长江职业学院海事学院2014-2015学年第一学期期末考试试卷科目：大学英语期末试卷（A卷）考试类型：闭卷（本试卷卷面总分100分，考试时间90分钟）一、情景交际10*1´=10´分Imagine you are meeting an English teacher from the USA at the airport. Put in the missing words.You: Hello, are you Prof. Smith from the United States?Mr. Smith: Yes, Robert Smith. Please call me 1 ______________. 2 ______________ for meeting me at the airport.You: My 3 _____________. Welcome to China. My name is Zhang Lin.4 _____________ my card.Mr. Smith: Thank you. Here is mine. And 5 ______________ my wife.You: 6 ______________, Mrs. Smith?Mrs. Smith: How do you do? It's nice to meet you. Please 7 ______________ Mary.You: How was the 8 ______________, Mary?Mrs. Smith: Well, it was OK, although a little tiring.You: Then let's get your luggage and go to 9 ______________ now.Mr. Smith: Oh, thank you. It's 10 ______________ of you.二、词汇和结构15*1´=15´分Fill in the blanks with the proper words or expressions given below, changing the form if necessary.1.The great progress they have made comes from their good ____________ work.2. What do you think should be ____________ China, the Great Wall or the Forbidden City?3. Exercise will always give you a good ____________.4.Of course I will _____________ what you feel about it, but business is business.5. Sorry, I can't give you an answer _____________ . I need to think about it further.6. I'd like to ____________ some volunteer work if you don't accept my money.7.Our manager is at a conference. She can't ____________ to see you now.8.The historical ____________ in support of this conclusion is weak.9. Chatting with friends over the Internet in the dead of night is probably my only___________.10.When I ____________ a new word, I write it down in my notebook.11.Nodding seems like an easy body language, but it may ____________agreement in one culture but totally the opposite in another.12. Always think positively, and it will__________________ in your life.13. Sometimes speaking up is not enough, and you need to ____________.14. The freshmen could help ____________ the tickets for the college's “Do It Yourself Show”.15. Your product ____________ our customers, but they seem to have a strong interest.三、阅读理解20*2´=40´分Task 1What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (心理的) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists(心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”Choose the right answer according to the passage.1. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingB. pretty and handsome; ordinary-lookingC. great and important; commonD. hopeful and helpful; careless2. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.A. a normal person; a funny personB. a strong person; a weak personC. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded personD. a famous person; an ordinary person3. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.A. whose parents are cleverB. often thinking about difficult problemsC. often helped by his parents and teachersD. born with a good brain and putting it into active use4. It is better for parents ________.A. to praise and encourage their children more oftenB. to be hard on their childrenC. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.Task 2It is known to us that English is not as old as Chinese, but it is widely used by most people all over the world. English speakers enjoy creating new words. In fact, a majority of words are traceable（可追踪的）and each of them may have an interesting story.However, no one will really care where a word comes from because it makes little difference in using them in our daily life. Did you ever feel confused about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)?About a hundred years ago, some men went to American from Europe, coming from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn't know how to use English properly. Seen them eating round pieces of beef and asked what it was, the Germans didn't understand the questions exactly, they answered: “we come from Hamburg. “One of the Americans was an owner of a restaurant and got an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef and began selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, hamburgers are welcomed by lots of people coming from different nationalities（民族）.Choose the right answer according to the passage.6. According to the text, English is __ .A) older than ChineseB) as old as ChineseC) not so old as ChineseD) very hard to learn7. Hamburg originally is ___.A) a kind of foodB) a round piece of beefC) a city in GermanyD) the name of a village8. Which statement is correct according to the passage.'? ___A) At first hamburgers was a kind of bread.B) Few Americans like hamburgers.C) Hamburgers are made of ham.D) Hamburgers were first sold a century ago.9. __ begin to sell hamburgers to people.A) AmericansB) The authorC) GermansD) Europeans10. After reading this story, we know the word “hamburger” comes from ____.A) China because it has a long historyB) English because Germans don't speak EnglishC) English speakers because they love eating itD) America because they give it that nameTask 3The most important thing to remember about the weather in Britain is that it often changes. You can wake up to a beautiful blue sky and then it starts raining during breakfast. Similarly, you may decide not to go f or a picnic because it‘s too wet —then later it’s fine. As it is not very common in Britain to have long periods when the weather stays the same day after day, the kind of weather you get will depend not only on the time of year, but also on luck.The weather in Britain may explain a lot about what you find here. For example, the opportunities for people to meet outside depend a lot on the weather, so you won‘t see people meeting and spending time together outdoors as much as you do in hotter countries. This may give some visitors the idea that the British are not very friendly. The weather helps to explain eating customs（习俗）too; a large hot breakfast, for example, is a good idea on a cold dark morning.Foreigners are often amused（感到好笑的）that the British spend so much time discussing the weather. An important reason for this is that the climate in Britain is interesting and variable多变的.Because the weather changes frequently（频繁地）,there‘s always something to say about it. This is probably the commonest way for strangers to start a conversation. At places like bus stops you might hear conversations start like this:1st person: Lovely day, isn't it?2nd person: Yes, isn't it?Then they go on to talk about what the weather has been like recently or what it‘ll be like next day. Another reason is that the British are reluctant to（不情愿地）converse（谈论）about personal matters with people who are not friends. Mentioning the weather is also a useful way to greet someone you pass on the street; it’s inoffensiv e（无伤害的）to begin a conversation with someone you don‘t know at a social event. A comment on a nice day or a personal complaintabout the rain is an easy way to break the ice.Are the following statements true or false according to the passage? Write T / F accordingly.11（）People in Britain can enjoy lovely weather most of the year.12（）British people tend to talk about weather quite a lot.13（）The eating habits of people in Britain have a lot to do with the weather conditions there.14（）The best word we may use to describe the weather in Britain is “predictable”.15（）Talking about weather is an inoffensive way to begin a conversation with a stranger in Britain.Task 4Dear Chinese Friends,Tonight, we will soon come to the end of 16 glorious days which we will cherish forever.Thank-you to the people of China, all the wonderful volunteers and BOCOG（奥运会北京组委会）!Through these Games, the world learned more about China, and China learned more about the world. Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees came to these dazzling venues and awed us with their talent.New stars were born. Stars from past Games amazed us again. We shared their joys and their tears, and we marveled at their ability. We will long remember the achievements we witnessed here.As we celebrate the success of these Games, let us all together wish the best for the talented athletes who will soon participate in the Paralympic Games(残奥会). They also inspire us.To the athletes tonight: You were true role models. You have shown us the unifying power of sport. The Olympic spirit lives in the warm embrace of competitive rivals（竞争对手）from nations in conflict. Keep that spirit alive when you return home.These were truly exceptional Games!And now, in accordance with tradition, I declare the Games of the XXIX Olympiad closed, and I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in London to celebrate the Games of the XXX Olympiad.Thank you!Are the following statements true or false according to the passage? Write T / F accordingly.16（）Mr. Jacques Rogge gave his thanks to the Chinese people and the volunteers in his closing speech.17（）The 29th Olympics saw 204 athletes from all over the world.18（）Mr. Jacques Rogge expressed his best wishes to the athletes who were going to participate in the Paralympics.19（）Mr. Rogge declared the XXX Olympic Games closed.20（）The 16-day 29th Olympics will leave the world forever with the memory of the achievements of talented athletes and the Olympic spirit.四、翻译5*3´=15´分Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. If you want to say “Hello” to everyone on the planet, you would have to learn at least 2796 languages.2.The injured party may suffer from personal, financial or other damages.3.The new model of the cell phone is priced anywhere from $100 to $500.4.Brazilians are not punctual by American standards.5.Similarly, you can download the kind of software you like.五、写作20*1´=20´分Write a business card according to the information given in Chinese.滨海电子有限公司李铁刚电子工程师地址: 滨海市长江路50号电子邮件：ltg6@电话：0411-4673***手机：1362512****。
