三峡大学成人教育 年 季学期 《大学英语》课程考试试卷( A 卷) 专业 命题教师 注 意：1、本试卷共4页； 2、考试时间: 110 分钟； 3、姓名、学号必须写在指定地方。 第一部分 选择题（共50分） I. Vocabulary and Structure （10 points ， 1point for each ） 从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。 1. ______ the sun ， the moon looks the biggest object in the sky. A. Except for B. Besides C. Except D. Other than 2. When they join the work force ， their employers and associates alike will soon realize that the behavior of these rude young people is closer to ______ of animals than civilized individuals. A. those B. which C. what D. that 3. Although there is no doubt that _____ people benefit from heart surgery ， critics of our health-care systems point out that the emphasis on the surgical treatment of the disease has three clear disadvantages. A. a great deal of B. a great amount of C. a great number of D. the number of 4. If I ______ a little earlier ， I would have caught the train. A. left B. would leave C. leave D. had left 5. _______ their common aim may seem good ， people probably do not realize that dieting can do harm to their health. A. As B. Though C. If D. Since 6. We should be ______ of the views of others ， even if we disagree with them. A. kind B. considerate C. tolerant D. capable 7. Rude people are those whose behavior shows little respect for the rules that the majority _____. A. have B. own C. follow D. like 8. There is great pleasure in watching wildlife in natural or near-natural environments ， and tourism can _____ the income of countries.
A. add to
B. take to
C. keep to
D. see to 9. He helped me and I hope I can do something for him ______. A. in turn B. for return C. by turn D. in return 10. We can come to the _____ that the more we practice ， the more skillful we will be. A. tradition B. generation C. conclusion D. fact II. Cloze Test （10 points ， 1 point for each ） 下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。 “Family ” – the word had different meanings for different people ， and even the dictionary gives us several definitions ： “a group of people related __11__ blood or marriage ，” “two adults and their children ，” “all those people __12__ from a common ancestor ，” “a household ，” and so on. Some people think of a family __13__ a mother ， a father ， and their children ； others include grandparents ， aunts ， uncles ， and cousins. For __14__ of us ， family means the group of relatives __15 __ far away from home. For others ， having a __16__ simply means having children. Some families have long
histories ， __17__ others know very little about their ancestors. No__18__ if it is young or old ， large or small ， traditional or modern ， every family has a sense of what a family is. It is that feeling of __19__，
of love and security __20__ comes from living together ， helping and sharing.
11. A. to B. for C. after D. by 12. A. derived B. separated C. distinguished D. descended
13. A. by B. as C. from D. for
