2020-2021-2期末考試 本科AB級及專升本 卷5

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Part I??Short Conversations??(2X10=20 points)

Directions:?In this section, you will hear 10?short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations?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) They are so serious about dating.

??B)?They are reluctant to start a romantic relationship.

??C)?They are reluctant to make dating a true story.

??D)?They are not very likely to get involved in online dating.

2. A) How to make an online presence of herself.

??B) Which line of business she should do.

??C)?How to promote her online business.

??D) Which online platform suits her needs.

3. A) The job requires beginners to work hard.

??B) He enjoys working in the advertising company.

??C)?His well-paid job requires a lot of hard work.

??D) He feels underpaid for he often works overtime.

4. A) The aging problem emerges ealier than expected.

??B) Citizens over 60 age more rapidly than anticipated.

??C)?People are anticipated to age earlier and more rapidly.

??D) The aging problem is not so serious as people expected.

5. A)?She slapped a 20-year-old actress.

??B)?She was no longer admired by teenagers.

??C)?She was not used to being admired by her fans.

??D)?She gave no reasons for what she did last year.

6. A) More than 20.

B) About 15 to 20.?

C) 6.

D) 6 groups.

7. A) At a department store.

B) At an office building.

C) At a railway station.

D) At an airport.

8. A) 5 kilometers. ??????????????B) 10 kilometers.

C) 15 kilometers.??????????????D) 20 kilometers.

9. A) She likes a CD on thieves and robbers.

B) The man looks like a pirate.

C) She will probably buy the CD.

D) She won’t buy the CD.?

10. A) The woman might become a movie star in the end.

B) The woman is unlikely to become a movie star.?

C) The woman is as ugly as a pig.

D) The high-flying woman will succeed soon.

Part II Passages ?(1X6=?6?points)

Directions:?In this section, you will hear 2?short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages?and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

Passage One

Questions 11?to 13?are based on the passage you have just heard.??

11. A)?That parents having full-time jobs have to keep little kids occupied.

B)?That parents buy their young kids expensive electronic products.

C That parents have to try their utmost to keep their kids quiet.

D That parents living in the city have little peace and quiet.

12. A)?Lego.

B) Colored pencils.

C)?Building blocks.

D)?Old-fashioned paper books.

13. A)?They make for excellent entertainment.

B)?They are useful for the annual family?vacation.

C)?They keep children at different age levels occupied.

D)?They are helpful when going to the grocery store.

Passage Two

Questions 14?to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A)?It has increased 57 percent since 2011.

B)?It has increased 200 percent since 1970.

C)?It has reached 65 million in 1964.

D)?It has increased 46 million since 1964.

15. A) A lot of women are doing part-time jobs.

B)?Most women are engaged in lower-end jobs.

C)?Chief executive is the best-paying job for women.

D)?Women on average earn two-thirds as much as men.

16.?A)?A physician or a surgeon.

B)?A chief executive officer.

C)?A health care worker.

D)?A pharmacist.

Part III??Compound Dictation ?(2X7=14points)

Directions：In this section, you will hear one passage three?times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have?just?heard.?Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Florence Nightingale was a celebrated English social reformer and the founder of modern nursing. She became famous while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. Early 21st century 17) commentators?have asserted that Nightingale’s achievements in the Crimean War had been 18) exaggerated?by the media to satisfy the public’s need for a hero. But later on her achievements remain widely accepted and she has generally been well regarded by historians.

Nightingale was born to a wealthy upper-class family, at a time when women of her class were expected to focus on?marriage and child bearing. Her father had progressive social views, providing his daughter with a well-rounded education that included math, and supported her desire to?lead an active life. Nightingale rejected proposals of marriage so as to be free to pursue her calling. In 1860, Nightingale laid the 19) foundation?of professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school in London. It was the first nursing school in the world. The Nightingale Pledge taken by new nurses was named in her honor, and the 20)?annual?International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on her birthday. She made a series of?social reforms including improving health care for all sections of British society; improving health care and 21) advocating?for better hunger relief in India; helping to 22) abolish?laws that were overly harsh to women; and expanding the acceptable forms of female participation in the workforce. Nightingale’s ability to effect reform rested on her extraordinary skills, her good reputation, and her network of 23) influential?friends.

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Part IV??Vocabulary ??(1X10=10?points)?????????

Directions: In this section, there are ten sentences with 10 blanks.?You are?required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank above the passage. Read the sentences carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write the corresponding letter in the blanks.

A)?turned?down ????B) stick by ??C) framed

?D) more irritated????E) successive ?????F) locals

G) drew on?? ????H) interactive ?????I) vibrant

J) broke off ????????K) consumption? ?L) presented

M) call for ????????N) registration ??O) floor

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24. Six Arab countries ????J?????diplomatic relations with the United States,?and Lebanon withdrew its Ambassador.

25. She tried very hard to control her anger,?but his ambiguous reply made her even????D????.

26. Richard ran inside,?spreading mud all over the kitchen????O?????.

27. The average annual electricity ????K?????for a U.S.?residential utility?customer is about?11,000 kilowatt-hours.

28. Parks play a big role in making a city desirable for both ????F?????and?visitors.

29. In his blog he created a(n)?????H?????travel map to share with his friends?and help them plan their trips.

30. Her early albums ????L?????a peak in a decade which was not short on good guitar music.

31. Her husband was charged with fraud but she claimed firmly that she would?????B?????him.

32. She ????A?????all the job offers and is currently planning to be a?housewife.

33. They?????C?????a policy looking towards the development of industry.

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Part V??Reading Comprehension ?(35?points)

Section A ?(0.5X10=5?points)????

Directions: There is a?passage in this section. Some words in it have been taken out. Choose the best one from the given words above?the passage and fill in the blanks.

A) available

B) behaviors

C) examined

D) importance

E) favorable

F) followed

G) prohibit

H) likely

I) potential

J) habits

K) ashamed

L)?regardless

M) tendencies

N)?worth

O) protect

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New research shows girls who regularly have family meals are much less ??34H???to adopt all kinds of extreme weight control ??35B??, such as vomiting (嘔吐), using laxatives (瀉藥) or diet pills.

A study surveying more than 2,500 American high school students found that girls who ate five or more family meals a week had a much healthier relationship with food in later life.

The research, published in international journal “Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine”, polled students aged 13 to 17 in 1999 who were ??36F???up five years later. Regular family meals were found to have a protective effect ??37L???of the girls’ age, weight, socio-economic status, dieting ??38J???or relationship with her family.

Experts say doctors should encourage families to have dinner at the table instead of on the couch in front of the television to ??39O???against serious eating disorders.

Belinda Dalton, director of eating disorders clinic The Oak House, said eating with family helped “normalize (正?；?” young people’s relationship with food.

“When adolescents are feeling that they’re not coping they turn to something that they can control and food is something ??40A???and accessible for them to control. Clearly, if they’re sitting with their family on a regular basis then their family can be more in control of their eating,” Ms Dalton said.

“It’s about young people feeling connected with their family and that builds self-esteem and sense of ??41N???and that can work very actively against someone developing an eating disorder.”

An eating disorders expert, Kirsty Greenwood, said meal times were often difficult for sufferers. “It’s typical that they feel very ??42K???of their eating habits and often won’t eat with other people. Perhaps it’s because they haven’t experienced the ??43D???of the family meal in their growing up,” she said.

Section B (2X15=30 points)

Directions: There are 3?passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the best choice according to your understanding of the passage.

Passage 1 ?????

Questions?44 to?48 are based on the?following passage.

During the hot summer months, people everywhere count on the sweet and creamy taste of ice cream to cool them down. Whether covered in chocolate, blended into milkshakes, or served in cones, ice cream is always a hit. But where does this popular dessert come from?

　　Some say the Roman emperor Nero invented ice cream to satisfy his sweet tooth. He is said to have sent slaves high into the mountains to bring back snow, which chefs would mix with honey and fruit. Apparently, Nero liked the frozen sweet so much that he had special cold rooms built in his palace to store snow.

　　Another story says that ice cream was first invented in?China, almost four thousand years ago. Italian explorer Marco Polo supposedly brought it back to?Europe?in 1295 after a long trip to the East.

There is little proof, however, for either of these explanations. What we do know is that, by the mid-1600s, English king Charles I was enjoying ice cream. Palace records show the dessert was a favorite at palace dinner parties.

From the king’s table, it didn’t take long for ice cream to become popular worldwide. American presidents Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were both big fans of the dessert. In fact, Washington paid almost US $200 (a huge sum in his day!) for a vanilla?(香草) ice cream recipe.

　　The biggest problem with ice cream was how to serve the sweet treat. Most vendors sold it in tiny glasses called “penny licks.” However, customers often broke or stole the glasses, which cost vendors a lot of money.

　　The invention of the ice cream cone solved this problem. Many people believe ice cream cones were invented at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. There, ice cream and waffle?(華夫餅干) vendors combined their products and served ice cream in portable waffle cones. Records show, however, that ice cream was already being served in edible containers as early as 1888.

　　Today, ice cream is eaten from Chinese Taipei to Tunisia to Toronto. In most places, chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla are bestsellers. In Japan, though, ice cream comes in an amazing range of flavors. Chicken wing, eel, or wasabi ice cream, anyone?

44. The purpose of the article is to _______.

A) describe ? ?????B) instruct?? ?????C) persuade???????D) explain

45. This text about ice cream follows the order of _______.

A) process ??????B)?space ??????C) time ???????D)?comparison/contrast

46. Who was NOT mentioned in relation to ice cream?

A) A Japanese emperor. ??????????B) An English king.

C)?A Roman emperor. ??????????D) An American president. ?

47. Which of the following flavors is NOT among the most popular in most

places?

A) Strawberry. ?????B)Vanilla. ????C)?Wasabi. ?????D) Chocolate.

48. Which of the following statements is true?

A) Originally ice cream was served in glasses.

B) Ice cream is served as the main course at a dinner party.

C) We are quite clear about the origin of ice cream.

D) Ice cream cones were invented by vendors in the early 20th century.

Passage 2 ??????

Questions 49?to?53 are based on the following passage.

For minority students, studying abroad may present special challenges. But your ethnic uniqueness can also benefit you while living in a foreign country.

Minority students often discover that their uniqueness facilitates conversation, creates curiosity, and attracts people. Having not seen someone like you before, people in your host country may become very interested in learning more about you. Don’t take this as an offense; instead see this as an opportunity to share your culture and other differences with them.

Minority students often find that they adapt quickly to their host community because of their minority experience in the U.S.. As a minority in the U.S., you interact daily with both the majority culture and with other minority cultures, and this experience crossing cultural divides has prepared you to engage cultures and societies in other countries. In your host country, you may find that this American minority experience has gifted you with useful skills that come in handy when interacting with people in your host community.

You might be the only person from your minority group that people from your host country will ever meet. Rather than consider the opportunity a burden, think of it as a chance to shape the image another culture or nation develops of your ethnicity, and of America as a whole. In many cases, your encounters with people in your host country may be the only frame of reference they have of people who look like you. Thus a single, seemingly insignificant, encounter for you could mean a lot more for a member of your host country.

Finally, as a minority student, you might find it easier to accept different perspectives and be more open-minded about different cultures. As a minority in America, you may have faced situations in which you were misunderstood or prejudged based on your ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and cultural background — especially if your cultural norms strongly varies from those of mainstream America. Having these experiences can make you less likely to prejudge the actions or behavior of the people in your host country, thus allowing you to avoid building barriers that could limit the intimacy and connection you can have with the people of your host country.

49. Why does the experience of being a minority in the U.S. can help you adapt quickly to your host country?

A) Because you have abundant experience in interacting with the mainstream as well as the minority cultures.

B) Because the U.S. as a melting pot has exposed you to different challenges.

C) Because it’s a hard task surviving and prospering in complicated cultures.

D) Because as a minority, you are very sensitive to various cultures.

50. The advices put forward in this passage are probably meant for __________.

A) White American students studying abroad

B) Hispanic students studying in the U.S.

C) American minority students studying abroad

D) Asian students studying in the U.S.

51. What can you do for your culture and native country while studying abroad?

A) You can help create a positive image in the minds of the people in your host country.

B) You can help disseminate your unique culture in your host country.

C) You can help dispel the prejudice and bond with people of different cultures.

D) You can help people in your country become more open-minded.

52. Why would being a minority student can enable you to develop a closer relationship with people in your host country?

A) Because your uniqueness can make people become interested in you.

B) Because people in your host country happen to be fair-minded and ready to embrace new things.

C) Because the differences make you more willing to explore new territories and forge new ties.

D) Because the experience you have back home make you less likely to prejudge people.

53. What’s the best title for this passage?

A) The benefits of being a minority student born in the U.S.

B) The benefits of being a minority student studying abroad.

C) The advantages of being a minority student studying in the U.S.

D) The advantages of being a minority student.

Passage 3 ?????

Questions 54?to 58 are based on the following passage.?

Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that’s not what I did.

I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university that doesn’t even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren’t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.

I headed off to college, sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories”?where they didn’t care if you have values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist all in one.

Now I’m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (協(xié)調(diào)) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.

The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they?threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.

54. The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he ________.

A) wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality

B) intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist

C) wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college

D) intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals

55. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can ________.

A )balance engineering and the liberal arts

B)?receive guidance in their careers

C)?become noble idealists

D)?broaden their horizons

56. In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected ________.

A) to have an excellent academic record

B) to be wise and mature

C) to be imaginative with a value system to guide him

D) to be a technical genius with a wide vision

57. The author’s experience shows that he was ________.

A) creative ????????????????????????????????B) ambitious

C) unrealistic ??????????????????????????????D) irrational

58. The word “they”?in “... together they threaten to confuse.”?(Para. 5) refers to ________.

A) engineering and the liberal arts ??????????????B) reality and noble ideals

C) flexibility and a value system ???????????????D) practicality and rationality

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Part VI?Writing (15 points )

Directions:?For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Internet and Potential Risks.?You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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