. so

IV. Reading Comprehension. (2×10＝20)
Directions: In this section there are TWO passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that you think is the best answer. Then put the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.

Text A
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
There was an old pear tree in a man’s garden. In the past, the tree fruited every year, so the man would get many pears．But now，the tree got old．There were no more pears for the man. So the ungrateful （忘恩负义的） man decided to cut the tree down. When he walked to the tree with an axe（斧子）in his hand, the tree said to him, “Please don’t cut me down. I have brought so many pears for you in the past years. Now I only have a short time to live.”
“I’m sorry. I have to do so,” the man said, “because I need something to make a chair.” Then he began to wave his axe. At that moment, a bird in the old tree said to him, “Don’t cut it down! Every time you go out and your wife feels lonely, she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade（树荫）and I sing songs to make her happy. We give much pleasure to your wife when you are away from home.”
The man didn’t listen to the bird and drove it away. When he was about to cut the tree，some bees flew out of it and said，“Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree，we will give you delicious honey every day. Would you please leave the tree with us?”
The man got moved（感动）. He said, “You are so kind to the tree, although it has become old. Now I see that I shouldn’t cut it down. It has done so much to me and my wife. Let the tree stay here, and let the bird continue to sing songs here.” With these words, the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day.
51. Which can be the best title（标题）of the story?
A. The Singing Bird B．The Man’s Wife
C. The Old Tree D．The Kind Bees
52. Which is the most important reason for the man to cut down the tree?
A. The tree was getting old．
B. The man needed wood to make a chair．
C. The tree didn’t give any shade．
D. The man couldn’t get any pears from it．
53. What made his wife happy when the man was not at home?
A. The tree and its shade．
B. The tree and the bird．
C. The bird and its songs．
D. The bees and their honey．
54. In the story，the word“continue”means____．
A. 再一次开始 B. 继续 C. 表演 D. 停止
55. What can we learn from the story?
A. People should never be ungrateful．
B. Good wood comes from pear trees．
C. Old people are kind and friendly．
D. Birds and bees are always helpful．
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Text B
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
A traveler comes out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi-driver his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” the man asked. “100 dollars, Sir” said the taxi-driver. This was very dear, but the man said it was OK.
The taxi-driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow? It’s another 100 dollars. ” But the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow. ” The taxi-driver was very pleased.
The next day the taxi-driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and, above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you’re going home. Where do you come from? ” he asked. “I come from New York. ” “New York!” said the taxi-driver, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susannah. Do you know her? ”“Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you! ”
56. Where did the traveler come from？
A. England B. America C. Canada D. France
57. Why did the traveler take the third taxi？ Because _____
A. the other taxi-driver asked for more money
B. the third taxi-driver was a kind-hearted man
C. he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit
D. the other driver didn’t like him
58. Usually the cost of the traveling one day may be _____.
A. $100 B. $ 200
C. less than $ 100 D. more than $ 200
59. Who asked the traveler to give the money for the taxi driver？
A. The traveler’s sister. B. The traveler himself.
C. Nobody. D. The driver’s sister.
60. The driver was unhappy ____ .
A. when he heard the traveler’s last words
B. when the traveler asked every taxi-driver his name
C. when the traveler asked him for his sisters name
D. during the two-day visit

V. True or False Statements. (1×10=10)
Directions: There are TEN statements in this section. All of them are based on the texts you have learned. Decide whether the statement is true or false according to the texts you have learned. Mark T for true or F for false on the answer sheet.
61. Students today often consider college a time of academic and personal exploration.
62. People worry that choosing a career based primarily on economic factors can limit the choices of students.
63. Some teenagers like T-shirts because they help to show their beautiful body.
64. Some of the adults who wear suggestive T-shirts believe that it is a great way to start a conversation.
65. Hip-hop originated in New York City.
66. Chinese kids who listen to hip-hop in English understand it easily.
67. As a child, Yao Ming hated basketball and didn’t attend practice at all.
68. In 2002, with Yao Ming’s help, Shanghai’s basketball team won its first national championship.
69. In the 18th century, fashionable ladies had mice as pets.
70. Dinka women think thin men are very ugly.

VI. Translation. (2×10＝20)
Section A
Directions: In this section there are FIVE Chinese sentences. Translate them into English, and put your answers on the answer sheet.
71. 在他的创作生涯中，他写了50多部戏剧。(career)
72. 我发现他们不再坐在门边了。(no longer)
73. 这首歌在1945年风行一时。(a massive hit)
74. 我想重要的是忘记过去，活在当下，梦想未来。(dream about)
75. 她觉得自己太胖了，于是决定节食。(go on a diet)

Section B
Directions: In this section there are FIVE English sentences. Translate them into Chinese, and put your answers on the answer sheet.
76. The authors concluded that choosing a major is more crucial to future financial success than the college attended.
77. No dirty words or openly sexual images.
78. However, making Chinese hip-hop is still relatively profitless.
79. So over the next eight years Shanghai’s top coaches and scientists would work to turn the giant into a star.
80. By the time they were old enough to marry, their necks were about twenty-five centimeters（厘米）long.

黄淮学院成人教育学院 年第 学期
《大学英语》课程考试答题卷
题号
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
总分
分数

得 分

评卷人

I. Vocabulary. (1×25 =25)

Section A
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Section B
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
得 分

评卷人

II. Grammar and Structure. (1×15 =15)

26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
得 分

评卷人

III. Cloze. (1×10 =10)

41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
得 分

评卷人

IV. Reading Comprehension. (2×10 =20)

51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

V. True or False Statements. (1×10=10)

61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
VI. Translation. (2×10 =20)

Section A
71.
72.
73.
74.

75.
Section B
76.

77.
78.
79.

80.