大学英语一级期末考试试题

大学英语一级期末考试试题（

B

卷）

课程名称

:

《

大学英语读写

I

》

任课教师签名

:

大学英语教学部（一教）

出题教师签名

:

题库

审题教师签名

:

张文君

_____

考试方式

（

闭

）卷

适用专业

07

级化工与制药学院、材 料学

院、理学院、经管学院和

法学院共

58

个班

考试时间

（

120

）分钟

题号

一

二

三

四

五

总分

得分

评卷人

Part I. Reading Comprehension

(2

’

X20=40

’

)

Directions:

Read

the

following

three

passages

carefully

and

do

the

multiple-choice

questions.

Passage One

Dogs are social animals and without proper training, they will behave like wild

animals. They spoil your house, destroy your belongings, bark excessively, fight other

dogs

and

even

bite

you.

Nearly

all

behavior

problems

are

perfectly

normal

dog

activities that occur at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong things. The

key to preventing or treating behavior problem is learning to teach the dog to redirect

its

normal

behavior

problems,

but

it

is

the

foundation

for

solving

just

about

any

problem.

Training

opens

up

a

line

of

communication

between

you

and

your

dog.

Effective communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want it to

do.

Training is also an easy way to establish the social rank order.

When your dog

obeys

a

simple

request of

“

come

here,

sit

”

, it is

showing obedience and

respect for

you. It is necessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the dog pack by using

extreme measures. You can teach your dog its subordinate role by teaching it to show

submission to you. Most dogs love performing tricks for you pleasantly if they accept

that you are in charge.

Tainting should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog. It can enrich your

relationship

and

make

living

together

more

enjoyable.

A

well-trained

dog

is

more

confident

and

more

safely

allowed

a

greater

amount

of

freedom

than

an

untrained

animal.

1.

Behavior problems of dogs are believed to _______.

A) worsen in modern society

B) be just part of their nature

C) occur when they go wild

D) present at threat to the community

2.

The primary purpose of obedience training is to ________.

A) enable the dog to regain its normal behavior

B) teach the dog to perform clever tricks

C) make the dog aware of its owner

’

s authority

D) provide the dog with outlets for its wild behavior

3.

Effective communication between a dog and its owner is _______.

A) an extreme measure in obedience training

B) a good way to teach the dog new tricks

C) the foundation for dogs to perform tasks

D) essential to solve the dog

’

s behavior problems

4.

Why do pet dogs love performing tricks for their masters?

A) To show their willingness to obey.

B) To show their affection for their masters.

C) To avoid being punished.

D) To win leadership of the dog pack.

5.

When a dog has received effective obedience training, its owner________.

A) will enjoy a better family life.

B) can give the dog more freedom

C) can give the dog more rewards

D) will have more confidence in himself

Passage Two:

Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his

writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.

One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a

human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone

who would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.

As

he

got

closer,

he

saw

that

it

was

a

young

man

and

the

young

man

wasn't

dancing,

but

instead

he

was

reaching

down

to

the

shore,

picking

up

something

and

very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer he called out,

The young man paused, looking up and replied,

海星

) in the

< br>ocean.

< br>starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and

threw it into the ocean, past the breaking waves and said,

one.

There is

something very special in each

and every one of us.

All of us

have

a

natural ability to make a difference. If we can become aware of that ability, we will

get through the strength of our images the power to shape the future.

All

of

us

must

find

our

starfish.

If

we

throw

our

starfish

wisely

and

well,

the

world will be wonderful.

6.

Before he began writing, the wise man would ________.

A) take a walk along the shore

B) go swimming in the ocean

C) have a walk and pick up starfish on the beach

D) look down the beach and enjoy the scene

7.

One day, the wise man saw the young man ________.

A) dancing along the beach

B) walking along the beach.

C) picking up starfish for sale

D) trying to save as many starfish as possible

8.

In the last but one paragraph,

A) the ability to make decisions

B) the strength of images

C) starfish that the young man threw back to the ocean

D) our ability to have an effect on the future

9.

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A) The wise man and the young man shared the same opinion on the subject of

starfish.

B) The young man disagreed with the wise man on the subject of starfish.

C) The wise man thought it impossible to save any of the starfish on the beach.

D) The young man was unaware of his ability to make a difference for starfish.

10. The writer told this story in order to tell us that ________.

A) everyone of us is clever

B) all of us can help to shape our future

C) wise men are sometimes stupid

D) young people are actually wiser than old people

Passage Three:

In the United States, about 750,000 persons have suffered AIDS. More than one

half of them have died.

But

doctors

say

evidence also

shows there is

no reason

for

persons

to

become

terrified (

惊吓

) by the disease. The AIDS virus is spread during sex with an infected

partner,

or

by

infected

blood.

But

doctors

say

their

studies

show

the

disease

is

not

spread through normal, close social activities.

A study by one research team was printed in the New England Journal (

杂志

) of

Medicine.

The

doctors

studied

one-hundred-one

family

members

who

lived

with

AIDS

and

lived

in

crowded

conditions.

The

family

members

shared

many

personal

goods with the patients. These included toothbrushes, drinking glasses, beds, towels

and toilets.

Doctors

said

only

one

family

member

—

a

five-year-old

girl

—

got

the

AIDS

virus. They note, however, that the girl's mother had the disease. They believe the girl

probably was born with the virus. No other family member in the study got the AIDS

virus or showed any signs of the disease.

The head of the study, Gerald Friedland, said if the disease is not easily spread in

crowded homes, it also will not spread easily in factories, offices, schools and other

public places. Doctor Friedland said the study also shows there is no reason to punish

AIDS patients and to force them to live separately from other persons.

American

health

officials

recently

warned,

however,

that

some

health

care

workers should take special care. The report noted the AIDS virus is carried in blood

and

other

body

fluids.

It

said health

care

workers

should put

protective

(

保护性的

)

covers over their eyes and skin during medical operations, dental (

牙科的

) work, or

other times when the patient may bleed.

In

the

United

States,

most

AIDS

patients

are

homosexual

(

同性恋的

)

men,

people

taking

drugs

who

used

infected

needles

(

针头

),

and

persons

who

received

infected

blood. More recent studies show the

AIDS virus

also can be spread

during

heterosexual (

异性的

) relations. It can spread either from the man to the woman, or

from the woman to the man.

11

Doctors

say

there

is

no

reason for

people to be frightened

about

AIDS

because

_______.

A) it is not deadly

B) few people are infected with AIDS

C) the AIDS virus is not spread in everyday social activities.

D) the AIDS virus is not spread during sex

12

The

study

of

101

family

members

who

lived

with

AIDS

patients

shows

that

________.

A) the AIDS is not spread by personal goods

B) women are more likely to get the AIDS virus than men

C) married men are less likely to get AIDS than unmarried ones

D) the AIDS virus is passed by drinking glasses

13

According to Doctor Friedland, there is no reason to _______.

A) stop meeting AIDS patients

B) stop living with AIDS patients

C) fear that AIDS can be passed from a mother to a baby

D) fear that the AIDS virus can be passed during sex

14

Health workers were warned to take special care when the patient bleeds because

_______.

A) AIDS can be passed by touching the patient's body

B) AIDS can be spread by touching the patient's skin

C) AIDS virus can be carried in blood or other body fluids

D) the health care workers may be infected by the blood

15

_______ are least likely to be infected with the AIDS disease.

A) People who use drugs

B) Persons who offer infected blood to others

C) Men who are gay

D) Married men

Passage Four:

Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it

’

s painful? This might be

called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanaton. He has proved that everyone

has a daily energy cycle.

During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you

’

re

“

hot

”

.

That

’

s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body

temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For

others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but

it leads to such familiar monologues(

自言自语

) as:

“

Get up, John! You

’

ll be late for

work again!

”

The possible explaination to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-

and-energy

peak

in

the

evening.

Much

family

quarrelling

ends

when

husbands

and

wives

realize

what

these

energy

cycles

mean,

and

which

cycle

each

member

of

the

family has.

You can

’

t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make

your life

fit it

better. Habit can help. Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe your

’

re sleepy in the evening but

feel

you

must

stay

up

late

anyway.

Counteract(

对抗

)

your

cycle

to

some

extent

by

habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but

you

have

an

important job

to

do

early

in

the

day,

rise

before

your

usual hour. This

wont change your cycle, but you

’

ll get up steam(

鼓足干劲

) and work better at your

low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and

stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid

the

troublesome

search

for

clean

clothes

by

laying

them

out

the

night

before.

Whenever possible,

do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more

energy of concentration for your sharper hours.

16. If a person finds gettings up early a problem, most probably _________.

A) he is a lazy person

B) he refuses to follow his own energy cycle

C) he is not sure when his energy is low

D) he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

17. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

A) Unawareness of energy cycles.

B) Family monologues.

C) A change in the family member

’

s energy cycle.

D) Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

18. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should

______.

A) change his energy cycle

B) overcome his laziness

C) get up earlier than usual

D) go to bed earlier

19. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will _________.

A) help to keep your energy for the day

’

s work

B) help you to control your temper early in the day

C) enable you to concentrate on your routine work