大学英语3 期末考试 A卷试题

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防灾科技学院

2013 ~ 2014学年 第一学期期末考试

大学英语 Ⅲ 试卷 (A) 使用班级 2012级本科非英语专业 答题时间 120分钟

注意：“考试开始后15分钟，开始放听力”；

“请将选择题答案涂在机读答题卡上，其他题答在主观题答题卡上”。

Part I Listening Comprehension（本大题共25小题，每题1分，共25分。）

Section A

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 conversation 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.

1. A. It took her too much time to go to work.

B. She has to spend money for her journey.

C. She likes the company she worked with.

D. She loves walking to work.

2. A. He is not sure whether Edward will be here on time.

B. Nobody will be here on time.

C. Edward will certainly be here on time.

D. Maybe Edward will be here on time.

3. A. She was using the wrong paint.

B. She has dropped out of art and is now in drama.

C. She doesn't feel like going to class.

D. She has run out of paintbrushes.

4. A. The woman should lose 10 pounds.

B. The woman should gain 5 pounds.

C. The woman should buy some new clothes.

D. The woman should not worry.

5. A. Forty yuan.

B. Thirty-five yuan.

C. Thirty yuan.

D. Forty-five yuan.

6. A. He'll not regret missing a chance like that.

B. He'll probably not to go since he is busy.

C. He'll definitely go.

D. He'll probably not to go since he is not interested.

7. A. At the man's house.

B. In a hotel.

C. In a grocer's.

D. In a restaurant.

8. A. The man could not wait to see Susan.

B. The man always knows the latest news in town.

C. Susan talks to people only on the phone.

D. Susan is eager to pass the information she knows.

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Conversation 1

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

9. A. That the library opens at 8:00.

B. That none of the material he needs is available.

C. That no one else has read the articles.

D. That reserve materials can be taken out of the library.

10. A. He is not cooperative.

B. He will be in his office all afternoon.

C. He already brought in extra copies of the articles.

D. He has not read any of the articles himself.

11. A. Ask professor Grand for a copy of the articles.

B. Photocopy the articles he needs.

C. Return early the next day.

D. Wait until the girl has finished with her articles.

Conversation 2

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

12. A. The election for senator. B. The election for president.

C. The election for secretary. D. The election for treasurer.

13. A. They are competing against each other in an election.

B. The man is writing the woman's speech.

C. The woman is planning the man's campaign.

D. The man is interviewing the woman.

14. A. Make posters. B. Answer questions.

C. Write a speech. D. Study chemistry.

15. A. Review the man's talk. B. Compare their lectures.

C. Prepare questions to ask candidates. D. Vote in the school election.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A , B , C and

D. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

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

16.

A. Our ability to make noise without mouths.

B. The impressive technology.

C. The amazing complexity of television.

D. Our ability to use tools.

17.

A. The ability to write.

B. The ability to use technology.

C. The ability to talk.

D. The ability to read.

18.

A. Facial expressions.

B. Bristling fur.

C. Bowing head or drooping tail.

D. Both A, B and C.

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Passage Two

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

19.

A. We don’t know how to enjoy ourselves.

B. We are busier with our work.

C. We don’t think relaxation is essential to health.

D. We are using new technologies more.

20.

A. Stress is always harmful to people.

B. Stress can be avoided.

C. Stress is hardly controlled for most people.

D. Different people can withstand different amount of stress.

21.

A. Knowing the art of relaxation.

B. Having control over performance.

C. Not fearing stress.

D. High sense of responsibility.

22.

A. High blood pressure has nothing to do with stress.

B. Health becomes endangered when one is exposed to stress for a long time.

C. It is hard to find better ways to deal with stress.

D. We can remove stress from our life.

Passage Three

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

23.

A. Decline of GDP.

B. Increases of tourism.

C. Decline of domestic consumption.

D. Developing bad consumption habits.

24.

A. Because they are more expensive in China.

B. Because they are not available in China.

C. Because they are made in China.

D. Because they are in poor quality in China.

25.

A. They are wealthier.

B. They are more brand conscious.

C. They are more confident.

D. All of the above.

PartⅡ: Multiple Choice（本大题共10小题，每题1分，共10分。） Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one

that best completes each sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single

line through the centre.

26. Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him as _____ other musicians.

A. superior to B. more superior than C. more superior to D. superior than

27. Her apology was so obviously _____ that it only served to make me angrier.

A. humiliated B. insincere C. diverse D. annual

28. The earthquake was the greatest __________ the country had ever experienced.

A.injury B.disaster C.fault D. loss

29. Bob is one of those people who __________ risk and danger. He’d be bored in a sage and steady job.

A. relish B. revive C. release D. reckon

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30. In a healthy relationship, the partners’ strengths and abilities _______________ each other, rather than being identical.

A. commence B. compile C. complement D.confuse

31. The invention of the steam engine _____________ the development of industry.

A. opened up B. paved the way for C. fit into D. take advantage of

32. They teach at night school to ____________ their income; which otherwise wouldn’t be sufficient to live on.

A. shatter B. supplement C. simplify D. stump

33. I had a very strange dream last night, but only remember a few ________ of it.

A. functions B. fortunes C. faculties D. fragments

34. I don't doubt _________the stock market will recover from the economic crisis.

A. if B. what C. that D. which

35. Mary _______ her little brother for a few seconds, not knowing how to answer his question.

A. stared on B. stared at C. establish on D. established as

PartⅢ: Reading Comprehension（本大题共20小题，36-45题每题1分，46-55题每题2分，共30

分。）

Directions: There are 4 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 Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 36-40 are based on the following passage.

There was a time in my boyhood when I felt that Father had handicapped me severely in life by naming me after him, "Clarence." All literature, so far as I could see, was thronged with objectionable persons named Clarence. Percy was bad enough, but there had been some good fighters named Percy. The only Clarence in history was a duke who did something dirty at Tewkesbury, and who died a ridiculous death afterwards in a barrel of malmsey (一种白葡萄酒).

Father and I would have had plenty of friction in any case. This identity of names made things worse. Every time that I had been more of a fool than he liked, Father would try to impress on me my responsibilities as his eldest son, and above all as the son to whom he had given his name, as he put it. A great deal was expected; it seemed to me, of a boy who was named after his father. I used to envy my brothers, who

I envied them still more after I was old enough to begin getting letters. I then discovered that when Father "gave" me his name he had also, not unnaturally, I had to admit, retained it himself, and when anything came for Clarence S. Day he opened it, though it was sometimes for me.

He also opened everything that came addressed to Clarence S. Day, Jr. He didn't do this intentionally, but unless the "Jr." was clearly written, it looked like "Esq. " and anyhow Father was too accustomed to open all Clarence Day letters to remember about looking carefully every time for a "Jr." So far as mail and express went, I had no name at all of my own.

36. The underlined expression “on this score” can be best replaced by ________.

A. for this reason

B. to get the same score

C. of the same mark

D. for the same achievements

37. We may learn from the passage that _________.

A. the author’s father is much cleverer than the author

B. the author’s father named the author after himself because he expected the author to be a good boy like himself

C. the author’s father expected a lot of the author because he thought that the author was made to shoulder all the responsibility from him

D. the author’s brothers are not as clever as the author

38. The author used to envy his brothers because ________.

A. they did not have to share the responsibility though they were also named after Father

B. his father liked them more than the author

C. they are not named after their father

D. they never have frictions with their father

39. The author considers ________.

A. it strange that his father should name the author after himself

B. it strange that his father should retain the name after giving his own name

C. it natural that his father would open the letter for the author

D. it natural that his father never intentionally open the letters for his brothers

40. The last sentence in the passage tells us that _________.

A. the author never signed his name when he sent a mail because he did not have his own name

B. the author’s name was exactly the same as his father’s

C. the author used to send his mails under his father’s name

D. the author’s father used to open all the mails that was meant for the author

Passage Two

Questions 41-45 are based on the following passage.

The current vogue, in the West, of Yoga and Zen (禅宗) may prove to have been no more than a transitory Western fashion. It may be doubted whether the average modern Westerner genuinely understands and practices either Zen or Yoga. However, it is also possible that these are sincere attempts to re-activate, among Westerners, the normal human faculty of spiritual contemplation. In the Middle Ages, Westerners, like other people, did practice contemplation. This is a necessary condition for spiritual health, and modern Westerners are suffering spiritually for having abandoned the practice of contemplation deliberately. Moreover, the East has other lessons for the West which the West certainly ought to learn and to take to heart.

For instance, the West could perhaps learn from the East how to re-capture Man's original harmony with the rest of Nature. Man is an integral part of Nature. When he alienates himself from her and tries to dominate her as if he were outside Nature and were not rooted in Nature, Man runs into trouble. The degree of modern Western Man's alienation from Nature can be measured by the potency of modern technology, for technology is an instrument for dominating Nature. The technologically advanced countries are already paying the price of their super-technology. Two items in this price are pollution and inflation.

Shinto stands for a harmonious cooperation between Man and the rest of Nature. It recognizes that Nature is holy; that she has sacred rights; that Man has a religious obligation to respect these rights; and that, if he violates them, he will bring retribution on himself. The Japanese people have already begun to bring retribution on themselves by polluting Nature.

Taoism (道教) sets its face against imposing Man's will on Nature by means of technology. This Chinese philosophy took shape at some dale between the sixth and the fourth century B. C., when technology was still rudimentary, if judged by present-day standards. Yet already the Taoist philosophers were taking alarm; they were calling for a return to a simpler way of life. It is now evident that they were far-sighted. The Taoist philosophy is what the world now needs. It is needed today by West and East alike, now that the potent modern technology, which was invented in the West two hundred years ago, is being adopted all round the globe.

41. Yoga and Zan is ___________.

A. not only a transitory Western fashion

B. not genuinely understood by the average modern westerners

C. in fashion now in the West

D. out of date world-widely

42. This passage implies that ____________.

A. it is wrong to abandon spiritual contemplation

B. the Westerners practice contemplation in the Middle East

C. the Westerners abandon the practice of contemplation deliberately

D. the East has other lessons for the West

43. What is the main topic of this passage?

A. Why are Yoga and Zan popular in the West?

B. What does the West have to learn from the East?

C. How to recapture Man’s original harmony with the rest of Nature?

D. How to practice spiritual contemplation?

44. The author of this passage ___________.

A. disagrees with Taoist’s philosophy

B. prefers Shinto to Taoism

C. seems to be against modern technology

D. prefers super-technology to spiritual contemplation

45. According to the passage __________.

A. it is very expensive to buy super-technology

B. it costs a lot to deal with the problems of pollution and inflation

C. the technologically advanced countries are richer than other countries

D. both pollution and inflation are caused by modern technology

Passage Three

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

High-quality customer service is preached by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.

Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will listen.

Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School.

“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde Group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement”

On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four others, and will no longer visit the specific store. For every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative reviews. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers. According to the research, shopper who purchased clothing encountered the most problem. Ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers.

The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered shelves over loaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.

During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting (业余兼职的) local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.

Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer question.

Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers.

“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”

Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.

46. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?

A．Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.

B．Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them.

C．Few customers believe the service will be improved

D．Customers have no easy access to store managers

47. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying “... the shopper must also find a replacement” (Paragraph 4, Line 2)

A．New customers are bound to replace old ones.

B．Not complaining to the manager cause the shopper some trouble too.

C．Most stores provide the same kind of service.

D．It is not likely the shopper can find the same products on other stores.

48. Shop owners often hire moonlighting police as parking attendants so that shopper___.

A．won’t have trouble parking their cars

B．can stay longer browsing in the store

C．won’t have any worries about security

D．can find their cars easily after shopping

49. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?

A．Huge supply of goods for sale

B．Hiring of efficient employees

C．Manners of the salespeople

D．Design of store layout

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50. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to___.

A．voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly

B．settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic way

C．exert pressure on store to improve their service

D．shop around and make comparisons between stores

Passage Four

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

As a writer of romance novels, I create exotic fantasies. My heroines are beautiful, my heroes gilded with a touch of the legendary, my plots larger than life.

Fans sometimes think of me as an "expert" on love, but my children never ask my advice. When I try to give it anyway, they roll their eyes. To them, I'm just Mom---too impossibly old-fashioned and ordinary to understand the winds of their times.

Since they have reached their teens, however, their often painful searches for that special someone have left me sleepless many a night. There are so many things I wish for them that I am utterly powerless to provide. Sometimes I imagine a little scene. Robby and Johanna ask me, "Mom, how do I find true love?" Here is what I say:

Love is not dependent on beauty, physical strength or the romantic settings I use in my books. Though it may begin with infatuation （热恋）, it moves from physical attraction in a golden curve, often involving sacrifice, to the deepest bond between two people.

Love for me is specific: I speak of your father, Robert, my husband of 23 years. To you our marriage is as plain as vanilla ice cream, but it is the core of my life. Ours is the kind of love to which romance novels are just a prelude.

Your dad doesn't arrange intimate dinners or second honeymoons. He doesn't bring me flowers. What he does is keep my car repaired and full of gasoline so I'll never be stranded. He vacuums the carpet when your grandmother is coming---not because he cares, but because he knows I care. Though your dad is not a pet person, when our old cat died, Robert buried him for me. He held me while I wept. After I’d mourned for several months, he encouraged me to adopt a kitten. So remember, true romance---the enduring kind--often comes so cleverly disguised it's easy to overlook.

I've seen couples live together in a "trial marriage." That seems as logical as biting into an orange to see if you have an appetite for an apple.

I know a man who has bitten one orange after another for years. He claims women are too “into themselves” to commit to a relationship, but he's got it backward. No one can open up the depths of her heart to a mere experiment.

A marriage certificate won't solve all your problems, but until you have the guarantee of one, you can't begin the struggle to forge yourselves into one unit against the world---the ultimate goal.

A mate is the post you lean on, the person who, when you've really screwed up, loves you anyway. The only way to get that kind of mate is to make the dreadful leap of trust and be that kind of mate.

51. When the author tries to give her children some advice on love, they roll their eyes because _________.

A. they are very happy to take her advice on love

B. they are grateful to their mother for her advice on love

C. they do not believe that she can offer them any useful advice on love

D. they want to indicate that they are too young to need her advice on love

52. What does “winds” (in the 2nd para.) refer to?

A. strong current of air

B. new trend

C. powerful effects

D. words without meanings

53. We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. the author’s children do not have any problems in finding a suitable lover for themselves

B. the author’s children are more experienced than the author in handling their love affairs

C. the author believes that romance novels are often misleading in one’s real-life love affairs.

D. the author is in favor of “trial marriage” and regards it as one of the best solutions to the rising rate of divorce.

54. Which of the following sentences best serves as the topic sentence for the last four paragraphs?

A. Settle for nothing less than total commitment.

B. No one can open up the depths of a woman’s heart to a mere experiment.

C. A marriage certificate won't solve all your problems.

D. A mate is the post you lean on.

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55. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The author gives us two pieces of advice on true love in the above passage.

B. Physical attraction is indispensable in maintaining one’s marriage.

C. The author’s husband is very much interested in raising a cat because he is a pet lover.

D. The dreadful leap of trust is the worst thing one could make in one’s marriage.

Part Ⅳ Sentence Translation （本大题共5小题，每题2分，共10分。）

56. 看到女儿从中学毕业，他感到了一股难以用语言来表达的爱和骄傲的暖流。

57. 你更注重个人的生活而不是学习，难怪你的成绩下降了。

58. 史密斯先生早就希望能有机会向周围的年轻人讲述他的登月经历。

59. 现在的年青人确信成就是以拥有多少财产来衡量的。

60. 在他过世五十年之后，他的成就才为社会所承认。

Part Ⅴ Paragraph Translation（本大题共1小题，10分。）

61. 对一个外国人来讲，身在美国可能是一种奇特的经历。在外国待了7年以后——4年在法国，3年在波兰，我和我的妻子于一月份到达了美国。从杂乱的初步印象中，我们编了一套从A到Z的解释，来说明为什么对那些从欧洲来的人来说，美国会是这样一个陌生的国家。我应该一开始就说明我是英国人，但在佛罗里达出生的妻子丽萨却是如苹果馅饼一般地道的美国人。

Part VI Writing （本题共1小题，15分。）

62. Directions: For this part, you are required to write a short essay entitled “Should We Study in Libraries or on the Internet?” You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.

1) 有人认为在图书馆学习好处多；

2) 有人认为通过网络学习好处多；

3) 你的观点。

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