ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM
FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
Jan. 5th, 2012
PART 1: Vocabulary (20%)
Directions: In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1.Mutual endeavor has shaped our world, and mutualism, the belief that individual and
collective well-being is obtainable only by mutual dependence, ______ family life, relationships and society.
A. underpins
B. overstates
C. underlines
D. overcomes
2. A man of original power can never be ______ within the limits of a single field of interest
and activity, nor can he ever be content to bear the marks and use the skill of a single occupation.
A. located
B. liberated
C. committed
D. confined
3.As a result of technological convergence and progress in digitization, the laboratories of
computer technology and consumer electronics firms are ______ in the race for innovation and sophistication.
A. searching
B. competing
C. intervening
D. absorbing
4.The degree in which a man ______ his work and gives it the quality of his own mind and
spirit is the measure of his success in giving his nature free and full expression.
A. demolishes
B. standardizes
C. individualizes
D. abolishes
5.In common with other developed economies, Britain has advocated the creation of a
high-skilled, high-waged economy by ______ the education and skills of its workforce.
A. renewing
B. overthrowing
C. decreasing
D. upgrading
6.No one on the planet is going to escape the effects of global warming, and for billions the
resulting environmental deterioration is going to make life ______ more difficult.
A. considerably
B. terminally
C. originally
D. regularly
7.Digital television will enable users to access a wide range of new services, such as
pay-per-view TV, the downloading of video games or software, or channels ______ in sports or teleshopping.
A. interfering
B. specializing
C. participating
D. consisting
8.Earthquakes are immensely destructive, mainly because most cities in regions of high
seismic risk are dominated by buildings that are simply not built well enough to ______ the severe ground shaking of a major quake.
A. sustain
B. withstand
C. guarantee
D. inspect
9.By giving students access to a new world of information, sparking creativity, and ______
rich communication and collaboration across vast distances, computers have long been a powerful tool for education.
A. preventing
B. disrupting
C. facilitating
D. manipulating
10.While more and more women are ______ roles as managers, a new study reveals that these
women are increasingly turning to the stereotypically more 'male' traits, such as aggression, to get results.
A. defining
B. assuming
C. regarding
D. interpreting
11.The potential negative effects of violent video games on adolescent antisocial behavior, and
youth violence ______, is a highly debated issue, both in academic circles and among the general public and policy makers.
A. on average
B. on purpose
C. in particular
D. in advance
12. A new digital watermarking system not only protects music and media files from online
pirates but also ensures that the quality for ______ users is as good as it gets.
A. unauthorized
B. temporary
C. malicious恶意的故意的
D. legitimate
13.There is relatively little ______ of opinion and scholarship about whether generational
differences exist that are worth taking into consideration in the workplace, colleges, and universities, and other contexts.
A. permission
B. minority
C. absence
D. consensus
14.Young people?s worlds have changed in a variety of ways, many of which have a ______ on
the sort of education and training that they demand.
A. contact
B. bearing
C. lead
D. stake
15.Nowadays graduates in the labor market are expected to be flexible, to direct and steer their
own work as well as that of others, to take responsibility and to mould jobs to make best use of their ______ in the global market economy.
A. expectations
B. blunders
C. competencies
D. defects
16.No gene ration is more at ease with online, collaborative technologies than today?s young
people—“digital natives”, who have grown up in a/n ______ computing environment.
A. immersive拟真的
B. emergent
C. hostile
D. rural
17.Whereas university research and development departments may once have been the primary
arena for testing new tools and theories, the survey data reveal that corporations now have the ______ in adopting new innovations.
A. right
B. edge
C. control
D. license
18.Access to technology in school is particularly important ______ increasing disparities in
technology access outside of school.
A. in tune with
B. in line with
C. in need of
D. in light of
19.Taking an international overview on anything, in this case the out-of-school education of the
gifted and talented, offers ______ which can sometimes cut right across anyone?s cultural assumptions.
A. perspectives
B. prosecutions
C. obligations
D. objections
20.Obesity is a national health crisis and if current trends continue, it will soon ______ smoking
in the U.S. as the biggest single factor in early death, reduced quality of life and added health care costs.
A. distinguish
B. modify
C. imitate
D. surpass
PART 2: Cloze (15%)
Directions: In this part of the test, you?ll read an incomplete passage with 15 blanks. Read the passage carefully, and choose the best answer from choices marked A, B, C and D. Then on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the question and mark your answer with a single line through the center.
One of the greatest assets a manager can have is a happy and satisfied team of employees. However, building such a team is a __21__. Unless you?re in senior management, you may be limited __22__ the amount of compensation or the promotion opportunities you can provide to your employees. Fortuna tely, these aren?t the only factors that influence employee job satisfaction, or __23__ the most important.
Providing tangible proof to your employees that their efforts are recognized, while often __24__ as secondary to other factors, is still very important. Reasonable employees will
understand that wage increases do have their limits, __25__ they expect to be adequately compensated. However, other types of incentives, such as bonuses or prizes for the __26__ achievers in key performance categories, can be just as effective.
It is crucial that both increases and other monetary incentives be performance __27__. Employees should always receive greater rewards and more recognition when they are giving a higher quality of work. __28__ being fair, of course, it also sends the message that the organization values and recognizes those who __29__ their jobs instead of just doing the bare minimum.
The culture and the work environment factor highly into employee job satisfaction. Employees who enjoy being around their coworkers and respect their management team are more __30__ to stay in a job when they agree with the company?s goals and values.
Another major __31__ to job satisfaction is how the employee feels about their role and responsibilities. Studies show __32__ those surveyed about their level of job satisfaction have cited factors such as the desire for __ 33__ in their work, having a variety of tasks to __34__, being properly trained and equipped to do their jobs, and having work that is challenging and requires thought and creativity. Employees looking to __35__ a company will have an interest in their personal development and opportunities for advancement as well.
Above all, employees want to feel that both they and their work are valued and appreciated by the company.
21. A. blessing B. handicap
C. challenge
D. failure
22 A. in favor of B. in terms of
C. on behalf of
D. on top of
23. A. necessarily B. viciously
C. accurately
D. collectively
24. A. to rank B. being ranked
25. C. ranked
A. therefore
C. otherwise
D. ranks
B. unless
D. but
26. A. top B. bottom
C. low
D. peak
27. A. driving B. driven
28. C. counting
A. In addition to
C. With regard to
D. counted
B. Regardless of
D. For the sake of
29. A. specialize in B. excel at
C. draw on
D. ward off
30. A. subject B. likely
C. contrary
D. loyal
31. A. advantage B. obstacle
C. response
D. contributor
32. A. that B. how
C. when
D. whether
33 A. authorship B. automation
C. autonomy
D. authority
34. A. adopt B. undergo
C. perform
D. supply
35. A. depart from
C. interfere in B. confine to
D. stay with
Part 3: Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions: In this part of the test, there are 4 passages. After each passage there are 5 questions or unfinished statements followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that can best answer the question or complete the statement, and then on your ANSWER SHEET, find the number of the question and mark your answer with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
It seems only natural that happiness should flow from having more money. Even if they don?t admit it, people still behave as though it were true. More money means you can have what you want and do what you want. The house you dream of? It?s yours. The new car you desire? Here are the keys. The freedom to enjoy your favorite pastimes? Here?s your racket, the court is down there, just past the pool.
So the puzzle is this: why do social scientists consistently find only moderate relationships between having more money and being happy? Some have even suggested that this moderate connection might be exaggerated. In reality money might have very little to do with happiness at all. Most puzzling, though, is that people often seem aware at some level that money won?t make them happy. And yet they continue to work away earning money they don?t objectively need.
First, though, let's look at the three reasons money doesn?t make us happy:
It?s relative income that?s important. As I?ve noted previously, money is relative. It turns out we don?t mind so much about our actual level of income, so long as we?re earning more than other people around us. Unfortunately as we earn more money we?re likely to be surrounded by richer people so we often end up failing to take advantage of the positive comparison.
Material goods don?t make us happy. Acquiring things like houses and cars only have a transient effect on happiness. People?s desires for material possessions crank up at the same, or greater rate, than their salaries. Again, this means that despite considerably more luxurious possessions, people end up no happier. There?s even evidence that materialism make us less
happy.
People don?t shift to enjoyable activities when they are rich. This may be because of …the focusing illusion?. When people think about earning more money they probably imagine they would use the money on recreational activities. In fact, to earn the money, they have to spend more time at work, and commuting to and from work.
These three reasons naturally raise the question of why psychological findings are so out of step with people?s everyday experience. Surely if money doesn?t lead to happiness, most people would have worked that out by now. So why do people still chase the mighty dollar/pound/yen like their lives depended on it?
Nobel-prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman and colleagues put forward the idea that the reason people continue to think money makes them happier is that chasing it leads to conventional achievements. Conventional achievements include things like getting that coveted promotion or being able to afford that big house - in other words things that say loud and clear: hear I am and this is what I can do.
So we end up with this: money doesn't make us happy on a day-to-day basis. Acquiring money and status makes us feel satisfied with life. Through the …focusing illusion? we convince ourselves that satisfaction equals happiness. Unfortunately it doesn?t. Even though we appear to have everything, we are left feeling that something is missing, but are unable to identify what that thing is. That thing is simply this: feeling happy. Right now. In the moment.
36. What do social scientists find about money and happiness?
A.Money is the final goal of people pursuing happiness.
B.Happiness largely depends on the amount of money.
C.More money does not necessarily make people happy.
D.Money counts most in people?s feeling of happiness.
37. According to the passage, which of the following confuses the author most?
A.The scientific findings fail to explain people?s obsession with pursuing money and
happiness.
B.Although happiness loosely correlates with money, people still paradoxically crave for
earning more.
C.Social scientists cannot reach an agreement on their findings as to the importance of
money.
D.Awareness of causal relationship between money and happiness weakens people?s
desire to make money.
38. According to the passage, people _____.
A.care a lot about their actual level of income
B.are convinced that people around them earn higher income
https://www.doczj.com/doc/cf7000613.html,pare their income with that of higher earners
D.feel contented when they earn more than others
39. Material goods don?t make us happy because _____.
A.we need something permanent to feel happy
B.we need psychological and spiritual satisfaction
C.people in pursuit of money are despised in society
D.the more money we have, the more we desire
40. If money brings little happiness, why do people still chase money?
A.Because money and wealth gratify people?s vanity.
B.Because money is the only way to measure people?s achievement.
C.Because people use money to show off their success and social status.
D.Because people believe money brings things that reflect their accomplishments.
Passage 2
As Wal-Mart grew into the world?s largest retailer, its staff were subjected to a long list of dos and don?ts covering every aspect of their work. Now the firm has decided that its rules-based culture is too inflexible to cope with the challenges of globalization and technological change, and is trying to instill a “values-based” culture, in whic h employees can be trusted to do the right thing because they know what the firm stands for.
“Values” is the latest hot topic in management thinking. PepsiCo has started preaching a creed of “performance with purpose”. Chevron, an oil firm, brands itself as a purveyor of “human energy”, though presumably it does not really want you to travel by rickshaw(人力车). Nearly every big firm claims to be building a more caring and ethical culture.
A new study suggests there is less to this than it says on the label. Commissioned by Dov Seidman, boss of LRN, a firm that advises on corporate culture, and author of “How”, a book arguing that the way firms do business matters as much as what they do, and conducted by the Boston Research Group, the “National Governance, Culture and Leadership Assessment” is based on a survey of thousands of American employees, from every rung of the corporate ladder.
It found that 43% of those surveyed described their company?s culture as based on command-and-control, top-down management or leadership by coercion—what Mr. Seidman calls “blind obedience”. The largest category, 54%, saw their employer?s culture as top-down, but with skilled leadership, lots of rules and a mix of carrots and sticks, which Mr. Seidman calls “informed acquiescence(默许)”. Only 3% fell into the category of “self-governance”, in which everyone is guided by a “set of core principles and values that inspire everyone to align around a company?s mission”.
The study found evidence that such differences matter. Nearly half of those in blind-obedience companies said they had observed unethical behavior in the previous year, compared with around a quarter in the other sorts of firms. Yet only a quarter of those in the blind-obedience firms said they were likely to blow the whistle, compared with over 90% in
self-governing firms. Lack of trust may inhibit innovation, too. More than 90% of employees in self-governing firms, and two-thirds in the informed-acquiescence category, agreed that “good ideas are readily adopted by my company”. At blind-obedience firms, fewer than one in five did.
Tragicomically (悲喜交加), the study found that bosses often believe their own guff (胡扯), even if their subordinates do not. Bosses are eight times more likely than the average to believe that their organization is self-governing. (The cheery folk in human resources are also much more optimistic than other employees.) Some 27% of bosses believe their employees are inspired by their firm. Alas, only 4% of employees agree. Likewise, 41% of bosses say their firm rewards performance based on values rather than merely on financial results. Only 14% of employees swallow this.
41. We can infer that “human energy” in the second paragraph refers to _____.
A. a method of generating electricity
B.an advanced means of transportation
C. a strategy of personnel management
D. a method of evaluating corporate profits
42. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Most of the big firms in the US imposed rigid rules on their employees.
B.Wal-Mart credits its market dominance to its value-based culture.
C.The study shows that big firms haven?t yet built a more caring culture as they say.
D.The survey by the Boston Research Group limits its subjects to senior employees.
43. Which of the following situations can be classified as “self-governance”?
A.Employees hold the most stock shares of a company.
B.The labor union has the paramount power in a company.
C.Employees willingly do the right thing under the same values.
D.Employees are rewarded based on their skills and performance.
44. The biggest difference between a blind-obedience company and a self-governance company
is ____.
A.the adoption of good ideas
B.the occurrence of unethical behavior
C.the cases of blowing the whistle
D.the level of productivity
45. The main purpose of this passage is to show _____.
A.employers and employees usually don?t feel the same about the corporate culture
B.employers should trust and respect their employees
C.self-governing companies enjoy more advantages than the other two types of companies
D.there is still a long way for companies to truly build a value-based culture
Passage 3
“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul,” Simone Weil argued in the mid-twentieth century. Even our virtual playgrounds pay homage to the deeply felt need for place: MySpace was, until recently, called “a place for friends”; Second Life mimics real-life places with its homes, offices, and restaurants. What is different about mobile playgrounds is that mobile devices force real life and virtual life (and real places and virtual places) to try to coexist in a way they never have before.
We want to see this as a good, enabling thing — I can fire off that e-mail to the office and then get back to relaxing on my vacation! — but it is instructive to go to a playground today: even on a weekend, you will see parents engrossed in their iPhones and BlackBerrys while their children make increasingly loud bids for their attention. The November 2, 2009 cover of The New Yorker sadly and beautifully satirized this trend: it shows an illustration of children out trick-or-treating, basked in the glow of houselights, while their parents bask in the glow of the smart-phones in which they are rapt(全神贯注的). Even our leisure time, it seems, has been colonized by our need to stay connected —and it is a constant struggle to set limits on our engagement with the virtual world so that we can attend to the real one in front of us.
And when we decide to leave home entirely, we find it difficult to leave the demands of work behind. Consider the cruise ship industry: every year, more than three million people board a Carnival Cruise ship to take a vacation. They spend a great deal of time eating — and gambling — and then eating some more. The perpetual buffets that have long been a staple of the cruise ship lifestyle cater to one kind of hunger; Carnival now caters to another —one that seems counterintuitive in vacationers eager to get away from it all: staying connected. With their twenty-four-hour Internet cafés, onboard WiFi, and an advertising campaign that features bikini-clad patrons lounging on deck chairs with laptop computers, Carnival Cruise Lines has enthusiastically responded to the demands of patrons who seek an ideal of maritime escape but still want to check their e-mail several times a day.
This, too, is the strange new world of leisure: never disconnected, and never really free from the demands of daily life. Notwithstanding all the talk of mobility, we find ourselves tethered in novel ways —not to a hometown, or to a particular social background, but to our devices themselves and the feeling of connection they provide, which we seemingly cannot sit still without.
46.According to the first paragraph, what can we learn about MySpace and Second Life?
A.They function as real life venues for entertainment.
B.They deserve credit for reflecting the human soul.
C.As virtual playgrounds, they resemble reality in terms of place.
D.Through mobile devices, they represent engagement with society.
47.When saying it is instructive to go to a playground today, the author means that ____.
A.people?s indulgence in staying connected can be witnessed there
B.playgrounds are the places for parents and children to spend time together
C.responsible parents are supposed to engage their children with outdoor activities
D.smart phones are the culprit for the poor relations between parents and children
48.The following statements are TRUE except ____.
A.people vacationing on Carnival Cruise ships have access to the Internet today
B.eating and gambling are the exclusive things people can enjoy on cruise ships
C.Carnival Cruise Lines cater to vacationers? demands to stay in contact with others
D.people?s desire to remain connected makes it difficult for them to escape from work
49.The word “tethered” in Line 2 of the last paragraph probably means ____.
A.disconnected
B. confined
C. immune
D. indifferent
50.This passage is intended to ____.
A.analyze the various reasons for humans to settle down
B.advocate the necessity of virtual connection in leisure time
C.enumerate the enormous benefits of mobile devices for work and life
D.highlight the transformation of mobility through ubiquitous connection
Passage 4
State environmental officials are proposing a new set of rules that would give automobile manufacturers three years to start selling zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) that — for all practical purposes — do not yet exist. The state Department of Environmental Quality has released draft rules mandating that 11 percent of all automobiles sold in Arizona beginning with the 2011 model year have zero emissions. That would increase to 16 percent by 2018 and beyond.
However, there are opposing opinions which claim that replacing conventional cars with electric vehicles will expose people to dangerous levels of lead, according to industry and environmental groups. A research led by three professors from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh suggests that an electric car powered by lead-acid batteries will “release 60 times more lead per kilometer of use” than an “equivalent car burning leaded gasoline”. But critics argue that the researchers have used unrealistic assumptions.
Releases of lead to the environment are now tightly controlled because of the metal?s toxicity since the 1970s, when leaded petrol began to be removed in the US, levels of lead in the blood of American children have dropped. But economist Lester Lave and engineers Chris Hendrickson and Francis McMichael worry that mass production of lead-acid batteries for electric cars might reverse that trend.
Reaction to this suggestion has been hostile, however. “I think they?ve missed the point completely,” says John Rodman of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. He says the benefits of reducing pollution from traffic in cities will far exceed the risks of small increases in lead releases. Michael Weistein of Electro Source in Austin, Texas, a developer of advanced lead-acid batteries, complains that is “misleading scare tactics”.
The research result, published in the latest edition of Science, comes as American car makers are being forced to produce “zero-emission vehicles” starting in 2000. The plan was originally designed to reduce airborne pollution in California, and Massachusetts and New York have since followed suit. While car company engineers are designing ZEVs, their top executives are fighting the mandates being imposed on them.
The Carnegie-Mellon researchers estimated the amount of lead needed to power ZEVs and how much would be released in mining, battery manufacture and recycling. But critics complain that the team's 1378 kilogram figure for the weight of batteries needed in a ZEV is a serious overestimate. General Motors? small electric car, called the Impact, weighs 132 kilograms in total and carries only 522 kilograms of batteries. Lave says he had too little performance data to use the impact as a baseline.
51. What are the research findings published by the professors from Carnegie-Mellon
University?
A.Conventional cars burning leaded gasoline are more dangerous than electric cars.
B.Mass production of lead-acid batteries will seriously affect American children?s health.
C.The wide use of electric cars powered by batteries will increase lead releases to the
atmosphere.
D.Replacing conventional cars with ZEV will be very dangerous.
52. By "that trend"(Line 5, Para.3) the author refers to _____.
A.the drop of the lead level in the blood of American children
B.the replacement of conventional cars with electric cars
C.the control of the releases of lead to the environment
D.the ban on the use of leaded petrol
53. Which of the following statements best expresses the viewpoints of John Rodman?
A.He is opposed to the mass production of lead-acid batteries for electric cars.
B.He believes the advantages of ZEV outweigh its disadvantages.
C.He thinks the increase in lead releases will be exceedingly risky.
D.He supposes the only benefit of ZEV is to reduce pollution in cities.
54. The American car makers' attitude towards the ZEV mandates is _____.
A. suspicious
B. scared
C. confident
D. displeased
55. According to the Carnegie-Mellon team research, which of the following is NOT the reason
for the increasing amount of lead needed in a ZEV?
A.Production of lead-acid batteries.
B. Weight of batteries.
C. Leaded petrol.
D. Mining of lead.
Part 4: Translation (10%)
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and translate it into Chinese. And then write your translation in the space provided on the ANSWER SHEET.
We are living in the middle of a revolution in consciousness. Over the past few decades, geneticists, neuroscientists, psychologists, sociologists, economists, and others have made great strides in understanding the inner working of the human mind. Far from being dryly materialistic, their work illuminates the rich underwater world where character is formed and wisdom grows. They are giving us a better grasp of emotions, intuitions, biases, longings, predispositions, character traits, and social bonding, precisely those things about which our culture has least to say. 我们在生活中的革命意识。在过去的几十年，遗传学家，神经学家，心理学家，社会学家，经济学家，和其他人已经取得长足了解的内部工作的人的心灵。从干物质，他们的工作阐明富国海底世界在性格形成和生长的智慧。他们给了我们更好地把握的直觉，情感，偏见，欲望，倾向，性格特征，与社会结合，正是这些东西，我们的文化也这么说。
Part 5: Writing (15%)
Direction: Write a composition of about 200-250 words on one of the following topics.
1.Some people believe that the proliferation(增加)of information tools, services, and channels
makes managing their own personal and professional information increasingly difficult. To what extent do you agree to this idea? Give your reasons and explanations.
2.It is said that the modern world would not exist without fundamental scientific and
mathematical discoveries. Do you think that promoting math and science education is the best way to stimulate future innovation? Give your reasons and explanations.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM
FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
Jan. 5th, 2012
ANSWER SHEET
Student No._________________ Class______________ Name ________________ PART 1: Vocabulary (20%)
1-5 ADBCD 6-10 ABBCB 11-15 CDDBC 16-20 ABDAD
PART 2: Cloze (15%)
21-35 C B A C D A B A B B D A C C D
Part 3: Reading Comprehension (40%)
36-40 CBCDD 41-45 CCCAD 46-50 CABBD 51-55 C A B D C
Part 4: Translation (10%)
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.
英语I (1) 期末练兵（2） 第一部分交际用语（10分） 1-5题：阅读下面的小对话，判断答语是否恰当，恰当的选A（Right）, 不恰当的选B (Wrong)，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。 1.一What do you do? 一I work in computers/I work in insurance./I work as (作为) a teacher. A. Right B . Wrong 2.一How long will the meal take? 一It’ll take two hou rs, I think. A. Right B . Wrong 3.一Are you free on Thursday? 一That' s a good idea. A. Right B. Wrong 4.一What do you think of your new job? 一I think it is very difficult. A. Right B. Wrong 5.一Could you tell me your car number , please? 一No , sorry. A. Right B. Wrong 第二部分词汇与结构（共计40分，每小题2分） 6-25题：阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。 6.______ any yoga classes in the evenings? A. Is there B. Are there C. Have 7.She ______ a teacher in Shanghai last year. A. is B. was C. were 8.You like swimming , but I _____ A. am not B. don't C. doesn't 9.He _____ lunch in the canteen right now. A. has B. have C. is having 10.一Does "am" _______ afternoon? 一No, it _______ morning. A. mean, means B. means, mean C. means, means 11.She is______ only accountant in my son's company. A . a B . an C. the 12.I sometimes go to the pub _____ Friday. A. in B. on C. at 13.Mark is responsible ____ the international market. A. in B. of C. for 14.Rose is experienced _____ training. /She is experienced ____ teaching. A. at B. of C. on 15.I always drive _____ to work. A. me B. mine C. myself 16.I don't need _____ mineral water , but I' d like ____ tea , thanks. A. any , any B. any , some C. some , some 17.______come to dinner tonight? A. Would you like to B. How about C. What about 18.I am not feeling very well. I_____ to see the doctor. A. need B. should C. would 19.Billy is _______ than Ben. A. as attractive B. more attractive C. very attractive 20.一_____ was your day? 一Well, I was very busy. A. How B. What C. Why
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.
大学英语专业精读1 期末考试卷 I. Word formation （40%） A. Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs.给出下列动词的相应名词形式。（10%） 1. discover 2.depend 3.amaze 4.add 5.display 6.renew 7.suppose 8.treat 9.addict 10.accelerate B. Give the corresponding nouns for the following adjectives. （10%） 1.weak 2. angry 3. free 4. quick 5. clear 6. long 7.wide 8. sad 9.happy 10. moderate C. Give the corresponding verbs for the following nouns. （10%） 1. gardening 2. failure 3. fertilizer 4. enduring 5. mixture 6.liberation 7.alternative 8.result 9.satisfaction 10.requirement D. Give the corresponding synonyms for the following words and expressions. （10%） 1.barely 2. chilly 3. now and then 4. many 5. clever 6. turn up 7. keen 8. club 9.handsome 10.sensible II. Translate the Chinese into English. （30%） 1. We’ll stick by you___________________________________________（无论发生什么事）. 2. Keep in touch with your cultural roots, ___________________(无论你在世界何地). 3.We’ll bring the hostage home,___________________________（无论有多困难）. 4. I feel that you young people should understand____________________（生活中总是充满着机遇和挑战）. 5. When she learned____________________（她已经被那所大学录取）, she almost jumped for joy. 6.You must admit_________________________（所有这一切都表明我们的努力没有白费）. 7.He was running a great risk when he insisted_________________________________（地球是绕着太阳转的）. 8. The visitors were greatly impressed by________________________（这个村子过去30年所取得的成就）. 9. First-year college students are generally not clear about______________________________（他们应该从大学获取什么）. 10._____________________________（农民最想得到的东西）is just one thing. It is land. III. Translate the following sentences into English. （30%） 1. 我们现在缺少人手，你来得正好。 2. 已经有好几个同学在考虑竞选学生会主席。 3. 她警告我不要和那种追求个人名利的人交往。 4.多年来我们学校培养了很多学生，大多数都在各个部门重要岗位任职。 5. 她原以为哲学是非常枯燥的东西，可后来方发现它非常有意思。 6.他父亲刚过五十，可头发已经灰白了。不过，除此以外，他没事。 7.这里的老师和学生都认为学英语没有什么捷径。 8.我知道放弃这个机会十分愚蠢，但我别无选择。 9.有一天，那座新楼突然倒塌，楼里很多人都被埋了。 10.一种长久的友好关系要求双方都十分真诚。
开英语1 开英语（1）1答案 学习记录表1 1、请写出下列名词的复数形式。 Parent photo bus life half child woman tooth Parents photos buses lives halves children women teeth
2、频度副词often, always, sometimes等在句中的位置是有规律的，请写出这些规律，并各举一个例句。 （1）在动词to be之后： Are you always at home on Sunday? （2）在实意动词之前： I sometimes go to London. （3）在含有助动词的句子中，置于助动词之后，实意动词之前。 I do not often go to work by bus. 3、请写现在进行时的两种用法，并分别举一个例句。 （1）现在进行时表示此刻正在发生的事情或正在进行的动作。 He is talking to a customer. （2）现在进行时也可以表示这一段时期正在进行的活动，虽然在此时此刻并没有进行。 Lijun is working on a new database at the moment ,but right now she is sleeping. 4、请用学过的功能句型介绍你自己的姓名、年龄、所在城市、工作。请用英语写（略）My name is ….. I am 25 years old. I live in Dalian. I am a worker/student/clerk/teacher. 开放英语（1）作业1 第一部分交际用语 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 第二部分词汇与结构 6. B 7. A 8. C 9 .C 10. C 11 .B 12 .B 13. C 14 .C 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. A 第三部分句型变换 26. He is a manager. Is he a manager? 27. She usually goes to work by bus. Does she usually go to work by bus? 28. There are fifty students in the class. Are there fifty students in the class? 29. They have a large house. Do you have a large house? /Have they a large house? 30. He’s currently workin g on TV advertisements. Is he currently working on TV advertisements? 第四部分阅读理解 31．B 32．A 33．A 34．B 35．B 36.B 37.B 38.B 39.A 40.C 第五部分翻译41--45题：将下列英文句子翻译成中文。 41. The Meeting Rooms are on the ground floor. 会议室在一楼。 42. He ’s talking to a customer right now. 他此刻正在和一顾客讲话。 43. David usually have a sandwich in his office at lunchtime. 大卫午餐时间经常在办公室吃三明治。
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_____.
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开放英语1 试点期末机考模拟试题（5） 一、英语知识运用（20 分，每题1分） 阅读下面的句子和对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并点击答题区相应字母符号前的小圆圈。 1. Jane and Paul like good coffee, so go and get some good coffee for _____. A. they B. them C. their 2. I don’t want _____ milk in my coffee. A. any B. some C. many 3. David is _____ only accountant in my son’s company. A. the B. an C. a 4. I usually go to the office ________ train. A. with B. by C. on 5. I am not keen_______ sports. A. on B. with C. in 6. You need to reduce your temperature, so you ___________ take some medicine. A. need B. should C. will
7. Rose is in the garden. She _____ her afternoon tea with her boyfriend right now. A. is having B. has C. have 8. She usually goes to work ________ foot. A. by B. on C. through 9. Polly is very busy. She _______ work at about 7.00 every day. A. finish B. finishing C. finishes 10. He can _____good English. A. speak B. talk C. say 11. _________ people are coming for the party? A. How often B. How much C. How many 12. A:I don’t get up late on Sundays. B: _____. A. Neither have I B. Neither am I C. Neither do I 13. John is __________ experienced at training than Mary is. A. more
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.