Final For English Majors (Level 2)(B) 考生须知： 1、本卷的第一部分至第四部分的答案做在答题卡上。请务必用铅笔按要求涂卡。 2、本卷的第五部分（作文）写在答题纸（最后一页）上。 3、考试完毕后，将答题卡和答题纸交给监考人员。 PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 points: 25x1’=25’) SECTION A In this section, you will hear nine sets of sentences. After you hear a set of sentences, read the question and four choices and decide which one is the most suitable answer to the question. 1. What does the woman mean? A. All the students in Class Three took part in the race. B. Only three of them didn't finish the race. C. Most of them didn't run. D. They participated in the last three races. 2. How did Jack feel about his test? A. He was happy that he didn't have to take the test. B. He was satisfied with his test result. C. He was disappointed at his test result. D. He was prepared to take the test. 3. When should Mary be home? A. She should be home at 10 o'clock. B. She should be home at 11 o'clock. C. She should be home by 12 o'clock. D. She should be home before 1 o'clock. 4. What happened to the house? A. The house was burnt down. B. The house had a new owner. C. The house was just painted. D. The house was rebuilt. 5. How does Tom act? A. Tom acts strangely. B. Tom acts hostilely. C. Tom acts decently. D. Tom acts quietly.6. What will Jason probably do? A. Change his mind. B. Study until midnight. C. Sleep late in the morning. D. Go to bed early.7. What did Tim think about the tie? A. It's a very good bargain. ' B. It's too expensive. C. If you buy a dozen', the price is lower. D. You would pay the same price for it in other stores. 8. What does Laura's mother think of Laura? A. Laura really needs a full-time job. B. Laura already has a job working for the school. C. Laura needs to spend her time studying. D. Laura should think about becoming a teacher. 9. How long has Don been waiting? A. Five hours. B. Twelve hours. C. Eight hours. D. Seven hours. SECTION B In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. After you hear the conversation, read the question and four possible answers and decide which is the best answer. 10. What does the woman want to know? A. Where Lucy lost her money last week. B. What Lucy did to break her leg. C. How Lucy is feeling. D. What Lucy's job is. 11. What do we learn from this conversation? A. Mark is fond of rare meat. B. Mark is angry at the chef. C. Mark dislikes rare meat. D. Mark doesn't want this meat cooked medium rare. 12. Why doesn't the man want to see the movie? A. He has other plans. B. He has a bad personality. C. He thinks it will be frightening. D. He doesn't have enough time. 13. When will Asimov's book be published? A. In the winter. B. In September. C. In July. D. In April. 14. What does the man think of the woman's choice of clothing? A. He thinks she has good taste in clothes. B. He doesn't think her choice is suitable for the occasion. C. He thinks the skirt is pretty, but he doesn't like the blouse. D. He thinks it is too elegant. 15. Where are the man and woman going? A. To the beach. B. To a movie theater. C. To a play. D. To a restaurant. 16. Why does the woman think her grandfather doesn't know about the party? A. He's dying. B. He doesn't hear too well. C. He was at a party. D. He was reading something important. 17. Which days does the man's son not work? A. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. B. Saturday and Sunday. C. Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. D. Monday, Friday, and Saturday. 18. Which of the following items has the woman not bought? A. A bicycle. B. A shirt. C. A game. D. Baseball shoes. SECTION C In this section, you will hear several news broadcasts. After you hear the news item, read the questions and four possible answers and decide which is the best answer. Questions 19-20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. What day did share prices on the stock exchange closed higher in New York at the end of trading? A. Wednesday. B. Sunday. C. Thursday. D. Friday. 20. In which continents did stocks close sharply lower? A. Europe and Africa. B. America and Asia. C. Europe and Asia. D. America and Africa. Questions 21-22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 21. What do the three leading Japanese banks want to do after their alliance? A. To create the largest financial group in Japan. B. To create the second largest financial group in the world. C. To create the largest financial group in Asia. D. To create the world's largest financial group. 22. The following banks except will set up a joint-holding company toward the end of next year. A. Deutsche Bank. B. Fuji Bank. C. Dai-Ichikangyo Bank. D. The Industrial Bank of Japan. Questions 23-25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. How many parties are permitted to compete in the election of a new parliament? A. 2. B. 3. C. 30. D. 425. 24. About how many people were killed during the month of the election campaign? A. 2,600. B. 6,200. C. 260. D. 620. 25. It was the worst political violence in Indonesia in years. A. 30 B. 13 C. 70 D. 17 PART II GRAMMAR (5 points: 10x0.5=5’) There are ten sentences in this exercise. Beneath each sentence there are four choices. Choose the word or phrase that you think best completes the sentence. 26. She dared not say a word, A. either did she dare to cry B. nor did she dare to cry C. nor dared she to cry D. nor dared she cry 27. It was very kind of you to clean the room, but you it. A. needn't do B. hadn't to do C didn't have to do D. don't have to do 28. Holidays can never be too long, ? A. are they B. aren't they C. are there D. aren't there 29. I was to go out when the phone rang. A. / B. almost C about D. just 30. Part-time workers are paid the hour. A. for B. by C. with D. according 31. The man standing there is said a very rich man when he was young. A. to be B. being C to have been D. having been 32. The kind lady provided me with food and clothing without which of hunger. A. I would have died B. I would have been dying C. I would die D. I had died 33. A whale is larger than a lobster. A. no B. more C. a little D. considerably 34. Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room ______. A. to send it to B. to send it C. to be sent to D. to have it send 35. is the center of our planetary system was a difficuct concept to grasp in the Middle Ages . A It’s the sun and not the earth B. Being the sun and not the earth C. The sun and not the earth D. That the sun and not the earth . PART III VOCABULARY (5 points: 10x0.5’=5’) There are ten sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices. Choose the word or phrase that you think best completes the sentence. 36. If he is jealous, he is . A. red-eyed B. brown-eyed C. blue-eyed D. green-eyed 37. A man has been sitting at the gate of the bank for more than an'hour. A. suspicious looking B. suspicious-looking C. suspiciously looking D. suspiciously-looking 38. We can't be the sufferings of the people in the flood area. A. indifferent to B. winking at C. inflicted with D. lamenting over 39. The painting is too expensive. If you beat the price to 50 dollars, I shall buy it. A. down B. away C. over D. under 40. What a it is to hear that I've passed the exam. 3,. news B. reward C. relief D. release 41. His father used to deal tobacco. A. with B. out C. on D. in 42. learning is a dangerous thing. A. A few B. Much C. Little D. A little 43. Please lend me a to move this piano, will you? A. force B. push C. hand D. shoulder 44. The poverty line in the United States is _______ annually to allow for inflation. A. adjusted B. raised C. determined D. modified 45. In contemporary society, dances often provide important occasions for young people to ______. A. socialize B. blend C. entertain D. talk PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (40points) SECTION A(18 points: 9x2’=18’ ) CLOSE READING There are three passages in this section. Read each passage carefully, then choose the best answer you think to the question that follows. (A) Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is a distraction to others. Examination of factors related to the historical development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character. The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy, and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased so the number of potential listeners declined, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers. Towards the end of the century there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other. By the end of the century students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use skills in reading them which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological changes in the century had greatly altered the term "reading" implied. 46. Silent reading came about because A. reading aloud could disturb others B. the number of people who could read were increasing C. people preferred to read in public D. people were less interested in reading aloud 47. "Reading to oneself" in the first paragraph means A. reading aloud to oneself B. reading aloud to oneself as well as to others C. silent reading D. both silent reading and reading aloud to oneself 48. In the passage the author tries to show A. the correct attitude towards reading B. how the present-day reading habits came about C. different attitude towards books D. the change the word "reading" underwent (B) Every time the holiday season approaches, my agony begins. Shall I go to Rome, Istanbul, the Andes, or Brighton Beach? There is no lack of places, the difficulty is, shall I ever be able to decide? It is December now, but no sooner is Christmas over than the advertisements, the brochures, the Special Offers will start dropping through my letter-box. The media -- television, radio, the newspapers -- will be doing their best to attract me and my money, to lure me to far-off places with high-sounding names or cosy farmhouses in the Cotswolds or steamer trips down the Rhine. The trouble is always that to someone so indecisive as myself the wealth of alternatives will soon become little short of bewildering. Psychology, too, will play its part. In case I am one of those who feel guilty when I am being lazy, I shall receive numerous offers from travel agencies and associations of all kinds to improve my physique by hill-climbing, playing golf, surf-riding, learning archery -- and a host of other healthy activities. On the other hand, if I feel educationally at a disadvantage, I shall no doubt receive pressing invitations from Summer Schools to improve myself, study languages, ancient civilizations, lectures on music, drama, antiques, stamp-collecting -- anything and everything from flower-arranging to extra-sensory perception. As a modest shorthand typist who spends her days pounding a typewriter in a quiet office, I'm afraid I shall become more and more distracted by these delights, more and more unable to choose. Fortunately I shan't have to decide this year. I have just received notice of an increase in my rent and rates. Unless I get a rise in salary, it seems highly likely that I shan't be able to afford to go anywhere. 49. The writer is suffering from mental pain when the holiday season draws near because . A. she is not going on a holiday B. she doesn't know how to deal with the advertisements C. there is such a variety that she is unable to choose D. she can never make up her mind about whether to go or not 50. The writer is not likely to go anywhere because . A. she is not interested B. she is hard up C. she has to attend a course to better herself D. she has a salary cut. 51. "Become little short of bewildering" most probably means . A. become more than bewildering B. become less than bewildering C. become bewildering D. become a little bewildering (C) The arrival of circus in our village will cause tremendous excitement, particularly among the children, for most of whom it will be the first time they have seen the "Big Top". As well as the circus troupe, there will be a small menagerie of animals, amongst them a lion and a couple of performing seals. The circus people are going to set up the tent and the sideshows on our village green, but where they will be housing the lion and the seals is something of a mystery. No doubt there will be a cage for the lion and there seems to be some idea that one of the local farmers will provide stable accommodation for the horses and ponies, but the seals will surely not be content with our duck-pond. I can only hope they will be bringing their own tanks. The circus is, of course, a completely different way of life, and most circus artists have lived this way since they were born. In many respects they resemble the gypsies, constantly moving from place to place, never staying anywhere long enough to make close personal contacts. One day they will be performing in a small place like ours, and the next day they will be appearing in some major city, competing with such attractions as the professional stage, the opera and ballet companies, to say nothing of the cinema and Bingo hall. It is nevertheless true that there is a curious attraction about the circus even among those who, like myself, are terrified of heights. There is something about the smell of the sawdust, the vast flapping tent, the spangled costume of the bare-back riders that arouses a kind of excitement different from that experienced in any other form of entertainment. I am eagerly awaiting my visit to the circus when it comes to our village. We shall be in our seats in good time, and there will be laughing and chattering and the passing of sweets and peanuts until, at last, there is a breathless hush and the ringmaster appears, resplendent in his top hat and tails, and the entertainment begins. We shall see acrobats performing incredible somersaults, cartwheels and balancing acts, trapeze artists on the high wire who will make us gasp in agony in case they miss their footing, and of course there will be the clowns. What circus is complete without clowns? Why do we love them so much? Is it because their absurdities are so close to real life that they do all the things we would love to do and never dare do? Whatever it is, I know that when I have laughed at them and clapped and laughed again, I shall go home content, satisfied that I have had a splendid evening out. 52. What do you think is meant by "Big Top"? The circus. B. The circus artists. C. The circus tent. D. The circus center 53. Circus people resemble gypsies in that A. their life style is the same B. they perform in small places C. they never remain in one place for long D. they are liked by people 54. What do you think will happen if one of the trapeze artists "misses his footing"? A. He will be laughed at. B. He will try again. C. He will be sorry for it. D. He will fall into the net. SECTION B (11x2’=22’) FAST READING In this section there are seven passages for fast reading with 11 questions. Read the question(s) before you skim or scan the passage itself to find the answer to a question. You should finish reading them in five minutes. Question 55 is based on Passage 1 55. wishes to meet an attractive sincere girl. A. SUCCESSFUL B. ATTRACTIVE INTELLIGENT C. MALE 31 D. MY IDEAL LADY PASSAGE 1 MY IDEAL LADY slim, attractive, longhair waist-length), non-smoker, warm, caring and affectionate. If you are around, I am an attractive businessman, 39, own home with pool. Photo appreciated. All letters answered. Box P829. ATTRACTIVE 29 YEAR-OLD BACHELOR professional, HONEST, KIND, loves music, sport, outdoor life, seeks HONEST, WARM, SINCERE female to share experiences. Photo/phone if possible. Box M638. AITRACTIVE INTELLIGENT professional girl (32) seeks similar tall, unattached man under 40, sincere, sense of humor, articulate, for genuine long-term relationship. Box P898. ATTRACTIVE LADY Young 45, warm, sensitive, interested in people, music, enjoying life; seeks intelligent, open, unattached man for caring, honest relationship. Box M751. MALE 31, graduate, shy, reasonable looks, seeks quiet, attractive, sincere girl. Interests include literature, music, mathematics, sport. Box P827. SUCCESSFUL young company director, good-looking, intelligent, ARTICULATE, KIND, wants to meet attractive girl, romantic enough to enjoy being kissed. You are adventurous, aware and willing TO BREAK ROUTINES. Photos unnecessary. BoxP828. Question 56 is based on Passage 2 56. The word "exotic" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to . A. unique B. not native C. odd D. expressive PASSAGE 2 A picture I have always liked is a small charcoal sketch by an artist called Mulready Stone. It doesn't have a name but it is a sketch of a street seen in Spain. A woman, dressed in peasant clothes, is leaning against a dark archway selling apples. The apples are heaped in a basket by her feet. One of the reasons I like the sketch is the artist's attention to details: the expression in the woman's eyes, the fold of her dress and the odd apple lying in the gutter. His use of light and shade is also effective. In my opinion it is a very moving and beautiful sketch. It is also, in some ways, rather exciting and exotic. I can almost smell the foreign city and hear the foreign cries in my ears. It is a picture I can look at again and again, and always find something different init. Questions 57-58 are based on Passage 3 57. The Nobel Prize for Peace is presented A. in the City Hall of Oslo B. at Oslo University C. in the prize-awarding institution D. in Stockholm 58. The King of Sweden presents the following things except A. a medal B. cash C. a diploma D. a cheque PASSAGE 3 The Nobel Committees send invitations to hundreds of scientists and scholars around the world, asking them to suggest names for the Nobel prizes in the coming year. The names are sent by February 1. Each committee, with the help of specially appointed experts, discusses the names suggested, and makes out a short list to present to the prize-awarding institution. A vote is taken for the final choice. The names of the prizewinners are announced in October or November. The prizes are awarded on December 10. The Peace Prize is presented at Oslo University, the others at a ceremony in Stockholm. The King of Sweden presents a diploma, a medal and a cheque to each prizewinner and there is a ceremonial dinner afterwards in the City Hall. Each Nobel prizewinner is expected to give a "Noble Lecture". Questions 59-60 are based on Passage 4 59. Why does the author mention his niece? A. She likes dolls. B. The doll looks like her. C. She lives near Sheftel's. D. He was looking for a gift for her. 60. When was the story written? A. Right after the incident. B. In the author's old age. C. At Christmas. D. One year after the incident. PASSAGE 4 Today is the anniversary of that afternoon in April a year ago that I first saw the strange and appealing doll in the window of Abe Sheftel's stationery and toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads: Dr. Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first hint of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft-coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighborhood. As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more aware of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the approaching birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending modest gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything appropriate, and looked at the confusing collection of unappealing objects -- a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed stationary, and garish cardboard advertisements for soft-drinks. Questions 61-62 are based on Passage 5 61. Las Vegas is in the state of A. California B. Utah C. Texas D. Nevada 62. Which of the following words or phrases is not directly associated with Vegas casinos? A. Open 24 hours. B. Free drinks and food. C. Dangerous. D. Exciting. PASSAGE 5 We have just had our first breakfast in Las Vegas and we are sitting on our balcony overlooking a spectacular swimming pool. We can feel the sun getting hotter and hotter. How we managed to stay up half the night we don't know. It is probably due to the excitement of gambling for the first time -- whether you approve of gambling or not. The guide books say that Las Vegas is the greatest, most popular, most luxurious, most honest gambling center the world has ever known. For once the guide books seem to be right, but I am not sure about the honesty! What is interesting about Las Vegas is the fact it is a relatively "young" city. It was founded as recently as 1905. Apparently in those early days it consisted of a vast area o(desert, surrounded by deserted gold and silver mines. There were no natural resources. What single asset the state of Nevada had, however, was the attitude of its citizens, in a word, they were gamblers. Where you gamble is up to you. There is a wide choice but Las Vegas is psychologically a most dangerous place to visit. You see, the casinos are open twenty-four hours of the day; they provide free drinks, free food and free entertainment with the most popular stars of the world. They try to make gambling a pleasure. Moreover, what is quite fascinating about the Vegas casinos is that there are no clocks visible anywhere. There is nothing to distract you from gambling. For when the gamblers lose, the casinos win. Questions 63-64 are based on Passage 6 63. The word "viable" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to A. capable of surviving B. sensible C. disinfected D. uninfected 64. The doctors said that A. the boy will probably be able to use his arm again B. the boy will surely be able to use his arm again C. the boy will possibly not be able to use his arm again D. both A and C PASSAGE 6 It took more than ten hours for five surgeons and two anesthetists, working through the night, to sew back Ryan Millard's left arm. The 22-month-old baby woke up only minutes after the operation, doctors said. Now his parents wait to see if the incredibly complex and difficult operation has been a complete success. After Ryan's arm had been severed in two places, the two parts were packed in ice for the journey to Washington. Ice keeps a severed limb viable for valuable hours longer so that surgeons have a chance to sew it back. Now Ryan has gone through all this, what are his chances of making a complete recovery? About 60-40, the doctors said. Hospital secretary, Mr. David Ashley, said yesterday, "The operation was technically successful, but it will be some months before we know whether the baby will have 100percent use of his arm." Ryan's mother, Mrs. Glynis Millard, said, "We are so grateful to the doctors who have performed this miracle." Question 65 is based on Passage 7 65. Life was rough in the days of the gold rush, many of the settlers found . A. nothing and returned home B. their riches and remained there C. nothing but settled there D. their roots there Passage 7 Life was hard and rough in the days of the California gold rush. A few of the adventurers became rich, but most of them were bitterly disappointed. After having uprooted themselves from home and after traveling the long, dangerous road to California, they had found little or nothing. Some returned home. But many remained in California to work and to settle as ordinary citizens without the riches they had dreamed of. PART V CLOZE (15 points: 15x1’=15’) In this section there is a passage with 15 blanks. Decide which of the choices given would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. There are two types of tests used in modern schools. The first one is sometimes called a(n) (66)" "test. It is intended to (67) facts, not personal opinions. To (68) this test, the teacher writes (69) questions with only one correct answer. For (70) a student's memory of facts, it has advantages. It can be (71) quickly by the teacher or even by a machine, and can find out a great deal about the student's (72) of knowledge. But sometimes this test is not (73) . So, for a clearer picture of what the student knows, the teacher use (74)" " tests, which require long answers to (75) questions. The advantages are that it reduces the (76) of luck and shows the (77) more about the student’s ability to put facts together into meaningful (78) . Whether an objective test or an essay test is used, problems (79) . When the two are used, together, a fairly clear picture of the student’s knowledge can be (80) . (66) A. informal B. subjective C. aptitude D. objective (67) A. deal with B. look for C. discover D. recite (68) A. prepare for B. take C. make up D. make (69) A. a bunch of B. a series of C. amount of D. few (70) A. testing B. knowing C. helping D. improving (71) A. seen B. scored C. found out D. corrected (72) A. problem B. understanding C. awareness D. range (73)A. satisfactory B. contented C. disappointing D. satisfied (74) A. formal B. essay C. achievement D. intelligence (75) A. ordinary B. difficult C. special D. broad (76) A. influence B. element C. disturbance D. idea (77) A. examiner B. examinee C. testee D. candidate (78) A. idea B. thought C. whole D. unit (79) A. are avoided B. exist C. rise D. arise (80) A. describe B. obtained C. painted D. taken PART VI WRITING (10 points) Directions: Write on ANSWER SHEET a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: You’ve read on the notice board that the university library is looking for a part-time library assistant who can work at weekends. You think that your classmate, George, is a suitable person for this vacancy. Write him a note, telling him what you know about the vacancy and trying to persuade him to go for an interview. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Answer Sheet Keys: (答案) Final for English Majors 2003(B) Part I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 points) 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.B 11.C 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.A 20.C 21.D 22.A 23.B 24.C 25.A Part II GRAMMAR (5 points) 26.D 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.B 31.C 32.A 33.D 34.A 35.D Part III Vocabulary (5 points) 36.D 37. B 38. A 39. A 40. C 41.D 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. A Part IV READING COMPREHENSION (40 points) 46. B 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. B 51. C 52. C 53. C 54. D 55. C 56. B 57. B 58. B 59. D 60. D 61. D 62. C 63. A 64. D 65. C Part V ClOZE (15 points) 66.D 67. A 68. C 69. B 70. A 71.B 72. D 73. A 74. B 75. D 76. B 77. A 78. C 79. D 80. B Part VI WRITING (10 points) (略)