成教英语补考试卷

广西大学成人教育考试试卷 （ 2012 学年度第 一 学期） 课程名称： 大学英语 （一） 试卷类型：（ A ） 考试方法：闭卷 命题教师签名：覃晓雨 教研室主任签名：

Section 1. (10‟) Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. Please choose the best answer to fill in the following blanks. 1. The more difficult the problems are, _____ to be able to solve them. A. the less I am likely B. the less likely I am C. the likely less I am D. I am less likely 2. The British painter who had been praised very highly ____ to be a great disappointment. A. turned out B. turned up C. turned in D. turned down 3. Being a sailor ____ long period s away from home. A. spends B. involves C. leaves D. includes 4. We can live for many days without eating, but two or three days without water usually ____ death. A. result in B. result from C. carry away D. take away 5. Just as I was leaving the house, it occurred ____ me that I had forgotten my keys. A. on B. in C. at D. to

6. These apples are ____ those I bought at the supermarket yesterday.

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

7. In winter this small town is often ____ from the outside world by heavy snowfalls

A. cut off B. cut back C. cut out D. cut apart

8. You naturally want people around you to be quiet at the cinema so that you can ___ what is being shown on the screen.

A. contain B. appreciate C. judge D. appeal

9. Every year there are reports of people dying ___ extremely hot weather.

A. in the end of B. as a result f C. in front of D. instead of

10. She is ___ kind-heated woman that everyone in our office likes to work with her.

A. a so B. so a C. a such D. such a

Section 2. (15’) Blank Filling

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the bracket.

1. Without computers, we ______________ (not make) the great progress in the last decades.

2. The opinions ______________ (express) so far are all in favor of such a project.

3. As the luggage was over-weight, he had to pay a (n) ______________ (add) charge.

4. About 15 factories and workshops ____________ (cause) serious air, water and noise

pollution will be ordered to stop production.

5. The __________ (quickly) you learn the code words; the less likely you are to make

mistakes.

6. In Britain it is not the custom ____________ (shake) hands every time one meets a person.

7. The plane has been kept in service far longer than _________ (origin) planned.

8. ________________ (be) a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling.

9. IBM is a (n) ___________ (globe) famous company which mainly makes computer-related

products.

10. The old couple decided to move from the noisy downtown to the countryside because they

wanted very much to lead a (n) _____________ (relax) life.

Section 3. (40’)

This part is testing your reading ability. There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. For each question there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,D. you should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter.

Task 1

Sitting down for a family meal provides more than just good nutrition. It can provide real quality time for the entire household.

When it comes to our children‟s nutrition, we usually think more about what our kids are eating than how they‟re eating it. In other words, dinning together as a family has become a bit of a lost art, which is too bad according to Anne Lindsay, author of “Anne Lindsay‟s Light Kitchen”. That‟s because she feels children have a lot to gain from family mealtimes. “Just as important as what children are eating is the way they are eating,” explains Lindsay. “I think it‟s very important that a family sits down around a table, has their meal together rather than on the go. When you eat together you enjoy the family, find out what everyone has done that day and children also learn table manners and pick up your values. It‟s where families can enjoy time together.”

“When parents and children eat together, they‟re not only more likely to enjoy a healthy variety of foods, but they‟re also more likely to talk together and that makes such a difference to kids‟ health and happiness.”

1. For children‟s nutrition, people think mostly about ______.

A. what children are eating

B. how children are eating

C. both A and B

2. According to Ann Lindsay, dinning together as a family ______.

A. is too bad B. is nothing important C. is a lost tradition

3. Anne Lindsay thanks _____ family mealtime.

A. children can get nothing from

B. children can get more from mealtime in other places than

C. children can get a lot from

4. When family members eat together, one can get many benefits except _____.

A. receiving gifts form parents

B. learning table manners

C. enjoying the family

Task 2

So you„ve decide to go to college! Few decisions will have a greater effect on the

quality and direction of your life. By now, you‟re probably asking, “Just how will college influence me? What changes may take place?” of course, one changes in knowledge, behavior and skill will occur simply because of increase experience. But there will be important and meaningful changes as you participate in college life, with your decision to go to college, you‟ve begun a course that can change your life for the better.

In addition to increased knowledge and personal understanding, college not only can help prepare you to make wise decisions about career choices and educational options but

also may affect your views on family matter, social issues, political issues, health-care matters, and so on.

Many satisfying experiences will be yours in college education, but going to college can also be a stressful experience in many ways. You may face different kinds of students, stress, even crises if you are to learn and develop further. If you believe that going to college is going to be all fun and games, you should know that for a full-time student, college should be a demanding as a full-time job -- maybe more so. Much learning will occur because of what you do to change your attitudes and behavior. Whether you like it or not, some learning will occur just for some environmental reasons.

1. Which is NOT mentioned about how college education influences our life?

A. College education helps us make wise decision for choosing jobs in the future.

B. College education influences our view on various matters.

C. College education helps us understand ourselves better.

D. College education promises a better job after graduation.

2. College life is _____.

A. Colorful and free.

B. Satisfactory but stressful

C. Satisfying and relaxing

D. Far from being satisfactory

3. As a full-time college student, ____.

A. College may be more challenging than a full-time job.

B. You can go for all the games you like.

C. You can look for more fun.

D. You should take study as the only task

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A. being short of money makes college life stressful

B. making decisions is a serious thing

C. learning occur just because you want to change your situation

D. going to college has great influence on one‟s life

Task 3

Sports reach people in different ways and at various stages. For me, however, sports have always been a part of m life, a great part where I always felt the most comfortable. Even when I was a child, I found my time enjoyable jumping from tree to tree in the mountains, playing golf with my dad, and of course, playing basketball.

It‟s hard to explain how important sports were to me when I grew up. Life is about how a person acts around people, first impressions, appearance, etc. you often hear people say they act

differently around some people or they‟re not as comfortable in certain situations. I can honestly say I‟m completely at home when I‟ m playing sports. It‟s easy to feel relaxed in a situation when you are good at it.

Sports were something that came natural to me and helped to get a lot of the confidence I have today. The importance of sports to me, however, wasn‟t the confidence I‟ve gained but the drive that it continues to give me. Sports push me to my limit, create goals for me to attain, and product a love of something so pure and simple.

Then there‟s the competition. I love to compete. I love to win. I love to dive for a loose ball, take the last second shot, etc. as an athlete, you live for those things. It may only be one shining moment, but it‟s a moment you‟ll never forget. That‟s what makes sports great whether you‟re a man or a woman.

1. What does the author mean by “I‟m completely at home when I‟m playing

sports?”(Line 3-4, Para. 2)

A. It is only at home that I play sports.

B. I prefer playing sports at home.

C. I feel very comfortable when I am playing sports.

D. I am relaxed when playing sports at home.

2. Which of the following is not the reason why sports are important to the author?

A. Sports produce something pure for him to love

B. Sport helped him to be self-confident.

C. Sport pushes him to do the best he can do.

D. Sport creates goals for him to attain.

3. According to the writer, what do sports mean to athletes?

A. Earning much money

B. Getting respect from people.

C. Getting honor for the country.

D. Competition and winning.

4. What is the best title of this passage?

A. Sports Have Been Part of My Life.

B. Sports Are Important to Everybody

C. Sports Are for Competition Only.

D. Sports Have Made Life More Meaningful.

Task 4

One of the big advantages of information technology is that it can provide access to university education for a much wider range of people. Having material available twenty-four hours a day, rather than for only two or three hours a week, means that those who work full-time, who work shifts, or who have family responsibilities can learn form it , too.

Information technology makes it possible to provide better-quality learning in the following ways:

differently around some people or they‟re not as comfortable in certain situations. I can honestly say I‟m completely at home when I‟ m playing sports. It‟s easy to feel relaxed in a situation when you are good at it.

Sports were something that came natural to me and helped to get a lot of the confidence I have today. The importance of sports to me, however, wasn‟t the confidence I‟ve gained but the drive that it continues to give me. Sports push me to my limit, create goals for me to attain, and product a love of something so pure and simple.

Then there‟s the competition. I love to compete. I love to win. I love to dive for a loose ball, take the last second shot, etc. as an athlete, you live for those things. It may only be one shining moment, but it‟s a moment you‟ll never forget. That‟s what makes sports great whether you‟re a man or a woman.

1. What does the author mean by “I‟m completely at home when I‟m playing

sports?”(Line 3-4, Para. 2)

A. It is only at home that I play sports.

B. I prefer playing sports at home.

C. I feel very comfortable when I am playing sports.

D. I am relaxed when playing sports at home.

2. Which of the following is not the reason why sports are important to the author?

A. Sports produce something pure for him to love

B. Sport helped him to be self-confident.

C. Sport pushes him to do the best he can do.

D. Sport creates goals for him to attain.

3. According to the writer, what do sports mean to athletes?

A. Earning much money

B. Getting respect from people.

C. Getting honor for the country.

D. Competition and winning.

4. What is the best title of this passage?

A. Sports Have Been Part of My Life.

B. Sports Are Important to Everybody

C. Sports Are for Competition Only.

D. Sports Have Made Life More Meaningful.

Task 4

One of the big advantages of information technology is that it can provide access to university education for a much wider range of people. Having material available twenty-four hours a day, rather than for only two or three hours a week, means that those who work full-time, who work shifts, or who have family responsibilities can learn form it , too.

Information technology makes it possible to provide better-quality learning in the following ways:

Material online can be richer than that provided through the combination of lectures and libraries. Multimedia systems make it easier to provide high-quality images, audio and video.

Material can be more consistent. The use of multimedia shifts the balance in favor of capturing the best practice in each area of teaching – the best teacher‟s lecture, or the best explanation of how to solve a problem can be recorded, and made available to all current and future students, not just those who were physically present at the time.

Material can provide alternates for ways of learning. Responding to different student learning styles. For example, some students are comfortable with symbolic thinking. Others prefer to learn by doing – they can experiment within simulations. Others prefer to learn visually, and they can be provided with images and video.

Online courseware can teach the skills for finding appropriate information in large systems. For example, the World Wide Web already contains more information than the largest libraries.

Finally, online courseware creates the opportunity for a new kind of interaction with peers, although it is an intellectual interaction rather than a physical one. Traditional lecture course allow only opportunities for interaction between students.

1. How can information technology provide access to university education for more people?

A. Material online is cheaper.

B. Material online is available twenty-four hours a day.

C. People who work full-time can get material for free

D. Students can use material online for two or three hours a week.

2. Which of the following contain most information than the others?

A. University libraries

B. National Library of China

C. City Library of New York City

D. World Wide Web

3. What does” fleeting” mean in the last sentence of the passage?

A. Comfortable B. imaginative C. Short D. Various

4. According to the article, which of the statements is NOT true?

A. Material in libraries is less than that on line

B. Those who have family responsibilities can get a university education via information

technology.

C. People can interact with their peers by using online courseware.

D. It is not easy for multimedia systems to provide images, video and audio.

Task 5

Getting the right fit in fashion is not quantified by the number of wardrobes or the number of accessories and individual has. It is the total outlook of what you project as an individual.

Anyone can‟t simply afford to ignore appearance. Unfortunately, no one ever became totally poised overnight. You have to work on it, and the reward is worth every effort.

To define the meaning of Right Fit means poise personality and manners combined. It is a combination of good desirable qualities. It‟s amazing that you know instantly when someone has it. But what is it that they have? It‟s not that they have ore or they have less clothes. It‟s no that they are so beautiful or ugly. But the way they present themselves that makes them to have outstanding personality.

Clothes make a man. That is quite true and it is a time-honored belief. But if you think that clothes are the only things that take a man different form others, you are wrong.

1. What is the right fit according to the author?

A. Expensive clothes.

B. Clothes in fashion.

C. A combination of poise, personality and manners.

D. Clothes and accessories.

2. Which of the following is true about poise according to the author?

A. You can become poised instantly.

B. It takes time to become poised.

C. It is more important than appearance.

D. It doesn‟t need much effort.

3. What can we learn form the passage?

A. Cloches make a perfect man.

B. Clothes are important not only for a man but also for a woman.

C. The way a man presents himself makes an outstanding personality

D. The number of clothes means much to a woman.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Fashion.

B. Personality

C. Getting the Right Fit

D. Personal Image.

Section 4. (20’)

Part 1. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1. I must make adjustments to my watch. It‟s slow.

2. If students don‟t like the food in the college cafeteria, they can go to the restaurants nearby.

3. The television interferes with his studying. He cannot concentrate.

4. Outstanding personality is not the direct result of clothing but the result of how it is presented and how you relate your clothing to good image as a whole. A good personal image is grooming( 衣着整齐), good manners, good health, friendliness, self confidence and humor. If you have all of these, you are a perfect human being.

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Part 2.

Each of the five sentences is followed by four choices of suggested translations marked A, B,

C and D. Make the best choice.

1. I thought her to be of a different style from my mother, certainly; but of another school of beauty, I considered her a perfect example.

A. 我想当然地认为她和母亲是有不同的，她是另一类美的完美代表。

B. 当然，我认为她和母亲属于不同的类型，我母亲是完美的代表。

C. 我当然觉得她和我母亲在文风上截然不同，她的文体是另一类的美。

D. 我当然认为她和我母亲有所不同，但是我认为她是另一种美的完美典范。

2. Scientists are very concerned about how we can harness the energy from within the earth at a reasonable cost.

A. 科学家们十分担心如何以合理的成本治理地球内的能量。

B. 科学家们很想知道怎样才能从地球内部获取足够的能量。

C. 科学家们十分关心如何以合理的成本来开发地球内部的能量。

D. 科学家们十分关注以合理的花费从地球内部获取能量的问题。

3. Throughout life, human beings take air into their lungs about 20 times a minute.

A. 在一生中，人类肺部吸入空气是每分钟20倍。

B. 在人的一生中，肺部每分钟吸入空气约20次。

C. 在人的一生中，肺部一分钟之内要吸入20倍的空气。

D. 在一生中，人类肺部每分钟吸入约20倍的空气。

4. While the story is a joke, it does tell people about a danger in modern technology.

A. 尽管这个故事是一则笑话，但确实告诉人们现代技术的一种危险性。

B. 当人们将故事作为笑话来听时，它却已告诉了人们一种现代技术的危险性。

C. 当人们将这个故事视为笑话时，一种现代技术的危险性已经显现出来了。

D. 尽管这个故事是一则笑话，但却告诉人们现代技术正处于一种危险之中。

5. If your complaint is a just one, the shopkeeper may offer to replace or repair the faulty article. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the goods and ask for your money back, but this is only when you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once.

A. 如果你的投诉理由正当，店主就会更换或包修。在某些特定情况下，你有权拒绝退换或修理商品，并要求退款，但必须是在几乎没使用时立刻要求索赔。

B. 如果你只有一个投诉，店主也许会提出更换或者维修。在有些情况下，你有权要求退货，但前提必须是你还没有动用该商品。

C. 假如你的抱怨是公平的，店主会主动为你替换或维修物品。有时你也可以拒绝该货品并要求退款，但必须是在没使用前即时采取行动。

D. 假如你的投诉是公正的，店主会采取一些补偿措施。当然你也可以无条件要求全额退款，只要该货品还完好无损。

Section 5. (15‟)

For this part, you are allowed 25 minutes to write a passage of about 100--150 words, read the following information and write a letter to apply for a certain job .

假设你是一名即将毕业的大学生，目前有一家糖业公司正在招聘技术人员，请你就求职一事给该公司的人事部经理写一封求职信。

求职信的内容包括以下几点：

1、 写信的目的；

2、 介绍自身的经历；

3、 表明自己能够胜任该职位；

4、 恳请招聘单位的回复，并表示谢意。

要求：按照求职信的格式和称谓写作，字数为100~150个单词。