2015-2016年大一英语期末考试卷
I. Spelling: (10%)
Directions: Listen to the following words and write them down. Each of them will be read twice.
II.Dictation: (10%)
Directions: You will hear a passage read three times. At the first reading, you should listen carefully for its general idea. At the second reading, you are required to write down the exact words you have just heard (with proper punctuation). At the third reading, you should check carefully what you have written down.
III.Word Derivation: (5%)
Directions: Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the word given in the bracket.
1.Do grades determine __________ (eligible) for graduate school or special programs?
2.The result of the bilateral talks of the countries is ________ with our expectation. (correspond)
3.There does, however, appear to be very little evidence to directly support such theories which thus remain largely __________. (speculate)
4.Your misunderstandings derive from a completely ______ idea of the nature of charity. (err)
5.The book is essentially a(n) ______ to religious tolerance. (exhort)
IV. Phrasal Verbs: (5%)
Directions: Fill in the blank in each sentence with a phrasal verb in its proper form. The base verb is given in the bracket.
1. There was a notice saying “__________ the grass”. (keep)
2. Shrewd as she was, she was __________ by him and lost everything. (take)
3. It should be fully aware that the situation __________ immediate actions. (call)
4. We must __________ our responsibilities and not try to get out of them. (face)
5. The soaring real estate home price upsets me so much. It will at least take me ten years to __________ for a three-bedroom flat. (save)
V. Multiple Choice: (20%)
Directions: Choose one alternative which best completes each sentence or answers each question.
1.It was difficult to return to __________ life after ten years in the military.
A. civic B. civility C. civilian D. civilized
2. No one __________ would have anything to do with him.
A. whatever B. whoever C. whichever D. however
3. I can __________ to the absolute truth of his statement.
A. protest B. attest C. detest D. contest
4. Her work __________, she sat down for a cup of tea.
A. being done B. doing C. having done D. done
5. After _________ appeared to be an endless waiting, it was her turn to be examined.
A. that B. it C. which D. what
6. The accident him of his sight and the use of his legs.
A. excluded B. disabled C. deprived D. gripped
7. On January 1st many people make a New Year .
A. intention B. determination C. dedication D. resolution
8. My old grandma cannot stand this summer’s heat.
A. intensive B. intense C. tense D. dense
9. Mr. Johnson tends to view most issues from a religious .
A. sense B. aspect C. perspective D. notion
10. The are in your favor because you have more experience.
A. odds B. scales C. rates D. ratios
11. What these young men were doing a threat to the safety of the whole neighborhood.
A. constructed B. constituted C. contracted D. contributed
12. The medicine the doctor gave me my headache.
A. restricted B. removed C. released D. relieved
13. We would never have secured our independence without the aid you .
A. rendered B. requested C. presented D. pursued
14. The famous writer draws his childhood memories for the material of most of his stories.
A. of B. in C. on D. up
15. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide for many years, __________ cultural barriers.
A. transporting B. transferring C. transplanting D. transcending
16. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to The Diary of the Unknown Soldier (Unit 9)?
A. The cruelty in the war was out of the soldier’s expectation.
B. The soldier willingly joined the war because he was a man of courage and was not afraid of death.
C. What encouraged the soldier to live on was his wish to go home alive to see his family.
D. The soldier was not only disgusted with the war, but also doubtful of the sensibility of the war.
17. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the professor in Letter to a B Student (Unit 11)?
A. There are more B students now than there used to be a few decades ago.
B. Grades may not be the truthful indication of the students’ knowledge.
C. Since grades are basically irrelevant and misleading, they should be eliminated in schools.
D. Getting a B in class does not mean one will necessarily make less achievement in life.
18. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Focus on Global Warming (Unit 13)?
A. Due to the Internet, people are increasingly concerned with global warming.
B. In the process of global warming, the temperature would rise at the same rate worldwide.
C. The change of climate would bring disastrous consequences to humans, such as severe flooding, more cases of heart diseases, respiratory problems and so on.
D. To combat global warming, we just need to take measures to reduce our vulnerability to it.
19. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Should a Public Worker Accept Costly Gifts? (Unit 15)
A. Out of his love for the community, the author accepted the condition that within a year he should be ready to go back to South Africa if the community needed him.
B. The author believed that his service to the community should not be connected with any monetary purpose.
C. The wife insisted that they should keep these gifts for the sake of their sons in the future marriages.
D. To persuade his wife to return these gifts, the author promised to buy some ornaments for their children.
20. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Open the Door to Forgiveness (Unit 16)?
A. Hate is like an uncontrollable disease that darkens our life and affects our health.
B. To deny one’s hate for someone contributes to the forgiveness of other’s misconducts.
C. Forgiveness can break the grip that past wrong and pain have on our mind.
D. Once we truly forgive someone, we will eventually forget the hurt.
VI. Cloze: (10%)
Directions: Fill in each of the blanks with ONE appropriate word.
Time spent in a bookstore can be enjoyable, ___1___ you are a book-lover or merely there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find ___2___ away from a sudden shower. ___3___ the reasons, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The ___4___ to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jacket is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be ___5___, as you might end up ___6___ a rather boring book. You soon become engrossed in some book or ___7___, and usually it is only much ___8___ that you realize you have spent ___9___ much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment---without buying a ___10___, of course.
VII.Reading Comprehension: (10%)
Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than TEN words.
According to a recent survey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1997. They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1997 took. It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they? A management consultant, Bill Meyer, decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything that banker did during his long workday----the banker worked 80 hours a week. At the end of the three-day period, Meyer reviewed the banker’s activities with him. They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing busy work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made repeated telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases.
Apparently, many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more she or he accomplished. However, the connection between time and productivity is not always positive. In fact, many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyone’s productivity and creativity begin to decrease. Furthermore, it is not always easy for individuals to realize that their performance is falling off.
Part of the problem is understandable. When employers evaluate employees, they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance. Employees know this. Consequently, they work longer hours and take less vacation time than they did nine years ago. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal working hours so that the people who can promote them see them.
A group of headhunters (people who search out executive personnel for companies) were asked their opinion about a situation. They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company. The candidates had comparable qualifications for the job. For example, they were both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. The other could do the same job in an 80-hour week just as well. According to a headhunting expert, the 80-hour-week candidate would get the job. The time this candidate spends on the job may encourage their employees to spend more time at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work.