B大学英语2011期末试卷

无锡汽车工程学校

无锡交通技师学院

2011—2012学年第一学期期末考试

系（部） 班 《大学英语》B试卷

出卷人： 李肖晗 审卷人： 得分：

PART ONE

Ⅰ. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (10 points,

1 point for each)

1. We promise that we’ll meet again after we ______ our college education in three

years’ time.

A. finish B. will finish C. have finished D. will have finished

2. ______ she didn’t like the teacher, she shouldn’t have stayed away from the class.

A. Because B. However C. even if D. As

3. You’ll fail in the driving test ____ you have more practice.

A. if B. unless C. when D. after

4. When Lenin _____ in Europe he began to fulfill his plans step by step at once.

A. got B. arrived C. reached D. went

5. He has been ______ a visit to his teacher each month for many years ever since he

graduated.

A. paying B. having C. doing D. holding

6. I don’t hate housework. As a matter of fact, I’m very fond ____ housework,

especially cooking.

A. in B. of C. at D. for

7. The little boy has done well at school. So his teachers and parents are very

______with him. A. satisfied B. friendly C. covered D. angry

8. After he came out of prison, many of his former friends would have nothing to

_____ with him.

A. work B. do C. make D. think

9. During the following year the president paid much _____ to improving

agriculture in the country.

A. work B. energy C. thought D. attention

10. We can’t hope to ____ with the car in front of us as it is a high-powered one.

A. do away B. go on C. get on D. catch up

Ⅱ. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each)

Earth's animals are disappearing faster than they reproduce. Because there is too

__11__ research and too much ignorance, __12 is aware of how much we are losing.

Many different kinds of plants and animals __13__extinct. Every year, 0.5 percent

of the __14__things in the tropical rain forests become extinct. Some disappear

__15__ they are found and named. No one has time __16__ them before they are

gone.

The disappearance of species __17__scientists. They want the U.S. Endangered

Species Act of 1973 to be made __18__. This act was formed to protect endangered

species. __19__ , land developers, and factory owners disagree. They want changes

that will make the act weaker. They think the act is not working. They believe it is

not __20__ to private landowners. They want the act to consider people more.

11 .[A] little [B] a little [C] few [D] a few

12. [A] anyone [B] no one [C] someone [D] either one

13. [A] are becoming [B] were becoming

[C] became [D] are to become

14. [A] lively [B] alive [C] living [D] live

15. [A] as [B] after [C] until [D] before

16. [A] study [B] to study [C] studying [D] studied

17. [A] interests [B] attracts [C] worries [D] encourages

18. [A] better [B] larger [C] faster [D] stronger

19. [A] However [B] Furthermore 第 3 页 / 共 8页 [C] Therefore [D] Though

20. [A] enough [B] fair [C] important [D] effective

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each)

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people

watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio. The TV is, of course, more

useful than the radio. On TV you can see and hear what is happening in the world.

However, radio is not disappearing. It is still with us. And the number of

listeners is becoming larger. One reason for this is the invention of the transistor. A

transistor radio is sometimes very small. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in

your pocket and listen to it on the bus or on your bike when you go to work. Besides,

radio broadcasts are better for blind people. Many old people don't have good

eyesight. They can't watch TV but they can listen to music or news over the radio.

What's more, a radio is much cheaper than a TV set.

21. The writer is trying to explain why ______.

A、TV is more useful than the radio

B、the radio is more useful than TV

C、the radio is not disappearing

D、TV is not disappearing

22. Certainly, radio has _____ use than television.

A、more B、much C、less D、further

23. What is happening in the world can be seen and heard ______.

A、by vision phone B、over a radio