北京邮电大学大学英语期末考试试题三※ I．Listening Comprehension (20%)Section A (10%)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 t he conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each ques tion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choice s marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then m ark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear:M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?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 had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place a t the office. Therefore, A) ―At the office‖ is the be st answer. You should ch oose [A] and mark it with a single line through the center.1. A. In a bus. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hospital. D. In a shop.2. A. By car. B. By bus. C. By walking D. By rushing.3. A. Get to the grocery store. B. Give the man directions to the bus station.C. Get directions to the bus station.D. Find out where the stoplight is.4. A. The red wallet cost two dollars. B. He has been to church.C. The broom was on the bottom.D. He has searched there carefully.5. A. At a doctor’s. B. At a store. C. At a bank. D. At a library.6. A. The story of a novel. B. A report of an accident.C. Looking for a job.D. The whereabouts of a book.7. A. To go along to meet her friend with her.B. To go along to meet her friend with Tony.C. To occupy himself with the woman’s work.D. To meet her friend for her.8. A. He will take a cab. B. He will drive. C. He will walk. D. He will take a bus.9. A. To spend the weekend with her mother. B. To try to get a driving license.C. To go to the hospital for a medical check.D. To renew her passport.10. A. He has promised to keep smoking cigarettes.B. He’s gained a profit from his business.C. Cigarettes become cheaper recently.D. He guesses that smoking releases anxiety.※Section B Compound Dictation (10%)Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the p assage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general i dea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just hea rd or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the pass age is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.When John (S1) that morning, he remembered that his mother was going (S2) hospital. He hadn’t (S3) worked out what was wrong with her. He kne w, (S4) , that she hadn’t been well for some time now, and it had become almost (S5) to him to see her eyes narrowed in a sudden attack of pain,and her hand (S6) against her heart. Their own doctor, who she had finally gone to for (S7) , had sent her to a specialist who knew all about these t hings. (S8) . During the weeks since then the pains had come even more often, and the narrowed eyes became an almost permanent part of her exp ression. (S9)______________________________________________.John, a considerate person, tried to think what it would be like to have toot hache all the time and how bad-tempered that would make you. So when h is mother went into hospital, John was going to stay with his aunt, and his father would stay on at home by himself. However, John didn’t feel much h appier. (S10)______________________________________________.※II. Reading Comprehension (30%)Passage OneTread (踩) softly in the garden and pluck that rose with care; flowers cry w hen cut, cucumbers scream and even healthy fruit gurgles (发出咯咯声) acc ording to new acoustic research on the stressful life of plants.The findings, released by the Institute for Applied Physics at the University of Bonn, could have important implications for farmers since, with the prope r eavesdropping device, one can now distinguish between healthy and sick vegetables. Talking to plants, it seems, is not as rewarding as listening to t hem.The Bonn scientists have developed laser-driven microphones that pick up s ounds inaccessible to the human ear. When a leaf or a stem is sliced, the plant signals pain (or perhaps merely dismay) by releasing the gas ethylene (乙烯) over its entire surface.Doctor Frank Kuhnemann of Bonn University has been trapping the ethylene in a bell jar. The gas molecules are later bombarded with laser beams, wh ich makes them vibrate. This produces a sound wave picked up by the mic rophones. ―The more a plant is subjected to stress, the louder the signal we get on our microphone,‖ he said.(91) By eavesdropping on plants it should be possible to develop an earlywarning system to detect pests and disease. Knowing the stress level of fru it and vegetables can also be an aid in efficient storing and transporting. A coustical evidence demonstrates that apples emit higher levels of ethylene, which causes neighboring plants to wilt (枯萎). As a result, the scientists ur ged fruit producers to store apples separately.11. The first paragraph tells us that ___________.A. plants also have feelings like human beingsB. plants may have different reactions to different treatmentsC. we should not cut flowersD. healthy fruit will cry12. The findings’ implication lies in that ____________.A. we can know more about plants through talking to themB. we can help plant grow by playing music for themC. with acoustic device, we can know about the situation a plant is inD. with the help of eavesdropping, we can hear plants talking13. In the experiment, ___________ is not used.A. a jarB. microphonesC. a bellD. laser beams14. According to the passage, plants can ____________.A. dance to the musicB. listen to people talkC. be trapped by laser beamsD. release the gas ethylene15. Through the experiment we know that _____________.A. we should not store apples together with the other fruitsB. not all plants can release the gas ethyleneC. we can hear the cry of a plant with our earsD. plants also eavesdrop our conversationPassage Two(92) Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies are stillcrying out for skilled workers. The Information Technology Association of America projects that more than 800,000 technology jobs will go unfilled next year. The lack of qualified workers poses a huge threat to the U. S. econ omy.The most commonly cited reason for this state of affairs is that the country’s agrarian-age (农村时代) education system fails to prepare students in the primary and secondary grades for twenty-first-century work. Yet an inadequa te and outmoded education system is only part of the problem. A less tangi ble but equally powerful cause is an antique classification system that divide s the workforce into two camps: white-collar knowledge workers and blue-co llar manual laborers.Blue-collar workers emerged in the United States during the Industrial Age as work migrated from farms to factories. (93) White-collar office workers be came a significant class in the twentieth century, outnumbering the blue-coll ar workers by mid-century. Corporations increasingly require a new layer of knowledge worker: a highly skilled multi-disciplined talent, who combines the mind of the white-collar worker with a solid grounding in mathematics and science (physics, chemistry, and biology). These ―gold-collar‖ workers —so named for their contributions to their companies and to the economy as wel l as for their personal earning ability —apply that knowledge to technology.The gold-collar worker already exists in a wide range of jobs. The maintena nce technician who test and repairs aircraft systems at American Airlines; th e network administrator who manages systems and network operations at Procter & Gamble; the engineering technologist who assists scientists at San dia National Laboratories; and the advanced-manufacturing technician at Inte l can all be regarded as gold-collar workers.16. In the first paragraph, the word ―projects‖ can be best replace by ___________.A. throwsB. predictsC. concludesD. claims17. Compared with a blue-collar worker, a gold-collar worker __________.A. is more skillful in technologyB. has received higher educationC. used to be a white-collar workerD. learnt more in high school18. A gold-collar worker ___________.A. knows more than one kind of knowledge or skillB. knows only one kind of knowledge of skillC. earns less than a blue-collar workerD. earns less than a white-collar worker19. The first group of blue-collar workers were most likely to be ____________in the past.A. migrantsB. educatorsC. servantsD. farmers20. When did the number of white-collar workers become bigger than that of the blue-collar workers in American?A. Recently.B. In 1970 or so.C. In 1950 or so.D. During the Industrial Age.Passage ThreeIn the United States there are two major political parties, the Democratic and the Republican. (94) The Democratic party is the older of the two, tracing its history back to the time of Andrew Jackson in 1820s. The Republican party, which followed the Federalist party and the Whigs, was organized in t he 1850s primarily as an antislavery party. Since antislavery sentiment was strongest in the manufacturing area of the North and East, the Republican party logically adopted the protective tariff and other ideas furthering the gro wth of manufacturing in the United States. In 1860 the Democratic party wa s split into two factions, the northern and the southern Democrats, each put ting up its own candidate for president. While the two factions together poll ed more votes than did the Republican ticket, the Republicans received a t otal higher than that of either faction of the Democrats, and Abraham Lincol n was elected president.From 1860 to the present day there have been many attempts to found ne w parties. But whenever a third party has had considerable appeal at the p olls, one of both of the major parties in the next election has embraced the platform accounting for its appeal, and the third party has faded away.Over the years, therefore, the positions of the two major parties have been changing and adapting themselves to the currently important problems of pu blic policy. At one time the Democratic party was considered to be a party standing up for state rights, and the Republican party a party representing t he interests of business and industry. A clearcut difference between the two parties, however, has not existed for more than half a century. If one read s the platforms of the two parties, one finds that there is very little differenc e between them. Each party seems to be appealing to practically every group of voters. Unlike the political parties of Europe, and unlike the Conservat ives and Laborites in England, the political parties in the United States are the collections of many disparate (不同的) elements.21. At first, the platform of the Republican party was centered around ___________.A. antislavery policiesB. developing manufacturingC. settling the disputes between factionsD. solving social problems22. According to the passage, Lincoln was elected because ___________.A. his antislavery policiesB. the Democratic party was split upC. his penetrating speechesD. the Democratic party was for him23. The third parties cannot survive in America because _____________.A. they don’t have appealing policiesB. the two major parties always adapt their policies to the public’s interestC. they are lack of fundsD. they are not allowed to take part in the election24. Nowadays, the two major parties ___________.A. have quite similar platformsB. don’t’ h ave any conflictsC. appeal to different groups of peopleD. have strayed away from the values they cherished in the past25. The two major parties in Britain are ____________.A. similar with those in AmericaB. similar with those in EuropeC. the collection of many different elementsD. different from those in AmericaPassage FourNot only politeness but an attitude of reverence is demanded in church. If o ne is not familiar with the service, he may maintain a respectful silence, sta nding when others stand, sitting when they sit, and bowing during prayer. O n entering a church an usher will probably show you to a seat and it is pol ite to take the one indicated by him, though it is quite proper to whisper a suggestion that one does not want to sit too far to the front, or that one is a little deaf and would like to sit well forward.(95) It is usual for anyone attending church to take some money along for t he offering, as it is a regular part of every church service and is used for t he work of the church. Good clothes, but never evening clothes, are worn t o a church service. In some churches it is improper for a lady not to wear a hat. It is impolite and disrespectful to talk or whisper, to eat or chew anyt hing, or to enter or leave during the service. One must come on time and stay till the service is over. When the service is over, one passes quietly o ut of the church with the other worshippers. In many churches it is consider ed irreverent to talk before one has reached the entrance hall.Sometimes the ―Lord’s Supper‖ or ―Communion‖ is observed at the end of t he service. This is a special service for the fellowship of Christians, and on e is not supposed to participate unless he is a Christian. He may sit quietly and observe the service if he wishes.26. If you don’t know the procedures quite well, you’d better ___________.A. sit there silently all the timeB. stand by and observe the othersC. do as the others doD. sit in the front seats27. On entering a church, you ___________.A. can speak loudly to your friendsB. may whisper to the usher where you prefer to be seatedC. must follow the usher’s directionD. should always try to sit near to the front28. It is desirable to go to a church wearing ___________.A. your best clothesB. your evening clothesC. clothes neat and formalD. a hat29. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. You’d take some money with you to the church.B. Women are allowed to wear a hat in some churches.C. You cannot be late for the service.D. You may start talking when the service is over.30. At the end of the service, __________ can take part in the ―Communion‖ .A. only ChristiansB. all the people presentC. only AmericansD. all the natives※ III. Vocabulary and Structure (15%)31. The quicksilver sniper felled victim after victim with a single, long-distance shot, then __________ quickly as a mist in a morning breeze.A. faded outB. vanishedC. blinkedD. orbit32. The waitress said that she noticed the man because he was ___________not only in dress but in expenditure.A. sophisticatedB. dizzyC. racialD. extravagant33.34. He has spent all his life working with mentally ___________ people.A. divergedB. disabledC. nakedD. abolished35. The plan for a new office tower went ahead ___________ local opposition.A. in connection withB. without so much asC. regardless ofD. on account of36. ―I would __________ that the most dangerous and difficult days are still ahead of us," he said.A. suspectB. blessC. imposeD. capture37. The waste water vent, which is under the shuttle cabin, in front of the leftwing, is used to expel into space both urine and surplus water ______ from the shuttle's fuel cell power system.A. transportedB. wanderedC. disposedD. generated38. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not __________ online learning.A. give upB. get throughC. get byD. give in39. We’re searching for a couple of __________ from the young offenders’ institution.A. runawaysB. pursuerC. watchmenD. suspects40. We’ve spent so much money on our new house, we can’t afford to __________ it.A. scrawlB. furnishC. retailD. criticize41. __________ forward a little while a person is talking shows your interest and shows you are listening to what the person is saying. By doing this, youare saying: I hear what you're saying, and I'm interested —keep talking!A. MigratingB. ScrawlingC. LeaningD. Exposing42. __________ winds prevented the race from taking place.A. FierceB. BluntC. InevitableD. Scarce43. More splendid still, the whole magnificent world of painting would be opened to me. I should look deep into the __________ of Raphael, Leonardo daVinci, Titian, Rembrandt.A. checkbooksB. cargoesC. cartonsD. canvases44. Fears about the war ___________ nearly half the population in the country.A. mingledB. furnishedC. plaguedD. stalked45. Eleven Afghan civilians were killed when an American warplane pursuing enemy attackers mistakenly __________ a house near Afghanistan's eastern b order with Pakistan.A. bombedB. barkedC. condemnedD. compressed46. The road to the island only appears when the tide has __________.A. sprinkledB. recededC. tiltedD. diminished47. We collected hundreds of __________ in support of not allowing cars into the city centre.A. signaturesB. awarenessC. stationeryD. statements48. The occupants of the apartment used a small __________ and walked along one wall of the studio to reach the stairs to the apartment.A. mallB. vineC. loudspeakerD. entryway49. Economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, which has beenbuilt on a consolidated foundation, still has __________ for further develop ment and diversification.A. evolutionB. compromiseC. contentmentD. potential50. Movie directors use music to __________ the action on the screen.A. contaminateB. complimentC. contemplateD. complement51. We tried to __________ the fact that it was just a school ball hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons.A. impressB. diminishC. disguiseD. tolerate52. He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go __________ him in a big way.A. forB. toC. withD. off53. Your work will ___________ though it needs some improvement.A. get throughB. get alongC. get byD. get round54. He was warned to __________ at chasing married woman, or he was likelyto be given a punch in jaw.A. draw fireB. draw the lineC. draw to an endD. draw away55. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is ___________ a festive atmosphere.A. looked onB. involved inC. bathed inD. surrounded with56. Everyone in the city has _________ to the large collection of books on various subjects in the c ity’s public library.A. alternativeB. procedureC. accessD. process57. Seeing their teacher left the classroom ____________ a praise for their hard work, the pupils felt very disappointedA. with so much asB. without so much asC. so much so thatD. as much as that58. The occupants of the apartment used a small __________ and walked along one wall of the studio to reach the stairs to the apartment.A. mallB. vineC. loudspeakerD. entryway59. Joan rummaged (到处翻寻) in her drawer and came up with a(n) __________ of newspaper clippings (剪报).A. ovenB. kettleC. fistfulD. carton60. The old women ________ herself ________ the stairs with difficulty, holdingon to the rail.A. took / upB. sat / upC. kicked / upD. pulled / up61. She said __________ so I presume d it wasn’t common knowledge.A. in essenceB. in a whisperC. in a flashD. off his feet※IV. Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank th ere are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center.It is the policy of keeping Africans inferior, and separate from Europeans.They are to be kept separate by not being allowed to live as citizens with r ights in 61 towns. They may go to European towns to work, but they may not have their families 62 ; they must live in ―Bantustans‖, the native areas.They are not to 63 with Europeans by sitting in the 64 cafes, waiting-room s, compartments of train, seats in parks. They are not to 65 from the same beaches, go to the same cinema, play 66 the same game field or in the s ame 67 .Twelve percent of the land is 68 for the Africans to live and farm on, and t his is mostly dry, 69 , mountainous land. Yet the Africans are three-quarter of the people. They are 70 to go and work for the Europeans, not only because their lands do not 71 enough food to keep them, but also 72 they mu st earn money to pay their taxes. Each 73 African man has to pay ￡1 a y ear poll-tax, and ten shillings a year tax for his hut. 74 they go into Europe an areas to work they are not 75 to do skilled work; they are hewers of w ood and drawers of water, and their wage is about one-seventh of 76 a Eu ropean would earn for the same kind of work.If a European 77 an African to do skilled work of the same kind 78 for Eur opeans, such as carpentry, both the European and his African employee m ay be 79 ￡100. Any African who takes part in a strike may be fined ￡500, and/or sent to 80 for three years.1. A. European B. British C. African D. American2. A. working B. there C. at home D. either3. A. deal B. combine C. cope D. mix4. A. other B. black C. same D. luxurious5. A. walk B. bathe C. drink D. cook6. A. with B. on C. in D. around7. A. teams B. sports C. activity D. rights8. A. amounted B. counted C. left D. utilized9. A. rich B. cultivated C. well-design D. poor10. A. determined B. about C. expected D. forced11. A. rise B. possess C. store D. grow12. A. for B. as C. because D. perhaps13. A. adult B. young C. old D. child14. A. since B. when C. unless D. after15. A. allowed B. assumed C. encouraged D. returned16. A. which B. how C. what D. that17. A. employs B. hire C. forces D. obliged18. A. checked B. reserved C. done D. decided19. A. wasted B. lost C. contributed D. fined20. A. countryside B. army C. prison D. isolation※V. Translation (10%)21. By eavesdropping on plants it should be possible to develop an early warning system to detect pests and disease. (Passage One)22. Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies are still crying out for skilled workers. (Passage Two)23. White-collar office workers became a significant class in the twentieth century, outnumbering the blue-collar workers by mid-century. (Passage Two) 24. The Democratic party is the older of the two, tracing its history back to thetime of Andrew Jackson in 1820s. (Passage Three)25. It is usual for anyone attending church to take some money along for the offering, as it is a regular part of every church service and is used for the w ork of the church. (Passage Four)※V. Guided Writing (15%)Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition.The title of your composition is given. Your composition may consist of tw o or three paragraphs and include the following main ideas given in Chinese.Examination1. 对考试的两种不同观点2. 考试的一般作用3. 我的看法KeyI. Listening Comprehension1. B2. A3. C4. D5. C6. D7. D8. B9. B 10. DSection B: Compound DictationWhen John (S1) awoke that morning, he remembered that his mother was going (S2) into hospital. He hadn’t (S3) quite worked out what was wrong with her. He knew, (S4) though, that she hadn’t been well for some time n ow, and it had become almost (S5) familiar to him to see her eyes narrowe d in a sudden attack of pain, and her hand (S6) pressing against her heart. Their own doctor, who she had finally gone to for (S7) advice, had sent h er to a specialist who knew all about these things. (S8) The specialist told her that just as soon as there was a bed for her, she would have to come into his hospital where he could look after her himself.During the weeks since then the pains had come even more often, and the narrowed eyes became an almost permanent part of her expression. (S9) Always rather sharp, she now began losing her temper over little things so that John’s father kept his thought to himself more and more. John, a consi derate person, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and how bad-tempered that would make you.So when his mother went into hospital, John was going to stay with his au nt, and his father would stay on at home by himself. However, John didn’t f eel much happier. (S10) Apart from missing his mother, he wasn’t very fond of his aunt because she was even more bad-tempered than his mother.II. Reading ComprehensionPassage One: 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. APassage Two: 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. CPassage Three: 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. DPassage Four: 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. AIII. Vocabulary and Structure31. B 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. A 38. A 39. B 40. C41. A 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. D 50. C51. A 52. C 53. B 54. C 55. C 56. B 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. BIV. Cloze61. A 62. B 63. D 64. C 65. B 66. B 67. A 68. C 69. D 70. D71. D 72. C 73. A 74. B 75. A 76. C 77. A 78. B 79. D 80. CV. Translation81. 通过窃听植物发出的声音，听统back to the time of 就可能研发出早期探测植物病虫害的报警系统。
