西安石油大学《大学英语（大二上册）》期末试题A及其答案

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2010/2011学年第一学期期末试题（卷）

课程名称 大学英语（大二上册） 考试性质 考试 试卷类型 A 使用班级 全校非艺术专业 考试方法 闭卷 人 数 题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 总 成 绩 成 绩

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Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the

end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. A) That the woman lost Susan’s number. B) That the man needs to have a phone.

C) That the man hasn’t yet received Susan’s phone number. D) That Susan used to live in California.

2. A) At a party. B) At a shop. C) At a restaurant. D) At someone’s house.

3. A) He is on holiday. B) He never does his homework early. C) He wants to finish his homework before Friday. D) He will finish his homework soon. 4. A) He’d make a good government official. B) He should run to his office. C) He should organize the office. D) He should speak to the runners.

5. A) His baby cried all night. B) His baby is sick.

C) He was next door the whole night. D) He didn’t sleep that night. 6. A) To be independent. B) To graduate.

C) To work for a small company. D) To start a large company. 7. A) At his summer school. B) In New York.

C) At his brother’s address. D) In his hometown. 8. A) She wanted to take the 6:00 flight.

B) She made a reservation for the 7:00 flight.

C) She changed the reservation. D) She misunderstood the man.

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9. A) Because he wanted to meet the woman’s parents.

B) Because he didn’t know the woman’s plans.

C) Because he goes to a country house each August. D) Because he won’t be able to take a holiday. 10. A) Take the subway. B) Take a bus.

C) Hurry to the meeting. D) Late for the meeting.

Section B

Directions: In this section you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage 1

11. A) About 650,000 words. B) About 142,000 words. C) About 70,000 words. D) About 60,000 words. 12. A) Because there are too many English words to be contained in a dictionary. B) Because new English words appear every day. C) Because few people use more than 60,000 words.

D) Because different dictionaries collect different numbers of words. 13. A) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English. B) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. C) Webster’s New World Dictionary. D) Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary.

14. A) The letter A. B) The letter S. C) The letter X. D) The letter C. 15. A) The number of English words is decreasing. B) The number of English words is increasing.

C) The number of English words has remained the same for centuries. D) The number of English words has never been known.

Passage 2

16. A) A panda. B) A pigeon. C) A penguin. D) A pencil.

17. A) To take the penguin to the zoo. B) To have the penguin in the car. C) To take the penguin to the seaside. D) To have the penguin at home. 18. A) He saw the penguin in the street.

B) He saw the same woman with her penguin.

C) He saw the same car in the street. D) He saw the penguin in the zoo. 19. A) To the car. B) To the seaside. C) To the Zoo. D) To the office.

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---------------------------------------- 20. A) To the beach. B) Going home.

C) To the police station. D) To the woman’s office.

Keys 1 – 10 CBBAD ACDBB 11 – 20 ADCBB CABCA 二、单项选择

1. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly

______. A) gaps B) intervals C) length D) distance 2. The enemy finally had to _______ their troops from the occupied area. A) retreat B) dismiss C) return D) withdraw

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A) abundant B) considerable C) dependent D) remarkable 4. American women were ________ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

A) ignored B) neglected C) denied D) refused 5. In the end our choices ______ going or staying.

6. His badly injured leg ______ him to a wheelchair.

7. Food and clothing are _______ of life.

8. During the colonial period, the church was closely allied with the government, giving full support to the government and, in return, receiving special _______. A) privileges B) intervention C) convention D) transition

9. If he at last comes to the conclusion that he must ______ firm next time, he will need an iron determination. A) sit B) lie C) stand D) kneel

10. Her skin was dry after ________ to the wind during the trip. 11. These people believe that smoking can _______ stresses of everyday

life by providing constant consolation to the smoker.

12. The small company is now ______ with intense competition for the market

share. A) facing B) encountering C) confronted D) meet

13. These stars are too small to be seen with the ______ eye. A) bare B) shallow C) hollow D) naked

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A) came by B) came down to C) came forward D) came about

A) condemned B) conformed C) compensated D) complied

A) qualifications B) necessities C) persistence D) obligations

A) disclosure B) closure C) seizure D) exposure

A) relieve B) produce C) thrust D) advance

14. He has dropped several strong _______ to his boss that he will go and work

for someone else. A) faints B) hints C) clue D) indication 15. The cabbages have already started to _______ and we have to throw them

away. A) slide B) drip C) decay D) faint

16. Cloudy skies are rare in the desert where there is hardly any ______. A) moisture B) straw C) drip D) blank

17. The patient’s skin hung loosely so a needle was secured to let the _ in. A) flood B) fluid C) flow D) liquor

18. Car manufactures ought to produce vehicles which are more _______ against

theft. A) secure B) loose C) preceding D) sure

19. You can write one-to-two page paper____ your reasons for choosing civil

engineering as your major.

A) exaggerating B) outlining C) assuring D) swearing

20. The public feel threatened when faced with groups of youths ________ on street corners.

A) hanging down B) hanging around C) pulling up D) holding up 21. I felt _______ the faint pulse of the wounded soldier and saw his chest rise and fall with uneven breaths. A) of B) by C) for D) with 22. A plastic box was ______ to the wall by nails. (3---5A*) A) secured B) hit C) hinted D) fastened

23. There was a swell of _______ within me for this soldier ——our hero, who so quickly came into and went from my life. A) mood B) attempt C) thirst D) emotion 24. Her voice was beginning to tremble and she tried to control it but _______. A) in contrast B) in vain C) in a pitch D) in particular

25. In wintertime, food was hard to _______, so many animals died of hunger.

A) come off B) come to C) come by D) come out

26. _______ are that he won’t live long, but he won’t be in pain. A) Chances B) Opportunities C) Possibility D) Probability

27. In spite of the last night terrorist attack most people seem to be going _______ their business. A) off B) about C) around D) down 28. We are entering a new _______ in international relations. A) phrase B) phase C) place D) district

29. He was publicly warned and banned ______ communication. A) from B) of C) to D) in

30. By ________ a personal identity card, users can send voice messages to anyone else on the system. A) inserting B) fixing C) tightening D) bouncing

31. The thief tried to open the locked door but _______.

A) in vain B) in no way C) at a loss D) without effect

32. A good judge tries to be fair and does not make ________ decisions. A) objective B) sympathetic C) definite D) arbitrary

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-------------------------------------- 33. The government should be playing a more __ role in promoting human right. A) prominent B) impressing C) moderate D) universal 34. Peter thought the world was flat until I _______ him. A) enforced B) encircled C) ensured D) enlightened

35. It was a rabbit, not a lion; you are _______ as usual.

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第一篇 . CABBC

The World Health Organization estimates that more than four million people die each year from the effects of smoking tobacco. That number is increasing. WHO officials expect 150 million people to die from tobacco use in the next twenty years. Seven in ten of those deaths will be in developing countries.

In the United States, about 47 million adults currently smoke. American health experts say tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death nationwide. This year, more than four-hundred-thirty-thousand Americans will die of diseases linked to smoking. One day last month, thousands of Americans, attempted to stop smoking. They were taking part in the Great American Smokeout.

The American Cancer Society has organized the Great American Smokeout every year for twenty-five years. The goal is to show the dangers of smoking and provide support for people who decide to stop smoking.

It is not easy to stop smoking permanently. However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking.. You will feel better :and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke. The American Cancer Society says blood pressure returns to normal twenty minutes after smoking the last cigarette, Carbon monoxide gas levels in the blood return to normal after eight hours. After one day; the chance of heart attack decreases. After one year, the risk of heart disease for a non-smoker is half that of a smoker: ,

1. According to the WHO officials, how many people will die from tobacco use in developing countries in the next 20 years?

A) 4,600, 000. B) 150,000,000. C) 105,000,000 D).47,000,000. 2. What is the leading preventable cause of death nationwide in USA?

A) Tobacco use B) Heart attack. C) Car accidents D} Alcohol use. 3. According to the passage, smoking may lead to the following results EXCEPT ______.

A) heart attack B) clear thinking

C) the rise of blood. pressure D) the rise of carbon monoxide

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