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（ B 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 inthe missing words.Sally: 1 _____________ me, can you help me? I'm going to Beach Hotel, but I've lost 2_____________.Stranger: Go 3 _____________ this street until you come to West Avenue. Turn left there and gostraight ahead about four blocks. The Beach Hotel is 4 _____________ of West Avenue and MainStreet.Sally: I see. Thank you very much. 5 __________ the way, can I take a bus?Stranger: Yes. If you go there by bus, 6 ____________ Bus No. 15 and get 7 ____________ at thethird stop.Sally: Where can I 8_____________ the bus, please?Stranger: The bus stop is over there in 9_____________ of the supermarket.Sally: 10 _____________ thanks.二、词汇和结构15*1 ′=15′分Fill in the blanks with the proper words or expressions given below, changing theform if necessary.take action, stand for, the host city, at the moment, offer, maketime,not necessarily, at (the) most, hand out, take care of, at hand ,evidence, make a difference, team, time for,1.Nodding seems like an easy body language, but it may ____________agreement in one culture but totally the opposite in another.2.S orry, I can't give you an answer _____________ . I need to think about it further.3.A lways think positively, and it will__________________ in your life.4.Our manager is at a conference. She can't ____________ to see you now.5.S ometimes speaking up is not enough, and you need to ____________.6.I'd like to ____________ some volunteer work if you don'taccept my money. 7.The historical ____________ in support of thisconclusion is weak.8.The great progress they have made comes from their good ____________ work.9.A s ____________ of World Economic Forum, Dalian and Tianjin have both done a great job.110.O f course I will _____________ what you feel about it, but business isbusiness.11.The freshmen could help ____________ the tickets for the college's12. The change of a city is _______________ a change in its becoming morebeautifu lfashionable.13.T he 2008 Beijing Olympic Games were such a good _____________ the world to know more about China.14.You have to keep some money ____________ when traveling.15.T he boss was here just now. He has been away 10 minutes ____________. “ Do It Yourself Show and三、阅读理解20*2 ′=40′分Task 1Question: Are you punctual?Posted July 2, 2010 By Lisa L.Answer 1: This is a great cultural question. Those traveling or doing business abroad shouldalways find out the answer to this question. I,m punctual in my work life. But I? m not punctual inmy personal life by American standards标准 . We, American Brazilians巴西人 , arealways late by American standards: if the party is at 8, everyone shows up at 10and everyone, including thehost 主人, is happy that we are on time. Cheers!Answer 2: It is good etiquette 礼节to be on time for an appointment.It is also supposedgood etiquette to arrive a little late for a party, which I have never ever understood. I tend tobeearly for everything. And I consider 考虑it impolite不礼貌to be otherwise相反的 .Answer 3: ABSOLUTELY绝对地 ! I believe that showing up late for a date约会 , appointment, class, etc. is an insult 侮辱to the person(s) you are meeting. It seems to say: “ My time is more important than yours. ”Answer 4: Not only am I “ punctual ”lways,Iame a rly for most events in my life. The secret 秘密is (and it really works!): I keep all the clocks (except my computer) in my life 10 minutes fast!Answer 5: Yep—too much so. It really gets on my nerves. Even when I really try to be late, Iam earlier. It is a terrible habit. Okay, I AM late sometimes. The only time I am late is when Igetlost, and then I am really late by an hour or so. But hey, we all have our mishaps 小事故, don'twe?Answer 6: When dating, I always made sure I was on time. Once I had agirlfriend who was always late for every date. If the date was at 9 and it was a45 minute trip for her, then she would arrive at 9:45. I liked her a lot, butcould not stand忍受 the bad punctuality.Answer 7: I hate to be late and always plan on being at least 10 minutes early. However, in the Washington area, when a bridge or major主要的 highway shuts down,there may not be any way to get where you are going. So I would have to say that Iam always early, except when I can,t get there at all, in which case事件 I willcall as soon as I know I am going to be late. It doesn't happen often, but Ireally hate it when it does.Are the following statements true or false according to the passage? Write T / F accordingly. 1（） If you are two hours late for a Brazilian party, you don't have to worry about it.22（）The second answer says that one should be punctual for both an appointment and a party.3（） The third posting person believes that being late for an appointment is aninsult to oneself. 4（） The fourth netizen keeps his computer clock 10 minutesfast.5（） The fifth person is really nervous about his being late.Task 2Hanna P., Marketing 市场营销网上发帖 his own commuting通勤views:I went today:by bus No. 81, Expert 专家 at a famous software company, posted online experience and asked the netizens 网民 to share theirthen trolley bus无轨电车No. 3,then underground地铁 Line 1,then bus No.139 and finally bus No. 87(25 km all together). Who more?And actually事实上the point意义of the question is: why do so manypeople spend lots of time and money getting to work instead of moving near to it?It would beso nerve神经- and traffic-saving if everyone lived near their work.Responses Posted Online by NetizensCristina F.:In Portugal葡萄牙 , moving next to work will certainly mean buying a housethat we often cannot afford. I work outside Lisbon里斯本 and I travel on Mondayto work, stay there and need only three steps to get to work. I travel back toLisbon Friday afternoon.(posted 18 hours ago)James B.:I,ve been working for small companies companies— move, change and go out of business.If I had lived next to where I worked, I would have had to move seven times in the last 30 years.That would have been difficult to my family. So I live where I want, and plan on driving up to 40miles, one-way单程的 , to get to work.(posted 14 hours ago)Nigel T.:I drive. I work on short-term短期的contract合同assignments任务 which canbe anything from 3 to 12 months, so moving is just not a choice. In the UK it cantake 3 to 6 monthsto buy and sell a house anyway. My current现在的employer is about 40 miles away. Last year itwas a daily round往返的trip of 189 miles —way行程 too much!(posted 13 hours ago)Lisa N.:When I was at my last job, I drove about 10 miles one way to get there, on city roads and theinterstate 州际公路. It was a fast commute usually. I don,t have a job right now, but when I do, Imight use a park and ride system as I may be commuting from thesuburbs 郊区to the city. Imight also use the light rail轻轨 if it is available可使用的 .(posted 13 hours ago)3Are the following statements true or false according to the passage? Write T / F accordingly. 6（） Hanna P. is interested in knowing why people choose not to live near their work place.7（） Cristina F. travels to and from her work every day.8（） James B.'s present job is his eighth job.9（） Nigel T. has to commute a longer distance in his present job than in his last.10（）In her next job, Lisa N. may have to drive to the city and then change to the light rail.Task 3What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person agenius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are peopleborn intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how youlive? 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. Insome 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 childpsychologists( 心理学家 ) think that parents should play with their children moreoften and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely togrow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone agreat deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull andunintelligent.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 oran idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things.So it is probably better for parents to say verypositive (helpful) things to their children, such as “ That was a very cleverouthing you did.are such a smart child. ”Choose the right answer according to the passage.11. The words “ intelligent ”“ brilliantand 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; careless12.A ccording 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 person D. a famous person; an ordinaryperson413.A person ________ is more likely to become agenius. 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 use14.I t 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 possible15.W hich of the following is NOT true according tothe article? A. Parents play an important part intheir children?s growth. B. The less you use yourmind the duller you may become.C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where andhow you live. D. What makes a person bright or stupidis still under discussion.Task 4It is known to us that English is not as old as Chinese, but it is widely used by most people allover the world. English speakers enjoy creating new words. In fact, a majority of words aretraceable（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 differencein using them in our daily life. Did you ever feel confused about why hamburgers arecalledhamburgers, 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'tunderstand the questions exactly,they answered: “ we come from Hamburg. “ One of the Americans was an ownerrestaurantof 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 comingfrom different nationalities （民族） .Choose the right answer according to the passage.16.A ccording to the text,English is __ . A) older thanChineseB) as old as ChineseC) not so old asChinese D) very hardto learn17.H amburg originally is ___.A) a kind of food5B)a round piece of beefC)a city in GermanyD)the name of a village18.W hich statement is correct according to the passage.'? ___A) At first hamburgers was a kindof bread. B) Few Americans likehamburgers.C) Hamburgers are made of ham.D) Hamburgers were first sold a century ago.19. __ begin to sell hamburgers to people.A)AmericansB)The authorC)GermansD)Europeans20. 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 name四、翻译5*3 ′=15′分Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1． We know that the usual way to greet people, even strangers, is a loving smile. 2． What is the difference in meaning between the two words admit and acknowledge?3． Those traveling or doing business abroad should understand the cultural differences in punctuality.4． The most important thing to remember about China is that it is a huge country with a large population.5． Their company has to accept complete responsibility as well as the consequences of the accident.五、写作20*1 ′=20′分Write a gift card according to the information given in Chinese.6亲爱的凯特：你昨天送我的玫瑰就放在我的桌上。
