大学英语考试题
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C andD. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Dr. Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the
world'senergy future. It's a dramatic endorsement for a technology most people think about only when theirsmartphone goes dark. But Sadoway isn't alone in trumpeting energy storage as a missing link to acleaner, more efficient, and more equitable energy future.
Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the
world.Advanced batteries are moving out of specialized markets and creeping into the mainstream, signaling atipping point for forward-looking technologies such as electric cars and rooftop solar propels.
The ubiquitous (无所不在的) battery has already come a long way, of course. For better orworse, batteries make possible our mobile-first lifestyles, our screen culture, our increasinglyglobalized world. Still, as impressive as all this is, it may be trivial compared with what comes next.Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just abouteverything else.
The wireless age is expanding to include not just our phones, tablets, and laptops, but also ourcars, homes, and even whole communities. In emerging economies, rural communities are bypassingthe wires and wooden poles that spread power. Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their firstlightbulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries.
Today, energy storage is a $ 33 billion global industry that generates nearly 100 gigawatt-hours ofelectricity per year. By the end of the decade, it's expected to be worth over $ 50 billion and generate160 gigawatt-hours, enough to attract the attention of major companies that might not otherwise beinterested in a decidedly pedestrian technology. Even utility companies, which have long Viewedbatteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat, are learning to embrace the technologies asenabling rather than disrupting.
Today's battery breakthroughs come as the. world looks to expand modern energy access to thebillion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the
planet.Thosesimultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with increasingly better answers to a centuries-oldquestion: how to make power portable.
To be sure, the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge completely replacesthe weekly trip to the gas station. A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too. Whathappens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as moreand more people become "prosumers," who produce and consume their own energy onsite?
No one knows which--if any--battery technology will ultimately dominate, but one thing remainsclear. The future of energy is in how we store it.
46. What does Dr. Sadoway think of energy storage?
A. It involves the application of sophisticated technology.
B. It is the direction energy development should follow.
C. It will prove to be a profitable business.
D. It is a technology benefiting everyone.
47. What is most likely to happen when advanced batteries become widely used?
A. Mobile-first lifestyles will become popular.
B. The globalization process will be accelerated.
C. Communications will take more diverse forms.
D. The world will undergo revolutionary changes.
48. In some rural communities of emerging economies, people have begun to ___________.
A. find digital devices simply indispensable
B. communicate primarily by mobile phone
C. light their homes with stored solar energy
D. distribute power with wires and wooden poles
49. Utility companies have begun to realize that battery technologies ___________.
A. benefit their business
B. transmit power faster
C. promote innovation
D. encourage competition
50. What does the author imply about the centralized electric grid?
A. It might become a thing of the past.
B. It might turn out to be a "prosumer".
C. It will be easier to operate and maintain.
D. It will have to be completely transformed.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
More than 100 years ago, American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois was concerned that race wasbeing used as a biological explanation for what he understood to be social and cultural differencesbetween different populations of people. He spoke out against the idea of "white" and "black" asdistinct groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity. Science would favor Du Bois. Today, the mainstream belief among scientists is that race is a socialconstruct without biological meaning. In an article published in the journal Science, four scholars sayracial categories need to be phased out."Essentially, I could not agree more with the authors," said Svante P??bo, a biologist and directorof the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. In one example thatdemonstrated genetic differences were not fixed along racial lines, the full genomes (基因组) of JamesWatson and Craig Venter, two famous American scientists of European ancestry, were compared tothat of a Korean scientist, Seong-Jin Kim. It turned out that Watson and Venter shared fewer variationsin their genetic sequences than they each shared with Kim.
Michael Yudell, a professor of public health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said that modemgenetics research is operating in a paradox: on the one hand, race is understood to be a useful tool toilluminate human genetic diversity, but on the other hand, race is also understood to be a poorlydefined marker of that diversity.
Assumptions about genetic differences between people of different races could be particularlydangerous in a medical setting. "If you make clinical predictions based on somebody's
race, you'regoing to be wrong a good chunk of the time," Yudell told Live Science. In the paper, he and hiscolleagues used the example of cystic fibrosis, which is underdiagnosed in people of African ancestrybecause it is thought of as a "white" disease.
So what other variables could be used if the racial concept is thrown out? Yudell said scientistsneed to get more specific with their language, perhaps using terms like "ancestry" or "population" thatmight more precisely reflect the relationship between humans and their genes, on both the individualand population level. The researchers also acknowledged that there are a few areas where race as aconstruct might still be useful in scientific research: as a political and social, but not biological,variable.
"While we argue phasing out racial terminology (术语) in the biological sciences, we alsoacknowledge that using race as a political or social category to study racism, although filled with lots ofchallenges, remains necessary given our need to understand how structural inequities anddiscrimination produce health disparities (差异) between groups. " Yudell said.
51. Du Bois was opposed to the use of race as ________.
A. a basis for explaining human genetic diversity
B. an aid to understanding different populations
C. an explanation for social and cultural differences
D. a term to describe individual human characteristics
52. The study by Svante P??bo served as an example to show ________.
A. modern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflicts
B. race is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversity
C. race as a biological term can explain human genetic diversity
D. genetics research should consider social and cultural variables
53. The example of the disease cystic fibrosis underdiagnosed in people of African ancestry demonstratesthat ________.
A. it is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosis
B. it is important to include social variables in genetics research
C. racial categories for genetic diversity could lead to wrong clinical predictions
D. discrimination against black people may cause negligence in clinical treatment
54. What is Yudell's suggestion to scientists?
A. They be more precise with the language they use.
B. They refrain from using politically sensitive terms.
C. They throw out irrelevant concepts in their research.
D. They examine all possible variables in their research.
55. What can be inferred from Yudell's remark in the last paragraph?
A. Clinging to racism prolongs inequity and discrimination.
B. Physiological disparities are quite striking among races.
C. Doing away with racial discrimination is challenging.
D. Racial terms are still useful in certain fields of study.
Part ⅣTranslation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
随着中国经济的蓬勃发展，学汉语的人数迅速增加，使汉语成了世界上人们最爱学的语言之一。近年来，中国大学在国际上的排名也有了明显的提高。由于中国教育的巨大进步，中国
成为最受海外学生欢迎的留学目的地之一就不足为奇了。2015年，近四十万国际学生蜂拥来到中国学习。他们学习的科目已不再限于中国语言和文化，而包括科学与工程。在全球教育市场上，美国和英国仍占主导地位，但中国正在迅速赶上。
东华大学20__-20__学年第__学期期末试题 踏实学习，弘扬正气；诚信做人，诚实考试；作弊可耻，后果自负 College English Achievement Test Band 3（易班） Part I Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (10%) Directions: In this part, there is a passage followed by ten statements. You will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and decide whether each of the statements is true or false, or that the information is not given in the passage. Then mark the answer on the Answer Sheet. Renewable Energy How does energy use affect the environment? All forms of electricity generation have some level of environmental impact. However, clean energy technologies, including renewable energy and combined heat and power, have fewer impacts than other sources of electricity generation. To learn about the environmental impacts of electricity generation technologies, click on an energy source below. How clean is the electricity I use? In the United States, electricity is generated in many different ways, with a wide variation in environmental impact. Traditional methods of electricity production contribute to air quality problems and the risk of global climate change. With the advent of electric customer choice, many electricity customers can now choose the source of their electricity. In fact, you might now have the option of choosing cleaner, more environmentally friendly sources of energy. How can I make a difference? The energy decisions we make every day can encourage the development of new power sources, save natural resources, and help ensure that the quality of our environment is preserved. In many parts of the country, consumers now have the opportunity to choose the source of the power that is delivered to their home or business—including energy derived from renewable sources. "Renewable energy" generally refers to electricity supplied from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power (energy supplied by the sun), geothermal (energy created from the extreme heat contained in liquid rock—called magma（岩浆）—within the Earth's core), hydropower (energy derived from the movement of water as it flows downstream), and various forms of biomass (fuel from sources such as trees, wood and agricultural wastes and fuel crops). These energy sources are considered renewable because they are continuously replenished on the Earth. In addition, mobile sources of air pollution—such as cars, trucks, trains and lawnmowers—also contribute to air pollution nationwide and are an important source of air pollution in many urban areas. Hydrogen Energy Using hydrogen energy could help address many concerns facing our nation and our world. We believe hydrogen can contribute to resolving these issues for these reasons:
Network Education College, BLCU 《大学英语(三)》模拟试卷一 注意： 1.试卷保密，考生不得将试卷带出考场或撕页，否则成绩作废。请监考老师负责监督。 2.请各位考生注意考试纪律，考试作弊全部成绩以零分计算。 3.本试卷满分100分，答题时间为90分钟。 4.本试卷分为试题卷和答题卷，所有答案必须答在答题卷上，答在试题卷上不给分。 I.Multiple Choice. (1 point for each, altogether 30 points) Directions:There are 30 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. There is no_______in insisting on his agreement. [A] meaning[B] sense [C] mine[D] benefit 2. We_______to get what we want, anyway. [A] managed[B] believed [C] handled[D] operated 3. It is beautiful when many birds_______the island during the autumn months.
一、交际英语 1．--Have a cup of tea, ? --Thanks a lot. A don’t you B haven’t you C shall me D will you 2.-- ? --He is not very well. A Who is he B What is he C How is he D Who he is 3.—Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday? -- . A Excuse me, my frie nd sent me a flower B Fine, I never go to birthday parties C Well, I don’t like birthday parties D Sorry, but my wife had a car accident 4.—This box is too heavy for me to carry upstairs. -- A You may ask for help B I’ll give you a hand C Please do me a favor D I’d come to help 5. -Could I ask you a rather personal question? -Of course, . A good idea B that’s right C never mind D go ahead 二、词汇与结构 6．I don’t know the park, but it’s to be quite beautiful. A．said B．old C．spoken D．talked 7．Mike is better than Peter swimming. A．for B．at C．on D．in 8．The young lady coming over to us our English teacher; the way she walks tells us that! A．must be B．can be C．woul be D．could be 9．Had you come five minutes earlier, you the train to Birmingham. But now you missed it. A．Would catch B．would have caught C．Could catch D．Should catch 10．Eggs, though rich in nourishments, have of fat. A．a large number of B．the large number C．a large amount D．the large amount 三、阅读理解 Passage 1 Snowflakes look like white stars falling from the sky. But there have been times when snow has looked red, green, yellow, or black. There have been snowflakes of almost every color. Think how it would seem to have colored snowflakes coming down all around you. Black snow fell in France one year. Another year grey snow fell in Japan. It was found that the snow was mixed with ashes. his made it look dark. Red snow had come down in other countries. When this happened, the snow was mixed with red dust. Most snow looks white, but it is really the color of ice. Snow is ice that comes from snow cloud. Each snowflake begins with a small drop of frozen water. More water forms around this drop. The way the water freezes gives the snowflakes its shape. No two snowflakes are ever just the same size or shape. Sometimes the snowflakes are broken when they come down. Other snowflakes melt as they fall. All snowflakes are flat and have six
大学英语3 一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题，每小题3分，共60分) 1）My son failed to come back home last night. This morning the police came to our house and ___my worst fears that he was injured in a car accident. A. advocated B. confirmed C. insured D. promised 2) Parks and open spaces are essential to the quality of life in dense ________ areas such as New York City. A. agricultural B. rural C. suburban D. urban 3) I just wonder if ________ ever ________ that you could have your own enterprise and run it yourself when you were still a student. A. it … occurred B. you … occurred to it C. it … occurred to you D. you… occurred 4) Since this factory adopted the newly-invented managerial system, they have increased their annual income by a large________. A. emerge B. merge C. part D. margin 5) She picked up the receiver card,________ asking the caller to hold on, went off to tell Jack that he was wanted on the phone. A. without so much as B. without so many as C. with so much as D. with so many as 6) Some epidemics that happen in this modern world are ________ by environmental pollution rather than natural disasters. A. brought about B. brought back C. brought forward D. brought in 7) The initials VAT stand________ Value Add Tax, which is a type of tax pain by the person who buys the goods or services. A. for B. / C. up D. at 8) The villa__ grand design and artistic atmosphere can cost any buyer more than 10 million Yuan, so you’d better give it a second thought before you make up your mind. A. unique B. featuring C. lighting D. blowing 9) Uncle Tom is never a/an__ guy. Unlike what they said about him, he’s always generous and kind to others. A. friend B. friendly C. unfriend D. unfriendly 10) Experts suggest that students should consult dictionaries when they want to learn a new English word rather than ________ dictionaries. A. electronic B. electrical C. electricity D. electrician 11）Compared to the urban areas of New York, the countryside is a preferable place to live as it is more ________ and less polluted. A. tranquil B. Crowded C. developed D. primitive 12) The police________ the entrance to the building with road blocks so that no one can be allowed to enter orexit. A. pasted B. barricaded C. barrier D. sideways 13) The landlord________ the supply of electricity and water since his two poor tenan ts hadn’t paid him a penny for months. A. cut back B. cut in C. cut down D. cut off 14) Pupils have to receive education in other cities before new schools are _______ at a new place in about 2years. A. put up B. put up with C. put off D. put down 15）She wishes her parents to________ of her boy friend.
四川省大学英语三级考试样题 SICHUAN COLLEGE ENGLISH SAMPLE TEST Band Three 试题册 （120分钟） 注意事项 一、请将自己的校名、姓名、学校代号、准考证号和试卷代号（A或B）分别填写在答题纸、 听写填空、翻译和作文纸上。看清试卷封面上的试卷代号，你做的是A（或B）卷，应在答题纸试卷代号一栏相应的字母A（或B）上划线。划错或不划，将被判为零分，责任由考生自负。 二、答题前请仔细读懂每一部分题目的说明要求。 三、多项选择题的答案一定要做在答题纸上。每题只能选一个答案，多选作答错处理。选定 答案后，用2B浓度的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线。其正确方法是[A][B][C][D]。 使用其他符号答题者不给分。划线的浓度一定要盖过字母底色。 四、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。 五、听力理解第三部分听写填空的答案一定要写在试卷二相应题目番号后面的空格处。一空 一词，多写无效。翻译和作文用钢笔或圆珠笔分别按要求写在试卷二的翻译纸和作文纸上。写在其它地方无效。注意保持卷面干净、整洁。 六、考试时间为120分钟。试卷做完后，请把试题册（包括试卷一和试卷二）和答题纸放在 桌上，一律不得带走。待监考人员收完所有试卷之后考生方可离开考场。 试卷一 Part 1 Listening Comprehension (15%) (20 minutes) 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: You will read: A)A)At the office.
C o l l e g e E n g l i s h B a n d T h r e e Part I Listening Comprehension 1. A) To cancel his trip. B) To go to bed early. C) To catch a later flight. D) To ask for a wake-up call. 2. A) They have different opinions as to what to do next. B) They have to pay for the house by installments. C) They will fix a telephone in the bathroom. D) The man’s attitude is more sensible than the woman’s. 3. A) She will save the stamps for the man’s sister.B) She will no longer get letters from Canada. C) She can’t give the stamps to the man’s sister.D) She has given the stamps to the man’s roommates. 4. A) Visiting the Brownings. B) Writing a postcard. C) Looking for a postcard. D) Filling in a form. 5. A) The man should work with somebody else. B) The man should meet his partner’s needs. C) They should come to a compromise. D) They should find a better lab for the project. 6. A) She can’t finish her assignment, either.B) She can’t afford a computer right now. C) The man can use her computer. D) The man should buy a computer right away. 7. A) The visiting economist has given several lectures. B) The guest lecturer’s opinion is different from Dr. Johnson’s. C) Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates. D) Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college. 8. A) She’s never watched a better game.B) Football is-her favorite pastime. C) The game has been canceled. D) Their team played very badly. 9. A) The man should stick to what he’s doing.B) The man should take up a new hobby. C) The man should stop playing tennis. D) The man should find the cause for his failure. 10. A) An invented story. B) A real life experience. C) An imaginary situation. D) A terrible nightmare. Section B Passage 1 11. A) The name of a German town B) A resident of Frankfurt. C) A kind of German sausage. D) A kind of German bread. 12. A) He sold fast food. B) He raised dogs. C) He was A cook. D) He was a Cartoonist. 13. A) Because the Americans found they were from Germany. B) Because people thought they contained dog meat. C) Because people had to get used to their taste. D) Because it was too hot to eat right away. Passage 2 14. A) They give out faint cries. B) They make noises to drive away insects. C) They extend their water pipes. D) They become elastic like rubber bands. 15. A) Quiet plants. B) Well-watered plants. C) Healthy plants. D) Thirsty plants.
Part 1 Word Dictation (每小题：1 分) Directions: Listen and write down the words you hear. You are going to listen to the recording twice. During the first time, write the word that you hear. Check your answers as you listen the second time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
14. 15. Part 2 Understanding Short Conversations (每小题：1 分) Directions: In this section you'll hear some short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. 1. A. Reading. B. Walking. C. Studying. D. Planting trees. 2. A. Animals are dying. B. Animals can care too. C. People depend on animals. D. People are failing. 3. A. Go on a hot date.
B. Return home. C. Fuel the car. D. Drive a lot. 4. A. Damage done by last night's winds. B. Cars overturned in the streets. C. Several houses destroyed. D. Trees pulled out of the ground. 5. A. The man will join the conservation group. B. The man will plant trees in the forest. C. The man will cut down trees in the forest. D. The man won't go with the woman today. Part 3 Understanding Long Conversations (每小题：1 分) Directions: In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.（DCBAC） Part 4 Understanding Passages (每小题：1 分)
Test Seven, Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections. Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A) Mary is not here, because she is ill. B) No, it isn't. C) Yes, it is. D) We are ready. 2.A) I am not hungry. B) But the price is too high. C) I like doing some cooking. D) I want to have a rest. 3.A) No, you can't. B) Yes, you can. C) I want a seat near the window. D) That's all right. 4. A) Thank you. B) I agree with you. C) Me, too. D) A little better. 5.A) It's snowing now. B) I like it. C) Yes, the grounds are white. D) it sounds good. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 6.A) $16. B) $32. C) $8. D) $64. 7.A) Patient and doctor. B) Waitress and customer. C) Wife and husband. D) Secretary and boss. 8. A) Worried and frightened. B) Quite unhappy. C) Very relaxed. D) Angry with the professor. 9. A) The woman was late for coming. B) The woman asked the man to wait. C) The man was annoyed by her late coming. D) The man was quite all right. 10. A) Young people are quick in making decisions. B) They seldom stay long on one job. C) They are easy to lose jobs. D) They are too eager to succeed. Section C Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you have heard. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin. Dick was a sailor on a big ship. It went to Japan and Australia, so Dick was often on the ship for some months at a time. When he (11) up in the morning and looked out, he only (12) the sea, or sometimes a port. When he was twenty-three, Dick married and bought a small (13) with a garden in his wife's town. It was (14) away from the sea. Then he had to go back to his ship, and was away (15) home for two months. He went from the port to the town by bus, and was very happy to see his wife again.
《大学英语（一）》模拟试题三 第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答案题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[A] [B] [C] [D] 1. — _______ —I'm fond of pop music. A. Do you like music? B. Rock and roll is fun. C. What kind of music do you like? D. How about if we enjoy classical music? 2. — Hi, David. How's it going? — _______ — Not bad. A. It's OK. How about you? B. Going well. C. Not bad. D. I am fine, thank you. 3. — I believe the cleaning has been done before we arrive. — _______ A. Yes, it is impossible. B. No, it can't be true. C. Who knows! D. No, they couldn't. 4. — Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Lisa Cox. — _______ A. It's an honor. B. Pleased to meet you. C. I feel very lucky. D. It's my pleasure. 5. — _______ — I'm very worried about my oral English test. A. Why are you so depressed? B. Why are you so excited? C. What are you doing? D. Did you do well in your English test? 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 此部分共有4篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[A] [B] [C] [D] Passage 1 It is understood that a ballad is a song that tells a story, but a folk song is not so easily defined. A ballad is a folk song, but a folk song is not a ballad until it tells a story. Folk song, then has included many kinds of music. For example, a sailor’s song of the sea is a folk song. The blues（勃鲁斯歌曲）, a type of jazz popular in New Orleans, may be a folk song. In fact, there are folk songs for every job. “Home on the Range” shows how a popular song may become a folk song. It was first picked up as a folk song in 1910 by John Lomax in San Antonio, Texas. Lomax heard the song from an old man who had been a cook many years before. The song was known all over the Midwest; thought it did not come to national attention until the early 1930s. By 1947 “Home on the Range” was so popular that it became the official state song of Kansas. 6. A folk song is also a ballad when it _______. A. tells a story B. is sung by workers C. makes the listeners feel sad D. covers many kinds of music 7. According to the author, which of the following is NOT always a folk song? A. A ballad. B. A sailor’s song. C. A state song. D. A goatherd’s song. 8. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE of a folk song? A. It is passed on orally. B. It has different forms. C. It may talk about work. D. It is found only in the western states.