华中师范大学成人本科 学年第二学期
《大学英语1》试卷（B卷）
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Part 1 Vocabulary and structure
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.(30%)
1. A railway ticket should indicate the place of departure as well as the ________ of the trip. A. arrival B. image C. destination D. sequence
2. The Spring Festival, like Christmas in western countries, is a holiday for family ________. A. amusement B. reunion C. entertainment D. congratulation 3. Sports is not just for fun or exercise. It is also good for _________ building. A. capacity B. reputation C. confidence D. character
4. Thirty miles away from the town, the robbers ______ the car and disappeared into the woods. 订 A. approach B. ground C. abandoned D. removed
5. You’d sound a lot more polite if you make the request __________ a question.
A. in the form of B. in terms of C. on the basis of D. in the two minds about 6. On my way to school, I saw people ______ advertisements and sample products. A. conveying B. creating C. discarding D. distributing
7. The city government promise to ________ the problem of unemployment in real earnest. A. postponed B. tackle C. compose D. anticipate
8.The professor thought that I was I was making good progress in my studies and told me to _____. A. keep up B. go ahead with C. hold back D. come up with
9. The meeting was _________by the National Association of Women for the purpose of furthering the women’s liberation movement.
A. chaired B. sponsored C. participated D. assigned
10. I have searched all the book stores in this town. The book you asked for is not ___________. 线 A. tedious B. vivid C. available D. sufficient 11. A good teacher is able to _________ a complicated idea in very simple terms. A. worked out B. go by C. put across D. bring about
12. The purpose of this test is to measure students’ ______to learn instead of their present achievements.
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A. capacity B. attitude C. confidence D. determination 13. The birth rate in a city __________ to fall as its gross domestic product (GDP) rises steadily. A. estimates B. anticipates C. assumes D. tends 14. To postpone __________ the debt will ruin our business reputation.
A. paying B. to pay C. pay D. paid 15. The milk smells ____________ sour.
A. as if it is B. like it is C. as if it was D. like it was
16. It takes courage for one ___________ the huge task, to say nothing of fulfilling it in such a short time.
A. to face to up to B. facing up to C. faces up to D. to be faced up to 17. Because of rising cost, we spent ______ money on the project as had been planned. A. twice B. twice as much C. twice D. twice as more 18. Tom woke up late and left home without breakfast, __ __ another long and boring day at school. A. having anticipated B. anticipated C. being anticipated D. anticipating 19. __ ___ a solution to the problem of water shortage, we have to pull all our efforts together. A. To work out B. Working out C. Work out D. Being worked out 20. “ The Internet will ensure that the children of the future are not going to know _______
nationalism is,” an expert at MIT declared.
A. how B. that C. what D. as 21. The shirt is _________ in small, medium and large sizes.
A. original B. visible C. available D. delicate
22. During the war there was a severe food shortage. It was not unusual that even the well-to-do
families had to ________ meat for days.
A. do with B. do without C. turn away D. turn in 23. Because of the mist, none of those who saw the flying object could tell its ________shape. A. steady B. likely C. precise D. rigid 24. _________in mind as well as in body, the child needs more than medical care. A. Sick B. Be sick C. Because sick D. For sick 25. It is a huge task to _________ all the rooms in the building in such a short time. A. go ahead with B. keep up C. clean up D. work out 26. The rainstorm has been damaged the crops. The loss has not yet been _________ accurately, but
it is believed to be well beyond a million dollars.
A. considered B. assessed C. explored D. calculated
27. “If nothing ______________, all of us will be enjoying the best musical performance in the famous Sidney Opera House by this time tomorrow,” the guide told the tourists.
A. is visible B. is available C. goes wrong D. messes around
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28. Unfortunately, those who _______________ the accident cannot recall what happened. Therefore the cause of the accident remains a mystery.
A. survived B. escaped C. abandoned D. spotted 29. The representatives __________ their discussion after the coffee break.
A. jammed B. undertook C. skipped D. resumed
30. The director seems to have ___________ new ideas. His recent productions are nothing but copies of his old films.
A. fallen short of B. lost touch with C. come up with D. run out of
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
1. Directions: There are four passages in this part. 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 write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.(40%) Passage 1
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage：
On the night of December 8, 1992, when he was standing in a parking lot talking to friends, Tracy March jumped to the top of a car, as he had done a hundred times before. This time, though, Tracy lost his balance. His head struck the ground, hard. All night, Cory, Tracy’ s mother, stood next to her son, who was lying in a hospital bed, his brown eyes fixed in a lifeless stare. She remembered that Tracy has once mentioned organ donation. Maybe I can spare another family this pain, she thought. When the time came, she and her husband Bill signed the forms permitting his organs to be donated. Tracy was declared dead the next day. Twenty-four hours later, in a Boston hospital, Tracy’s liver was make part of my husband, David, who was suffering from a hopeless liver disease. Months later, we learned from the local organ bank that the donor’s parents wished desperately to meet someone who had gained life through the gift from their son. A meeting was arranged by the organ bank to bring together two families linked by the most bittersweet ties imaginable. The meeting was risky, but worth it. We talked for 3 hours. They showed us a picture of Tracy. We learned for the first how he had lived and died. We learned something about Bill and Cory too. For the Marches, seeing David and knowing he was well seemed to ease their suffering. I’ll never forget seeing David’s tall figure stoped over Corry, her arms around his waist, as a mother would hug a son. For a long time they held each other tight. It was hard to know if she was saying hello or good-bye. Maybe she was saying both.
31. We learn from the passage that Tracy died _______. A. on December 8, 1992 B. of brain damage C. 24 hours after he fell off the roof of a car D. in a car crash 32. Tracy’s parents decided to donate Tracy’s organs because ______.
A. Tracy told them to do so just before he died.
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B. They wanted to save others the pain of seeing dear one die. C. David’s life could continue in a meaningful way.
D. They knew David was suffering from a hopeless liver disease.
33. The meeting between the writer’s family and Tracy’s parents was arranged because ______.
A. the writer and her husband wished to express their thanks to Tracy’s parents B. the local organ bank wanted to see how both families felt about the donation
C. Tracy’s parents wanted to see someone whose life had been saved by the donation D. The two families were linked by the most bittersweet ties imaginable.
34. The writer and her husband learned how Tracy died ______.
A. from his parents B. from the organ bank C. from the hospital D. from the doctor who performed the operation 35. The meeting between the two families helped to ease the Marshes’ suffering because ___ __. A. they saw that David looked very much like their son
B. they saw that David had regained health with Tracy’s liver C. they now had someone to share their memories of Tracy D. they now knew for sure they had done the right thing.
Passage 2
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage：
At 26, Jane Goodall had no college education or science training. But since childhood, she had been dreaming of working closely with animals in Africa. \you can't go to Africa. You're a girl.\to, there's nothing you can't do.\
In 1957, the 26-year-old Goodall went to Kenya to work as a secretary. She also arranged to meet the famous scientist Louis Leakey, who was so impressed by her enthusiasm that he hired her as his assistant. She went with him on many trips to the African jungle and in 1960 Leakey sent Goodall to live among chimpanzees (黑猩猩) in a remote animal preserve, recording the animals’ behavior and interactions.
For three months Goodall made little progress. But she says, \never came close to giving up.\termite hill, then put the grass in his mouth. Afterward she came to the hill and did the same. Pulling the grass out, she discovered dozens of termites on it. The discovery - that some animals use tools - was unknown to most scientists at the time.
Goodall saw chimpanzees show human-like emotions, such as jealousy and love. But she also discovered they were capable of violent attacks against each other.
Goodall received her Ph.D. in the study of animal behavior at England's Cambridge University. Now she travels around the world raising money to preserve wildlife. \with the chimpanzees,\
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36. What was Goodall's childhood dream?
A. She dreamed of going to college. B. She dreamed of becoming a famous scientist. C. She dreamed of studying animals in Africa. D. She dreamed of traveling all around the world. 37. Goodall's most important discovery is that ____________.
A. animals have emotions B. some animals use tools
C. chimpanzees could attack each other violently D. termites are chimpanzees' favorite food 38. Goodall's success is chiefly due to____________.
A. her exceptional talents B. determination and patience C．secretary training D. her education and good work 39. What is Goodall doing now?
A. Studying animal behavior at Cambridge University. B. Observing chimpanzees in African jungles. C. Raising funds for the preservation of wildlife. D. Working hard for a Ph.D. degree.
40. In line 11. \
A. coming near the animal preserve B. recording the animals' behavior and interactions C. thinking about stop doing her job D. making friend with the chimpanzees
Passage 3
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage：
This story began about 10 years ago. I was coming out of a very bad marriage. For seven long years my husband spent his every moment telling me just what was wrong with me. When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive. This went on for about two years. One night one of my friends convinced me to go out with her. We went to a nightclub and that is when I met him.
Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner watching him. I didn’t feel that I had whatever it took to get up and mix with others because of my self－esteem problem. Finally I got up the courage to order a drink for him. When he got it, he gave me the most dazzling smile. We spent the rest of the evening talking until I realized that it was almost morning. I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink, but the very next day he called and told me that he could not stop thinking about me and that he wanted to meet my kids too.
About 3 months later， my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore. I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval because they were the “men of the house” at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4. They said yes and we have all been together
ever since. Clint gave me and my boys a second chance at a wonderful life. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t tell us that we are the best thing that ever happened to him and that he loves us.
41. The writer’s first marriage was unsuccessful because ____.
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