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《大学英语3》课程期末考试试题(A卷)

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试卷一

Part I Listening Comprehension (20%)

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 read 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 One with a single line through the center.

Example: You will hear:

You will read:

A. At the office.

B. In the waiting room.

C. At the airport.

D. In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they

have to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office.

Therefore, A “At the office.” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the

Answer Sheet One and mark it with a single line through the center.

1. A. He will not accept a late paper.

B. He is not interested in her ideas.

C. He will accept a late paper from her.

C. He doesn’t think her paper is well written.

2. A. Under the tree. B. Near the water. C. On the sand. D. In the sun.

3. A. Red. B. Green. C. Yellow. D. Blue.

4. A. Three blocks ahead. B. On the 5th street.

C. On the 3rd avenue. D. On the 4th street.

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5. A. She must begin writing a paper for her history class.

B. She must begin writing up her laboratory assignments for her chemistry class.

C. She must begin studying for her English exam.

D. She must begin studying for her French exam.

6. A. Henry didn’t paint it because there was no ladder.

B. Henry didn’t paint it because he didn’t like painting.

C. Henry painted it himself.

D. Someone else painted it.

7. A. To school.

B. Home.

C. To the grocery store.

D. To her friend’s house.

8. A. Secretary. B. Student. C. Boss. D. Customer.

9. A. At 8:30. B. At 9:30. C. At 9:00. D. At 10:00.

10. A. It was not exciting but realistic.

B. It was better than the one he saw last time.

C. It was exciting but not true to life.

D. It was a poor film with realistic features.

Section B

Directions: In this section you will hear two passages. The passages will be read only once.

After each of them, you will hear some questions. After you hear a question, you must

choose a correct answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.

11. A. One and a half hours. B. Two hours. C. Two and a half hours. D. Three hours.

12. A. He will not accept them.

B. He will accept them and grade them as usual.

C. He will give them a lower grade than they should get.

D. He will accept the papers of the students whom he knows.

13. A. The professor knows his name.

B. He spends three hours on the test.

C. He does very poorly on the test.

D. He spends two and a half hours on the test.

14. A. Because if the professor knows his name, the professor will give him a lower grade.

B. Because the student thinks he is a top student and the professor should be kinder to him.

C. Because if the professor doesn’t know his name, he can succeed in mixing his paper into

the pile without being found out.

D. Because the student wants to test the professor’s memory.

15. A. Diligent. B. Quick-minded. C. Stupid. D. Proud.

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.

16. A. A flight attendant. B. A pilot. C. A miner. D. An engineer.

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17. A. He was carrying a bomb. B. He was carrying guns.

C. The flying was dangerous. D. He didn’t fly a plane any more.

18. A. Calm. B. Excited. C. Worried. D. Careful.

Questions 19 to 20 are based on the following passage.

19. A) Santiago. B) New York.

C) Oklahoma. D) Houston.

20. A) Cloudy. B) Sunny.

C) Snowy. D) Rainy.

Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)

Directions: There are three passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions.

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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

center.

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

Students graduating from colleges today are not fully prepared to deal with the “real world.” It

is my belief that college students need to be taught more skills and information to enable them to

meet the challenges that face everyone in daily life. The areas in which students need training are

playing the credit game, planning their personal financial strategy, and consumer awareness.

Learning how to obtain and use credit is probably the most valuable knowledge a young person

can have. Credit is a dangerous tool that can be of tremendous help if it is handled with caution.

Having credit can enable people to obtain material necessities before they have the money to

purchase them outright. But unfortunately, many, many young people get carried away with their

handy plastic credit cards and awake one day to find they are in serious financial debt. Learning

how to use credit properly can be a very difficult and painful lesson indeed.

Of equal importance is learning how to plan a person budget. People have to know how to

control money; otherwise, it can control them. Students should leave college knowing how to

allocate their money for living expenses, insurance, savings, and so forth in order to avoid the

“Oh, no! I’m flat broke and I don’t get paid again for two weeks!’ anxiety syndrome.

Along with learning about credit and personal financial planning, graduating college students

should be trained as consumers. The consumer market today is flooded with a variety of products

and services of varying quality and prices. A young person entering the “real world” is suddenly

faced with difficult decisions about which product to buy or whose services to engage. He is

usually unaware of such things as return policies, guarantees, or repair procedures. Information of

this sort is vital knowledge to everyday living.

For a newly graduated college student, the “real world” can be a scary place to be when he or

she faced with such issues as handling credit, planning a budget, or knowing what to look for

when making a purchase and whom to purchase it from. Entering the “real world” could be made

less painful if people were educated in dealing with these areas of daily life. What better place to

accomplish this than in college?

21. According to the writer, graduating students _____________.

A) will find it hard to get a job with only knowledge gained form college

B) have insufficient skills and knowledge and do not deserve a college diploma

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C) will not be able to earn enough money to support themselves

D) do not have the necessary knowledge and skill to deal with the realities of life

22. The writer points out that many young people __________________.

A) fall into debt due to ill-advised use of credit cards

B) have to depend on credit to purchase some material necessities

C) do not know the power of credit and easily run into serious financial debt

D) start buying too much on credit before they get a paid job

23. Students suffer from an anxiety syndrome because _____________.

A) they do not have their parents’ financial support

B) they are worried that they don’t get paid on time

C) they run out of money and can’t cover their living expenses

D) they can’t afford to buy insurance for themselves

24. To “train students as consumers” means to enable them to _____________.

A) handle their credit with caution

B) plan their spending carefully so that they don’t go broke

C) make wise purchasing decisions and be informed about consumer services

D) cope with serious financial problems

25. By asking “What better place to accomplish this than in college?” the writer means that _____.

A) the best place to train students to deal with personal financial issues is in college

B) students should be trained to enter the real world after they graduate from college

C) students can best be trained in business and economics in college

D) students should be taught to cope with the difficult problems they will be facing after

graduation

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

Numerous gestures, facial expression, and motions also send different signals in different

cultures. For example, Americans are often direct in their conversations, expecting the truth with

no hint of deception. People in some other countries, though, may prefer not to be direct. To them,

this is s sign of respect. In America, a person who is reluctant to maintain eye contact is called

shifty-eyed and arouses suspicion. But in come countries an attempt to maintain eye contact may

be perceived as a sign of aggression. Accordingly, in Japan, South Korea, and other Asian

countries, maintaining eye contact is not an acceptable behavior.

The evaluation of how to spend time also differs culturally. Western cultures view time as a

resource that is not to be wasted. The efficient use of time is emphasized in such expression as

“Time is money” and “Time is the enemy”. People thus live by schedules and deadlines and thrive

on being prompt for meetings and “efficient’ in conducting business. In contrast, Eastern cultures

view time as unlimited and unending. In such places, people arrive late for appointments, business

is preceded by hours of social rapport and those who are in a rush are occasionally thought to be

arrogant and untrustworthy. Let’s say that a salesperson form Chicago calls on a client in Mexico

City. After spending 30 minutes in the outer office, the person from Chicago feels angry and

insulted, assuming, “This client must attach a very low priority to my visit to keep me waiting half

an hour.” In fact, the Mexican client does not mean to imply anything at all by this delay. To the

Mexican, a wait of 30 minutes is a matter of course.

Moreover, many cultures value relationships. Europeans and Asians place a high regard on

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long-term relationships rather than on short-term gains, which runs counter to what most

Americans perceive. Excessive emphasis on speed and time may give the impression that the

transaction is more important than the person. That is a fundamental error in professional

judgment in many regions of the world.

Personal achievement is also viewed differently in different cultures. For the most part,

American society is an individualistic society, where most people strive for personal achievement

and they consider their position in the organization for which they work as an indication of status.

By contrast, Hindu teachings suggest that acquisitions and achievement are not to be sought,

because they are the major causes of suffering in one’s daily life. In Asian countries, cooperation

is an art and individual competitiveness is less desirable than teamwork and team spirit.

The distance between individuals when talking is another issue that must be known and

respected. Although one may not be able to define the exact distance, most individuals have a

specific amount of space that they remain between themselves and others when conversing.

Americans are typically made uncomfortable by the close conversation distance of Arabs and

Africans. They stand about five feet apart when conducting a business conversation. To an Arab or

a Latin American, this distance is uncomfortable. In meeting with North Americans, they move a

little closer. The Americans assume they are pushy and react negatively. As a result, Arabs and

Africans may feel rejected by the lengthy personal distance Americans maintain.

26. It is acceptable in the _____________ culture to maintain direct eye contact.

A) Japanese B) North Korean C) American D) South Korean

27. Americans do NOT favor ____________.

A) maintaining eye contact

B) be indirect in conversations

C) be prompt for meetings

D) be efficient in transactions

28. The Mexican client keeps the Chicago salesperson waiting for 30 minutes to _____________.

A) insult him B) show efficiency

C) attach low priority to his visit D) follow the rules of the culture

29. Many European and Asian cultures value _____________.

A) long-term relationships B) speed and time

C) professional judgment D) short-term gains

30. The distance of conversation for the Americans is _______ than that of the Arabs and Africans.

A) closer B) farther C) less comfortable D) more comfortable

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

Learning on the Internet is becoming big business. John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems,

calls it the “second wave” of e-commerce. “E-learning is going to be so big it will make e-mail

look like a rounding error,” he has said, while International Data Corporation believes that online

education will be a $15bn market. ELT will have a share in this market. The number of users who

access the Web in a language other than English is growing fast-------more than 100m, according

to a recent survey, and a significant proportion of these users will want to improve their English.

ELT entrepreneurs have not been slow in responding to the challenge: there are hundreds of

English language sites now on the Web offering courses, resources, games, newsletters and

services such as teacher recruitment. Some, such as International House’s Net Languages and the

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recently launched , are backed by big school chains. Others, such as the British

Council’s new LearnEnglish site, act as a “portal” or gateway to its own and other providers’

language resources.

However, the problem with portals is that they are not “sticky”. They attract plenty of visits, but

the visitors leave as soon as they find what they are looking for. LearnEnglish has some excellent

content, but not enough to keep visitors engaged for long periods. One way round this is to create

so-called “vortals”, or “vertical portals”. These are still doorways into material, but all the material

is on the same site. Vortals are subject-specific. They want their visitors to stick around.

Englishtown, an independent subsidiary of EF Education, was set up in 1997 and now claims to

have 500,000 members in more than 100 countries. Online courses are free, but students pay for

teacher-led courses.

GlobalEnglish was founded in 1997 by a group of technologists and academics. Like

Englishtown, it offers a full range of services, including 24-hour, teacher-led chat rooms and

computer-adaptive assessment tests. GlobalEnglish has also recruited an impressive advisory

board that includes David Nunan, former TESOL president and Dave Sperling of the pioneering

site ESL Café.

At the moment these sites present little threat to conventional schools. There are some good

courses on offer, but they are good precisely because they involve a human teacher and

teacher-class interaction. Remove the human element and the sites lose much of their value. The

electronic “Personal Tutor” on GlobalEnglish is slickly implemented, but makes its

recommendations on the basis of three multiple-choice questions. Englishtown’s publicity claim

that “We have everything your local language school offers and more!” is certainly an

exaggeration.

The next two years will be challenging for the new providers. They need large numbers of

users, but Internet access will remain both slow and expensive in many key markets. Competition

will continue to keep prices slow, while the need to provide interaction with human teachers,

whether by e-mail or live videoconferencing, will push costs up.

And staying ahead of the competition will be a headache. In the world of bricks and mortar it

might take months before your competitors pick up on an innovation in teaching or an

improvement in service level. In the world of clicks innovations can be spotted instantly, and

emulated in a few days. The “features battle” is unwinnable. The successful sites will be those that

offer the best content and the best teaching, not those with the most features.

31. In the first paragraph, the author intends to say that _______________.

A) learning on the Internet is becoming big business

B) E-learning is going to replace E-mail

C) ELT will have a share in the market

D) a significant proportion of users will want to improve their English

32. “Vortals” are NOT _______________.

A) vertical portals B) doorways into material

C) subject-specific D) gateways to other sites

33. Online courses do NOT offer ________________.

A) teacher-led chat rooms B) computer adaptive assessment tests

C) teacher-class interactions D) an advisory board

34. The top merit of on-line schools is _________________.

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A) there are good courses on offer

B) the human teacher, teacher-class interaction

C) the electronic personal tutor

D) multiple-choice questions

35. According to the text, we can infer the following EXCEPT ____________.

A) web sites would like to have many visitors stick around

B) if the human element is removed totally, E-learning will lose its own value

C) web sites with remarkable features can attract more visitors

D) one of the challenges for E-learning providers is to keep price low despite an increased cost

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four

choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the

sentence.

36. Food likes and dislikes do not always seem__________ to nutrition.

A) linking B) related C) register D) impress

37. We do not usually think about why certain things are_________ in our culture.

A) taboo B) custom C) habit D) hobby

38. They’ve got enough toys to keep them out of ______ for a while.

A) misfortune B) mischief C) misunderstanding D) mistake

39. He had a deep-rooted feeling of ______ because of his experience during childhood.

A) inadequacy B) consequence C) inferiority D) necessity

40. When you are ______ and expect the worst, your attitude is often negative.

A) optimistic B) materialistic C) realistic D) pessimistic

41. The price is ______ higher than I expected.

A) somewhat B) anyhow C) moreover D) nevertheless

42. You never learn the little phrases that let you __________ a culture without all your

foreignness exposed.

A) walk into B) take care of C) slip into D) encounter

43. The Chinese ___________ modesty.

A) participate B) enlarge C) take pride in D) negotiate

44. The same rules ___________with regard to children.

A) hold true B) come true C) trust on D) in charge of

45. Millions of people lost billions of dollars, ___________ anyway.

A) actually B) in fact C) originally D) on paper

46. My father kept __________ his funds back into new objects.

A) throwing B) invested C) stealing D) plowing

47. He _______ the book from the floor.

A) picked up B) bring up C) take down D) put away

48. _________ all you can, save all you can, give all you can.

A) Earn B) Eat C) Waste D) Throw

49. Research ___________ that three out of four teens influence their parents’ purchasing

decisions.

A) effect B) affected C) revealed D) investigated

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