ENGLISH FINAL EXAM
FOR MASTERS OF ENGINEERNING
NAME__________ MAJOR__________ STUDENT NO: ______________ Part one: Vocabulary and Structure (20%)
Directions: In this part of the test, there are 20 incomplete sentences each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice ticking the corresponding letter before the choice.
1.This issue ______ interesting reading because it tells how these people made their
money and, indirectly, how the country has changed over the years.
A. accounts for
B. serves as
C. makes for
D. makes use of
2.Jane used to be slow in class, but now she is ______.
A. getting along
B. getting ahead
C. getting by
D. getting above
3.Paul ______ me very much of a schoolmate I used to know at university.
A. remembers
B. reminds
C. recalls
D. recollects
4.Don’t count your chickens before they are ______.
A. hatched
B. harvested
C. hurried
D. hastened
5.Several car manufactures will ______ half of their workers because of economic
difficulty.
A. discount
B. dispose
C. boot
D. disclose
6.They had ______ funds to cover the cost of the trip.
A. ample
B. luxury
C. sample
D. superb
7.All living things have certain _______ that are passed on from one generation to
the next.
A. cells
B. viruses
C. flaws
D. attributes
8.She ______ her mother’s good looks and her father’s bad temper.
A. inherited
B. inhabited
C. hindered
D. objected
9.It is for this reason ______ he refused to take the job.
A. why
B. when
C. that
D. so
10.Who ______ that spoke first at yesterday’s meeting?
A. was it
B. was
C. it was
D. did
11.It wasn’t ______ personal interests that they did all this.
A. because
B. only
C. just
D. for
12.Hardly ______ the people ran toward it.
A. had the plane landed when
B. had the plane landed than
C. the plane landed before
D. the plane was landing that
13.No sooner ______ than he realized that he should have remained silent.
A. had the words been spoken
B. the words had spoken
C. the words had been spoken
D. had the words spoken
14.You’d rather not do it, ______?
A. shouldn’t you
B. wouldn’t you
C. would you
D. ought you
15.We never dared to ask him a question, ______?
A. did we
B. doesn’t it
C. dared we
D. daren’t we
16. Unlike hackers, who gain unauthorized ______ to computer or telecommunication
systems for the challenge or even the principle of it, crackers do so for malicious purposes.
A. password
B. entry
C. access
D. approach
17. There are four factories in our institute, _________ over 200 workers.
A. with each
B. each having
C. each has
D. with each has
18. By conservative ______ 80% of humanity still can’t use written language
effectively.
A. estimates
B. estimated
C. estimations
D. estimating
19. With ______ her do this, she will have no difficulty persuading them to accept her
plan.
A. my helping
B. mine helping
C. me helping
D. I help
20. Only rarely do people’s jobs, spouses and children ______ these imagined ideals.
A. live up to
B. agree with
C. meet with
D. realizes
Part two: Cloze (10%)
Directions: In this part of the test, there is an incomplete passage with 10 blanks. For each blank in the passage, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you think that can best complete the passage and mark your answer by ticking the corresponding letter before the choice.
When Forbes published its first list in 1982, five of the top ten were in the Hunt family that drilled Texas __1__ holes and hit a lot of gushers, which reminds us of advice __2__ billionaire J. Paul Getty on how to get ahead in the world: rise early, work hard, strike oil. Getty got his big start the __3__ way—from his father’s money.
The original list 14 years ago was __4__ Rockefellers, and Du Ponts, a Frick, a Whitney, Mellon or two—all great family fortunes that stretched back to the 19th century. The word “inheritance” appeared in the biographies 75 times.
There weren’t as many old-money fortunes on last year’s list—which leads to some c onclusions about wealth in America. First, it’s not easy to __5__ money, even for millionaires. Taxes put a big __6__ in family fortunes, and unless the heirs are careful and invest wisely, they can lose their millions as fast as their ancestors made them. Second, the old ways to riches aren’t as __7__ as they used to be. Besides the three Du Pont entries, only 43 of the 400 entries on the most recent Forbes list represent people who got __8__ through inheritance. And only 18 in the latest 400 made their fo rtunes from oil, so Getty’s quote no longer __9__ as true as it once did. Third, America is still the land of opportunity where smart young people like Bill Gates of Microsoft can __10__ on top of the list of richest Americans ahead of the Rockefellers, Mellons, Gettys and Carnegies.
1. A. into B. full of C. with D. through
2. A. attributed to B. contributed to C. accounted for D. brought about
3. A. old-fashion B. old-fashionable C. old-fashioned D. unfashionable
4. A. crawling with B. filling with C. popular with D. credited with
5. A. hold down B. contain C. grasp D. hold on to
6. A. edge B. dent C. disadvantage D. effect
7. A. impressive B. dependable C. influential D. available
8. A. there B. away C. on D. in
9. A. looks B. rings C. views D. takes
10. A. end up B. show C. arrive at D. raise up
Part three: Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: In this part of the test, there are 3 passages. The passages are followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of the questions and unfinished statements there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice ticking the corresponding letter before the choice.
Passage 1
When your parents advise you to "get an education" in order to raise your income, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower for your society, but not so much that you prove an embarrassment to your society.
Get a high school diploma, at least. Without that, you will be occupationally dead unless your name happens to be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison, and you can successfully drop out in grade school.
Get a college degree, if possible. With a B.A., you are on the launching pad. But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you go for a master's degree, make sure it is an M.B.A., and is famous law of diminishing returns begins to take effect.
Do you know, for instance, that long-haul truck drivers earn more per year than full professors? Yes, the average 1977 salary for those truckers was '24000. While the full professors managed to earn just '23030.
A Ph.D. is the highest degree you can get. Except for a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial purposes, if you pursue such a degree in any other field, you will face a dim future. there are more Ph.D.s unemployed or underemployed in this country than any other part of the world.
If you become a doctor of philosophy in English or history or anthropology or political science or languages or-worst of all-in philosophy, you run the risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs, mind you, but for our demands.
Thousands of Ph.D.s are selling shoes, driving cars, waiting on table, and endlessly filling out applications month after month. They may also take a job in some high school or backwater college that pays much less than the janitor earns.
You can equate the level of income with the level of education only so far. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product, but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.
1. According to the writer, what the society expects of education is to turn out people who ______.
A. will not be a disgrace to society
B. will become loyal citizens
C. can take care of themselves
D. can meet the nation's demands as a source of manpower
2. Many Ph.D.s are out of job because ______.
A. they are improperly educated
B. they are of little commercial value to their society
C. there are fewer jobs in high schools
D. they prefer easier jobs that make more money
3. The nation is only interested in people ______.
A. with diplomas
B. who specialize in physics and chemistry
C. who are valuable to the gross national product
D. both A and C
4. Which of the following is not true?
A. Bernard Shaw didn't finish high schools, nor did Edison.
B. One must think carefully before pursuing a master degree.
C. The higher your education level, the more money you will earn.
D. If you are too well-educated, you'll be overeducated for society's demands.
5. The writer sees education as ______.
A. a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meeting a country's demands for technical workers
B. a way to broaden one's horizons
C. more important than finding a job
D. an opportunity that everyone should have
Passage 2
The agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. "In Europe", said Thomas Jefferson, "the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labor, lard being abundant". It was in America, there fore, that the great advances in nineteenth-century agricultural machinery first came. At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude
plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs: by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1990 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, would home none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869, James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow.
6. The word "here" (Para. 1, line. 4) refers to ______.
A. Europe
B. America
C. New Jersey
D. Indiana
7. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The reed for labor helped the invention of machinery in America.
B. The farmer rejected Charles Newbold's plow for fear of ruin of their field.
C. Both Europe and America had great need of farm machinery.
D. It was in Indiana that the first chilled-steel plow was produced.
8. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the agricultural revolution
B. the invention of labor-saving machinery
C. the development of scientific agriculture
D. the farming machinery in America
9. At the opening of the nineteenth-century, farmers in America ______.
A. preferred light tools
B. were extremely self-reliant
C. had many portable tools
D. had very few tools
10. Implied but not stated ______.
A. There was a shortage of workers on American farms
B. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow
C. After 1869,many people devoted their attention to the plow
D. Charles Newbolt had made a fortune by his cast-iron plow
Passage 3
We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as "regular" coffee and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were
introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline). The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. One strategy is called market modification. It means that marketing managers look for new users and market sections. Did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military? Market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens. A marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections. Another product extension strategy is called product modification. It involves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. American auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. Note, also, how auto manufacturers once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.
11. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will ______.
A. decrease gradually
B. become unstable
C. improve enormously
D. remain at the same level
12. The first paragraph tells us that a new product is ______.
A. usually introduced to satisfy different tastes
B. often more expensive than old ones
C. often inferior to old ones at first
D. not easily accepted by the public
13. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to ______.
A. work out marketing policies
B. increase its popularity
C. promote its production
D. speed up its life cycle
14. The author mentions the example of "backpacks" (Line 4, Para.2) to show the
importance of ______.
A. increasing usage among students
B. exploring new market sections
C. pleasing the young as well as the old
D. serving both military and civil needs
15. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makers are ______.
A. improving product quality
B. re-positioning their product in the market
C. modernizing product style
D. increasing product features
Part four: Translation
Section A: (15%)
Directions: In this part of the test, there are 5 sentences from your textbook. Translate the sentences into Chinese and write your Chinese versions of the sentences in the space provided below.
1.Engineers should be curious about the “how” and “why” of natural and
mechanical things and creative in finding new ways of doing things, able to analyze problems systematically and logically and to communicate well, and willing to work within strict budgets and meet tight deadlines.
2.I acquired a very strong work ethic from my parents, both of whom lived through
the Great Depression.
3.It is estimated that the new interaction between computers and Net technology
will have significant influence on the industry of the future.
4.Eventually, you may reach the point where you can afford to spend the rest of
your life at the side of a swimming pool with a drink in your hand, but you probably won’t.
5.Two people may choose different brands of toothpaste with the identical price,
amount, and quality; each person believes that he or she is expressing his personality by choosing that brand.
Section B: (10%)
Directions: In this part of the test, there is a short passage. Read the passage carefully
and translate it into English. Write your translation of the passage in the space provided below.
节省、积累可观的财富，不是自动完成的。人们必须有一定的收入，从而节省出可以用以致富的一定金额的资金，这要求由几个另外的通常做法来达到一定的收入水平，从而使最低限度的储蓄成为可能。对于那些交不上好运、没有遗产、没有特殊才能的大多数人来说，必须接受教育。
Part five: Writing (15%)
Directions: In this part of the test, you are to write a composition of about 120-150 words on The Nature of Happiness. Your composition should be based on the outline given below:
1.幸福的本质是……
2.真正幸福的源泉是……
3.为了能够幸福，你应该……
精心整理 大学英语（一） 行政班级分级班级姓名学号 C. A measuring system. D. A control system. 2. A. Car prices. B. Car services.
C. The company’s business. D. The company’s culture. 3. A. It’s easy to do. B. It’s challenging. dialogue, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. Conversation 1
6. A. Breakfast. B. Dinner. C. A 5 dollar gift card. D. Bus service to the airport. 10. A. Make an appointment with her. B. Talk with her about a new order.
C. Send her an email about the shipment. D. Call her back when receiving the shipment. Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
高级英语期末考试题型： Lexical work: Unit 1 1.ego: self, especially as contrast with another self or the world 2.disparity: a noticeable difference 3.prestigious: having prestige,i.e. general respect or admiration felt for someone or something, because they have high quality, social influence, success, etc. 4.allot: give as a share or set apart for a purpose 5.typify: be a typical example of, show all the most usual characteristics of something Unit 2 1.minute: very small 2.chartered: hired for use by a particular group or person 3.a standing order: a permanent request(for something by a customer) 4.extract: obtain by much effort 5.trinket: a small ornament(as a jewel or ring)of little value 6.flapping: swaying loosely, and making a noise, especially when moved by wind Unit 3 1.disorientation: confusion, loss of one's bearings 2.vistas: sweeping views 3.eerie: frightening because of strangeness or gloominess 4.tactile: relating to the sense of touch 5.redemption: forgiveness from the consequences of sin and evil which Christians believe was made possible by Jesus Christ's death on the cross赎罪. This is a religious term. 6.congealed: stiffened 7.wino: one who is chronically addicted to drinking wine Unit 4 1.constraints: restrictions, limitations 2.scale: a graded series/scheme/system of rank of order; something graded especially when used as a measure or rule尺度 3.norm: a standard, e.g. of behaviour or ability, that is regarded as average or generally accepted 4.formalities: a way of writing letters in accordance with accepted rules for official occasion 5.tautologous:unnecessarily repetitive, obvious 6.veribage:too many unnecessary words in speech or writing Unit 5 1.sulk: be silently bad-tempered 2.surreal: having a strange dreamlike unreal quality 3.malevolent: having a wish to harm others, showing intense ill will; here, strong, adverse, harmful 4.torrential:(rain)pouring down rapidly and in great quantities 5.radically: drastically: severely 6.accentuate: make(something)more noticeable Unit 6
**** 大学课程考核试卷 xxxx---xxxx学年第一学期xxxx级xxxx专业（类） 考核科目大学英语三课程类别必修课考核方式闭卷卷别 B （注：考生务必将答案写在答题纸上，写在本试卷上的无效） I. Listening Comprehension (30 marks) Part 1: Short dialogues (10 marks, 1 mark each) Directions: Listen to the short dialogs and then choose the correct answers to the questions. 1. A. She did not take the shopping list along with her. B. She did not write a shipping list. C. She does not want to shop in a crowded supermarket. D. She wants to finish shopping quickly. 2. A. Write a statement for the woman. B. Revise what the woman will write. C. Fill in forms for the woman. D. Apply to an American university for admission. 3. A. Contemporary women no longer want to obey their husbands. B. Modern girls no longer love their husbands. C. At the marriage ceremony the bride should promise to obey her husband. D. At the marriage ceremony the bride should show loyalty to her husband. 4. A. She is weak in doing projects. B. She is weak in studies. C. She tends to work whole-heartedly. D. She is not willing to start a project. 5. A. The football match should be called off. B. The meeting should not include new items. C. The meeting should have another two items. D. The football should be included in the agenda. 6. A. It is important to offer an online friend a drink. B. It is delightful to get a drink from an online friend. C. Ensure that nobody puts anything harmful into your drink.
系2004级专业《大学英语》期末考试试卷(B) 楚雄师学院 2004 学年上学期期末考试卷 B 卷课程《大学英语》考试时间： 120 分钟 班级：学号 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. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. 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 with a single line through the center. Example：You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Green? W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it's necessary. Q：Where do you think this conversation most probably took place? 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 mark A) on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. A) She's studying for a physics exam. B) She's planning her class schedule. C) She has a degree in astrophysics. D) She plans to graduate this year. 2. A) He already has a job. B) He wi11 probably work at the library. C) He needs to study full time. D) He plans to work at the library in the summer. 3. A) 35 miles per hour.
2005 －2006 学年第二学期 《高级英语》期末考试试卷（A）参考答案 I.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words and phrases. (15%) 1. speaks volumes 2. in the vicinity of 3. at his disposal 4. acted as 5. oblivious 不知道的of 6. look up to 7. to no avail 8. follow suit 9. a battery of 10. in lieu of场所 11. unparalleled 12. reassuring 13. circulation 14. significance 15. engulfed II.Paraphrase the following sentences, especially paying attention to the underlined part. （20%）看要求评分 III.Proofreading (10%) The Great Depression first started in the New York Stork Exchange. In the 1920s, there were fatal flaws on the prosperity 1. in of the economy. Overproduction of crops depresses food prices, 2. depressed and farmers suffered. Industrial workers were earning better wages, but they still did not have enough purchased power to continue buying 3.purchasing the flood of goods that poured out of their factories. With profits soar and interest rates low, a great deal of money was available 4.soaring for investment, and much of tha t capital wen t into reckless 5. but speculation. Billions of dollars \that poured into the stock market, and 6 that frantic bidding boosted the price of share far above their real value. 7.shares As long as the market prospered, speculators could make fortunes overnight, but they could be ruined just as quick if stock 8.quickly prices fell. On October 24, 1929 –“Black Thursday” -- a wave of panic selling of stocks swept the New York Stock Exchange. Once started, the collapse of shares and other security prices could not be halted. By 1932, thousands of banks and over 100,000 businesses had been failed. Industrial 9. been production was cut in half, farm income had fallen by more than half, wages had increased 60%, new investment was 10. decreased down 90%, and one out of every four was unemployed in the USA. IV．Reading comprehension (25%) 1-5 BCADB 6-10 BCBCA 11-15 CCBCA 16-20 DDCCB 21-25 BAACA V. Text analysis (30%) 看要求评分。
大学英语期末考试（A） 第一部分：单选题 1. The starting current of an a.c. motor is_____ the rated current. A. the same as B. much larger than C. less than D. equals 2. With a_____ load the voltage and current are in phase. A. pure resistance B. capacitive C. inductive D. None of the above 3. The emergency generator or emergency battery is connected to_____ on most large ships. A. distribution boards B. section boards C. emergency switch boards D. main switch boards 4. Switchboards may be of the dead-front type in which all live parts are installed behind_____ and only the operation handles and instruments are on the front. A. the capstan B. the collector C. the panels D. the surface 5. Remote control means that_____. A. the system is manned manually B. the system is situated remotely from the operator C. the system is controlled automatically D. all the above 6. The difference between measured and desired values is called_____. A. make-up B. desired value C. deviation D. set value 7. Prior to any overhaul work on electric equipment, it is important to ensure the circuits are_____. A. live B. dead C. excited D. on line 8. Before starting an engine by air ,the engine must _________ A. be turned by a turning gear for at least one minute B. be turned by a turning gear for at least two minutes C. be turned at least one complete turn D. be turned at least two complete turns 9. Shore power must be_____ during dock repair. A. disconnected B. switched off C. cut off D. connected 10. The switchboards for a.c. systems differ from the d.c. switch gear in that the open type panels are generally_____ and the dead-front switch gear is the common rule. A. permissibly B. permissible C. no permissible D. not permissible 11. Current changing in direction and rising and falling in value is_____.
学号 姓 系部 专业 班级 考试科目 考试时间 年 月 日 密 封 山东师范大学历山学院201３—2014学年第二学期 期末考试试题(B 卷) 试题卷 (时间12０分钟,满分10０分) 课程编号: 课程名称: 大学英语 适用年级: ２01３级 适用专业: 非英语 学制: 三 注意:１、本试题试题卷共六页。 2、本试题所有答案应写在答案卷上,否则不予计成绩。 Ⅰ ⅠListe ｎing pr ｅhens ｉｏn (1５％) Sectio ｎ Ａ D ｉｒe ｃtions: In ｔhi ｓ s ｅct ｉon ｙo ｕ ｗill ｈear 10 short dial ｏgue ｓ。 At t ｈe e ｎｄ of e ａc ｈ ｄi ａlog ｕe, a q ｕｅstion ｗｉll b ｅ asked abou ｔ w ｈa ｔ was said 、 Ｂｏth the dialo ｇues and questio ｎｓ will be spo ｋｅn tw ｉce 。 After ea ｃh q ｕest ｉon th ｅre w ｉll b ｅ a pause 。 Ｄuring the p ａu ｓe, yo ｕ must read th ｅ ４ choices marke ｄ A,B,C an ｄ D,ａnd dec ｉde w ｈich is the bes ｔ answ ｅｒ。 Then write the corresp ｏndi ｎg letter ｏn the A ｎｓwer Ｓheet 。 １。 Wher ｅ did thi ｓ c ｏnversatio ｎ p ｒo ｂa ｂl ｙ ｈappen ？ A In a d ｒu ｇ st ｏr ｅ、 Ｂ I ｎ ａ sh ｏｐ、 C In a ｓupermarke ｔ。 Ｄ In a ｒｅｓｔaurant. 2、 When wi ｌl ｔh ｅ t ｒａin leave? A １4:２0 Ｂ １４:00 Ｃ 14:40 D 14:30 3。 How m ａｎy ｐeople ar ｅ th ｅre in the m ａn ’s f ａmily ？ ?A 5。 B ４、 C 3、 D 6、 4. Ho ｗ i ｓ ｔｈａｔ school? A It ＇s even ｗo ｒs ｅ th ａn peop ｌｅ say 、 B It's bet ｔer than it used t ｏ be 。 ? C It’s b ｅtte ｒ t ｈan people sa ｙ、 D I ｔ’ｓ not a ｓ g ｏo ｄ as it w ａs 。 5。 What is imp ｌi ｅd in t ｈe co ｎversatio ｎ？ Ａ T ｈe ｃhildren w ｅr ｅ ｅｎjoyin ｇ t ｈemselve ｓ、 ? B T ｈe ch ｉldren d ｉd ｎ＇t e to th ｅ ｐar ｔy 。 ? C Ｔhe childr ｅn were ｇｉving ａ l ｏt of ｆu ｎ ｉｎ th ｅ party. Ｄ The chi ｌｄｒen wer ｅ n ｏｔ ｂe ｈa ｖi ｎg th ｅmselves ｉn ｔh ｅ party 。 6. Wha ｔ will ｔhe ｗｅathe ｒ be l ｉke ？ A Ｉt ｗｉll ｇet be ｔｔer Ｂ Ｒａiny C Ｓｕnny 、 D It ｉs ｃolder. ７。 Ｗｈat does th ｅ ｗｏman mean ？ A Sh ｅ doe ｓ not agree ｗit ｈ the ｍan 。 B She ｄｏes ｎo ｔ know what
滨州学院2007－2008学年第一学期期末考试 英语专业（本）2005级《高级英语》试卷（B） （答案一律写在答题纸上，在本试卷上做答无效） I. Multiple Choice: (30%) Section 1: Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part (20%). 1. The US launched military attacks on Iraq for the purpose of establishing its possession of weapons of mass destruction. A setting up B building C constructing D ascertaining 2. Artificial diamond is indistinguishable from genuine one, but much cheaper. A differential in B indifferent to C differentiable from D identical to 3. I was offered my teaching job back but I declined. Later I became a geologist for an oil company. A received B accepted C hesitated D refused 4. The glaring of the sun makes all stars invisible. A coldness B darkness C brightness D hotness 5. Tony became disdainful of his friends when he succeeded in the attempt. A scornful B proud C thankful D grateful 6. Motors and bicycles threaded their way among the throngs of people entering and leaving the market. A swarm B crowds C flock D herd 7. Police followed the would-be thieves and caught them red-handed. A enraged B likely C attempted D timid 8. The news was such a shock that it still hasn’t really sunk in yet. A collapsed B been comprehended C been soaked D been leaked 9. Shakespeare was one of the most prolific writers in England. A creative B productive C ingenious D inventive 10. The hypothesis proposed for the origin of the solar system was to be discussed this week. A protected B provoked C stated D approved 11. The buildings collapsed in the earthquake. A broke down B turned down C put down D kept down 12. Tom’s answer was equivocal whenever the teacher asked the same question of him. A identical B different C ambiguous D difficult 13. There were incessant demands for the resignation of the Georgian president from the office for his inefficient running of state affairs.
Final Test for English Majors of 2002 (Advanced English) I. Choose the best answer: 25% 1. She gave thanks for our contribution. A. procure B. profuse C. profound D. prodigious 2. and conspiracy will not succeed; the government will not be defeated. A. Subscription B. Subsidence C. Submission D. Subversion 3. A good friend will not desert one in time of . A. adversary B. adverse C. adversity D. advent 4. The psychiatrist gave that the man was insane at that time. A. evidence B. argument C. witness D. testimony 5. She is a woman of erect and handsome . A. carriage B. figure C. personage D. appearance 6. His with everything we suggest makes it hard to know what he really feels. A. alliance B. compliment C. compliance D. compassion 7. Diligent police work will help crime. A. endorse B. eradicate C. fluctuate D. radiate 8. Nutritionists food into seven basic groups. A. categorize B. clarify C. ratify D. separate 9. Only states are able to make treaties. A. sovereignty B. sovereign C. democratic D. democracy 10. diseases may be spread by viruses and bacteria. A. Deadly B. Mortal C. Fatal D. Infectious 11. His only is an occasional game of golf. A. diversification B. diversion C. diversity D. divergence 12. One of California?s most problems is an inadequate water supply. A. acute B. unusual C. persistent D. unexpected 13. Large areas of Alaskan land remain due to harsh climate. A. inaccessible B. immature C. desolate D. parched 14. Constant interruption of his work him. A. threshed B. tormented C. exasperated D. evaporated
Is It Better to Buy or Rent? The price of housing has kept increasing in recent years, which causes a big headache for people living in cities. A lot of people cannot afford to own a real estate property, so they choose to rent instead of buying an apartment. This group of people does not want to bear burden of mortgage so that they opt for a practical solution. Renting an apartment makes them have a place to stay and thus they can focus on work as well as personal life. Some other people, however, believe that an apartment owned by themselves makes them feel safe and relieved, so they are willing to sacrifice some other aspects of life to borrow money from the bank to buy an apartment. As far as I am concerned, to buy or to rent is all about it will be better to rent first and wait for the good timing when the price is going down to buy. Topic 2: On Job Hopping It seems that nowadays, very few young people are willing to stay in a job position for long, let alone for the whole life. They change jobs constantly. This results from several factors. Firstly, young people like fresh things, and it is easy for them to be fed up with old routine work. So when they stay in a position for a while,the excitement will fade out. They are quite realistic and not willing to waste time in a job they are not interested in. Thirdly, some young people are not satisfied with current salary, believing they deserve better pay. In my opinion, constant job hopping will not benefit young people in their career development. Every job has its own merits and young people can certainly learn something from it as long as they are patient and wise enough. Every job experience is valuable down the career path and young people shall be able to make the most of it. Topic 3: Online Social Network Modern people will be no stranger to online social network. Facebook, Renren and Kaixin001 are probably the most populous networks among Chinese netizen. In these networks, people interact with each other, be it a stranger or a friend, and have a lot of fun in the virtual world. This phenomenon could be a result of the fast development of the Internet and people's great interest of the virtual world. I think it is a very good new platform for people to keep in touch. But it should not be overused. Firstly, some people are addicted to it, which makes them want to get online 24 hours a day. When people spend too much time on one thing,they will naturally have not enough time for study and for work. Secondly, online social network change people's behavior of interacting with others. In virtual world, you just click the mouse and type in words instead of having a face-to-face talk. This will not benefit people's long term friendship, and even harm their interpersonal relationships in real world.
新编大学英语A2期末考试试卷 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. Both the conversation and the question 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Section A. 1. A. An advertisement B. A newspaper C. Their work D. A dream 2. A. On foot B. By car C. By bus D. By bike 3. A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six 4. A. The restaurant provides good food B. She enjoys her part-time job C. The restaurant offers cheap food D. There are several cooks in the restaurant. 5. A. The movie was disappointing B. The movie was expensive to see. C. He wants to see the movie again. D. He should have seen the movie at home. 6. A. $ 64 B.$ 86 C. $96 D. $140 7. A. To stay at home B. To go to bed immediately C. To see a movie D. To go to a party. 8. A. Tom is unable to hear well. B. Tom didn’t say anything at the meeting. C. Tom doesn’t listen to him. D. Tom went out before the meeting was over.