2014年12月考试大学英语(1) B 卷

2014年12月考试大学英语（1） B 卷

一、单项选择题 （共45题、总分45分）

1. Air by the beach is ( ) to health because it contains negative ion

( 负离子) (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 beneficial B、 fashionable

C、 possible D、 favorable

2. We have to do this uninteresting work ( ) we like it or not. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 no matter B、 either

C、 whatever D、 whether

3. ( ) the team might qualify for the finals its members practiced five

hours a day. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 That B、 For

C、 In order that D、 So that

4. The pants are too ( )( ) for me. I’d like some loose ones. (本题

分数：1 分。)

A、 short B、 close

C、 tight D、 narrow

5. It looks ( )that rain is going to continue through the weekend. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 like B、 as

C、 if D、 whether

6. On 21 next October they ( ) for twenty-five years. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 will married B、 will be married

C、 will have married D、 will have been married

7. The engine is ( ) fire. We’re going to crash. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 on B、 with

C、 of D、 under

8. I broke Mr. Milton’s coffee pot by ( ). (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 incident B、 accident

C、 confident D、 prevent

9. He will be punished ( ) he does his work. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 unless B、 if

C、 for D、 because

10. Ahead of me I saw a woman ( ) I thought was my aunt. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 Who B、 Whom

C、 of whom D、 whose

11. The subway is much ( )than the bus. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 more faster

B、 less faster C、 less fast

D、 faster

12. I like to have everything under control, and I don’t want any last

minute ( ). (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 surprise B、 nervous

C、 panic D、 shock

13. The more I apply them ( ) real situations, the more natural they will

become. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 on B、 for

C、 to D、 from

14. People’s attitudes ( ) gift giving many very from country to

country. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 of B、 for

C、 to D、 on

15. Anyone, ( ) is really late for a social activity, should apologize

to those who have already been there. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 whom B、 what

C、 which D、 who

16. I can’t find words to ( ) my thanks. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 depress B、 press

C、 express D、 oppress

17. I have to leave. I have an ( ) with my dentist. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 conference B、 appointment

C、 gathering D、 date

18. People’s attitudes ( ) gift giving many very from country to

country. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 of B、 for

C、 to D、 on

19. I broke Mr. Milton’s coffee pot by ( ). (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 incident B、 accident

C、 confident D、 prevent

20. Of course, our ( ) relationship is very good. But business is

business. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 personnel B、 personal

C、 private D、 public

21. ( ) might be expected, a knowledge of psychology is essential for good

advertisement. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 What B、 That

C、 As D、 Which

22. Will you tell me how I can see the ( ) manager, please? (本题分数：

1 分。)

A、 personal

B、 private

C、 personnel D、 public

23. When I returned home, I found I had ( ) the wrong suitcase. (本题

分数：1 分。)

A、 taken off B、 taken up

C、 looked out D、 picked up

24. On another trip, after ( ) a plane from Xiamen to Beijing, I discovered

I’d lost my passport. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 aboarding B、 boarding

C、 landing D、 aloading

25. I have never spoken ill of her, ( ) I don't like her. (本题分数：

1 分。)

A、 if B、 because

C、 so that D、 though

26. You’re such a hardworking student, you ( ) the praise. (本题分数：

1 分。)

A、 reserve B、 deserve

C、 conserve D、 preserve

27. The questions like “Where do you work?” or “Are you married?” are

too ( ) to Europeans. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 polite B、 correct

C、 wrong D、 personal

28. He is not satisfied with what he has done. He needs something a bit

more ( ). (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 challenged B、 challengible

C、 challenging D、 challenge

29. He was in a traffic jam, ( ) made him late for school. (本题分数：

1 分。)

A、 that

B、 which

C、 what D、 how

30. When I returned home, I found I had ( ) the wrong suitcase. (本题

分数：1 分。)

A、 taken off B、 taken up

C、 looked out D、 picked up

31. Your handwriting has a ( ) style and I can recognize it at once. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 unique B、 common

C、 sharp D、 beneficial

32. ( ) the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on

the screen. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 With B、 In

C、 At D、 Of

33. Professor Smith has great confidence ( ) his students. (本题分数：

1 分。)

A、 in B、 over

C、 on D、 at

34. I ( ) my boss of my arrival in Tokyo. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 informed B、 reformed

C、 formed D、 deformed

35. There ( ) no money left, we had to change our plan. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 being B、 would be

C、 had D、 was

36. She felt ( ) when she said the wrong thing at the interview. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 emphasized

B、 enthusiastic C、 ensured

D、 embarrassed

37. In ancient times, much of the goods of merchants were ( )( ) by

animals. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 translated B、 transported

C、 transformed D、 transferred

38. After their argument, they are no longer on good ( ). (本题分数：

1 分。)

A、 terms B、 term

C、 relation D、 friends

39. This boy is his mother's ( ) for he never did anything right. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 hope B、 despair

C、 despite D、 expectation

40. Both of us are poor at tennis and we ( ) picking up the ball all the

time. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 end up B、 close up

C、 put up D、 turn up

41. In social ( ) it is always emphasized to be punctual. (本题分数：

1 分。)

A、 actions B、 acts

C、 activities D、 actives

42. Take it easy. I ( ) you of the soon recovery of your sickness. (本

题分数：1 分。)

A、 sure B、 insure

C、 assure D、 ensure

43. I was very relieved and ( ) for the kindness I’d experienced from

so many people. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 grieved

B、 graceful C、 glad

D、 grateful

44. —Excuse me, can you tell me where your general manager is? —Yes,

of course, ( ). (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 here does our general manager B、 here our general

C、 manager comes our general manager D、 here comes

E、 here comes our general manager

45. I had to rush to the ( ) desk to pay for my ticket. (本题分数：1 分。)

A、 preservation B、 conservation

C、 reservation D、 deserve

二、阅读理解单项选择题 （共4题、总分40分）

1. Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day.

Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?

Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings — battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed — took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.

Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and, of course, advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes

into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit. (本题分数：10 分。)

(1). The habit of reading newspapers is ( ) （2 分）

A、 widespread B、

found among a few families

C、 not popular

D、 uncommon

(2). In the past, news was ( ) （2 分）

A、 sent by telegraph B、 sent by letter

C、

assed from one person to another

D、 sent by telephone

(3). The money spent on advertisements is ( ) A、 wasted B、 not much

C、 worthwhile

D、

of no use to anyone

(4). Which of the following statements is not true? ( ) 2 分）

2 分）

（（A、 Five hundred years ago news did not take a long time to reach other countries.

B、

Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers to make their products known.

C、

The news that we need in our newspapers is up-to-date.

D、

Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, their owners still gain profit.

(5). The phrase “subscribe to” in the second sentence means ( ). （2 分）

A、 contribute to B、 write to

C、

pay for receiving

D、 appreciate

2. Tokyo: Three snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes,

are guarding a blue star sapphire ( 蓝宝石 ) worth nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent from an Indian museum.

\exhibition objects, but it''s different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel,\

Exhibition officials said that a person bitten( 咬 )by one of these snakes would need at least 80 ml of an anti-poison medicine to be saved. Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby hospital. Star sapphires and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimeter long brown guards. (本题分数：10 分。)

(1). Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects is ( ) （2 分）

A、 quite normal B、 never allowed

C、 often necessary

D、 usually forbidden

The jewels were being shown in ( ) （2 分）

A、 an Indian hotel B、

an Indian museum

C、

a Japanese hotel

D、 a Japanese museum

Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition? ( )A、 They were both special things from India B、

The snakes were there to keep the jewels safe.

C、

The organizers wanted to do something unusual.

D、

People liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes. Many visitors came to the exhibition because ( ). （2 分）A、 the snakes were on show B、

so many jewels were being exhibited

2 分）

(2).

(3). （

(4).

C、

exhibition officials said it was special

D、

they were interested in seeing a famous jewel

(5). What’s the feeling of the visitors when they saw the guards of the blue

star? ( ) （2 分）

A、 surprised B、 remote

C、 sad

D、 excited

E、

3. Gift giving customs vary greatly from country to country. What is

considered appropriate in France may be entirely inappropriate in Japan.

To the Japanese, gift giving is a way of communicating respect, friendship, and appreciation. When meeting with a group of Japanese professionals, be sure to give higher quality gifts to those with more senior rank within the company. Always present the gift with two hands. This is also true with presenting business cards.

Gift giving in Australia, Canada, United States, European countries is rarely expected. While seen as a nice gesture, it is more important to avoid gifts that will be regarded as bribes( 行贿 ). Small gifts such as pens, business diaries, and mementos with company logos are usually sufficient. It is important to avoid highly personal gifts such as clothing. When visiting the home of a colleague from one of these countries, it is normally appropriate to present a gift to the hostess.

In conclusion, international gift giving rules varies from country to country. We can’t list all customs here. Before presenting a gift to an important foreign colleague, do a little research on the customs, it will help you more. (本题分数：10 分。)

(1). What is the mainly idea of the passage? ( ) （2 分）

A、 Gift giving in eastern countries. ? B、

Gift giving professions.

C、

Gift giving in western countries.

D、

Gift giving customs.

(2). Which of the following behaviors is not correct in Japan according to the

passage? ( ) （2 分）

A、 Giving the same quality of gifts to all the people. B、

Using two hands to send gifts or cards.

C、

Following the general rules of Japanese.

D、

Never preparing any gifts.

(3). Which of the following gifs is preferred in European countries? ( ) （2

分）

A、 Money. B、

Business diaries.

C、 Clothing

D、 Ties

(4). We may prepare a gift to the hostess when visiting the home EXCEPT in

( ) （2 分）

A、 Japan B、 Australia

C、 Canada

D、 USA

(5). The rules of gift giving varies greatly, what shall we do before present a

gift? ( ) （2 分）

A、 Preparing the expensive gift. B、

Avoid highly personal gifts.

C、

Do research on the customs.

D、

Ask our guests beforehand

4. Fifty volunteers were alphabetically divided into two equal groups.

Group A is to participate in a 7-week exercise program and Group B is to avoid planned exercise of any sort during those 7 weeks. On the day before the exercise program began, all 50 men participated in a step-test. This consisted of stepping up and down on a 16-inch bench, at 30 steps a minute for 5 minutes. One minute after completion of the step-test, the pulse rate of each subject ( 被测试者 ) was taken and recorded. This served as the pretest for the experiment. For the next 7 weeks, subjects in Group A rode an Exercycle ( 机器脚踏车 ) for 15 minutes each day, while Group B remained doing no planned exercises.

At the end of the 7 weeks, the step-test was again given to both groups of

subjects, and their pulses taken. The post-exercise pulse rates of subjects in the experimental were found to have decreased an average of 30 heart beats per

minutes, with the lowest decrease 28 and the highest decrease 46. The pulse rates of subjects in the control group remained the same or changed no more than 4 beats, with an average difference between the initial and final tests of zero. (本

题分数：10 分。)

(1). How many people were in each group? ( ) （2 分）

A、 100. B、 50

C、 25

D、 15.

(2). The step-test was given ( ) （2 分）

A、 after each exercise period B、

at the beginning and at the end of the seven week period

C、

only once, at the beginning of the seven week period

D、

twice to the men in Group A and once to the men in Group B

(3). When was pulse taken? ( ) （2 分）

A、 After every exercise period. B、 Every day.

C、

Every time the ratio of active riding was increased.

D、 After the step-tes

(4). What did Group A in their program? They ( )every day. （2 分）

A、 stepped up and down on a bench

B、

pushed and pulled on exercise handles

C、

rode on an Exercycle

D、

refrained from any exercise

(5). The post-exercise pulse rates of Group B were found on the average to

have ( ) （2 分）

A、 not changed B、

gone down 28 beats per minute

C、

gone down 30 beats per minute?

D、

gone down 4 beats per minute

三、作文题 （共1题、总分15分）

1. You are required to write a letter to your parents about your study

in Chongqing University with no less than 80 words. (本题分数：15 分。)

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m so glad to tell you that I’ve enjoyed my life in Chongqing University so much even though I’ve been there three months. My life here is exciting and comfortable. My classmates are all very kind and warmhearted. We help each other not only in daily life, but also in study, and we all became close friends very soon. The teachers are the real scholar like the ones I’ve expected in high school, too. With their help, I adjusted myself to the college life in a short time. Now, I’m so proud to declare “I’m a college student”.I’m a litter home sick and miss you so much. yours Lihai

B、

pushed and pulled on exercise handles

C、

rode on an Exercycle

D、

refrained from any exercise

(5). The post-exercise pulse rates of Group B were found on the average to

have ( ) （2 分）

A、 not changed B、

gone down 28 beats per minute

C、

gone down 30 beats per minute?

D、

gone down 4 beats per minute

三、作文题 （共1题、总分15分）

1. You are required to write a letter to your parents about your study

in Chongqing University with no less than 80 words. (本题分数：15 分。)

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m so glad to tell you that I’ve enjoyed my life in Chongqing University so much even though I’ve been there three months. My life here is exciting and comfortable. My classmates are all very kind and warmhearted. We help each other not only in daily life, but also in study, and we all became close friends very soon. The teachers are the real scholar like the ones I’ve expected in high school, too. With their help, I adjusted myself to the college life in a short time. Now, I’m so proud to declare “I’m a college student”.I’m a litter home sick and miss you so much. yours Lihai

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