重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷(A卷 供使用班级名: 「考生姓名考生班级考生学号评分 Part i Reading(40%) Passage 1 Malcolm Greenway is thirty-five years old, married with two children. He lives in a town about twenty kilometers away from the school in which he teaches, and goes to work every morning by car. The village school was built about forty years ago by the local education authority for only about sixty. a new room has recently been added to be used as a dining room, and the playground has been enlarged and improved. A woman teacher is n charge of the youngest children, that is to say, those from five to seven. The second class is also taught by a woman, but Mr. Greenway himself teaches the oldest groups. He prepares them for the next stage of their education, for children only stay at this little school until they are eleven years old Then they must go on to another kind of school for education All three teachers in this school use up-to-date methods of teaching, and even the dull or slow children seem to enjoy their lessons and they certainly make good progress. This school has a very happy atmosphere, because Malcolm Greenway is a musical man, and so the children enjoy singing, dancing, and listening to recordings by good musicians. Every year a music festival is held in the near by town, and the children travel there by bus to compete with other schools. It is a very happy time for all when the bus returns to the village with its load of children proudly showing the certificates they have been given 1. Why doesn'tthe school hold as many children as it did years ago? A. There are not as many children in the village now B. Up-to-date methods of teaching are being used C. Children are bigger than those forty years ago D. The playground has been enlarged 2. How old are the children in this school? A. Between seven and eleven
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷（A 卷） 供使用班级名： 共 5 页 第1页 考生姓名 考生班级 考生学号 评 分 Part I Reading (40%) Passage 1 Malcolm Greenway is thirty-five years old, married with two children. He lives in a town about twenty kilometers away from the school in which he teaches, and goes to work every morning by car. The village school was built about forty years ago by the local education authority for only about sixty. A new room has recently been added to be used as a dining room, and the playground has been enlarged and improved. A woman teacher is in charge of the youngest children, that is to say, those from five to seven. The second class is also taught by a woman, but Mr. Greenway himself teaches the oldest groups. He prepares them for the next stage of their education, for children only stay at this little school until they are eleven years old. Then they must go on to another kind of school for education. All three teachers in this school use up-to-date methods of teaching, and even the dull or slow children seem to enjoy their lessons and they certainly make good progress. This school has a very happy atmosphere, because Malcolm Greenway is a musical man, and so the children enjoy singing, dancing, and listening to recordings by good musicians. Every year a music festival is held in the near — by town, and the children travel there by bus to compete with other schools. It is a very happy time for all when the bus returns to the village with its load of children proudly showing the certificates they have been given. 1. Why doesn’t the school hold as many children as it did years ago? A. There are not as many children in the village now. B. Up-to-date methods of teaching are being used. C. Children are bigger than those forty years ago. D. The playground has been enlarged. 2. How old are the children in this school? A. Between seven and eleven
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷(A卷 供使用班级名: 共5页第2页 「考生姓名考生班级考生学号评分 B. Between seven and nine C. From five to eleven D. From five to seven 3. A woman teacher is in charge of the youngest children. This means that A. She is responsible for them B. She teaches them very well C. She checks their homework D. She prepares them for another school 4 Which of the following is not true? A. The playground is now bigger and better B. There are three teachers who teach the children from five to eleven C. When the children areeleven years old, they must go to a different school D. Some dull and slow pupils dont like the new teaching methods 5. The children go the nearest town to have a music competition with other schools because A. Mr. Malcolm greenway is a musical man B. The children enjoy music very much C. The children like to have the certificates D. A music festival is held there every year Task 2 How many words are there in the English dictionary? If you had asked that question in 1806, the answer would have been 28,000. In 1822 the answer would have been 70,000. today the question is difficult to answer because there are many kinds of dictionaries. The number of words depends on how complete the dictionary is. A complete and exhaustive English
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷（A 卷） 供使用班级名： 共 5 页 第2页 考生姓名 考生班级 考生学号 评 分 B. Between seven and nine. C. From five to eleven. D. From five to seven. 3. A woman teacher is in charge of the youngest children. This means that ____________. A. She is responsible for them B. She teaches them very well C. She checks their homework D. She prepares them for another school 4. Which of the following is not true? A. The playground is now bigger and better. B. There are three teachers who teach the children from five to eleven. C. When the children are eleven years old, they must go to a different school. D. Some dull and slow pupils don’t like the new teaching methods. 5. The children go the nearest town to have a music competition with other schools because ___________. A. Mr. Malcolm Greenway is a musical man B. The children enjoy music very much C. The children like to have the certificates D. A music festival is held there every year Task 2 How many words are there in the English dictionary? If you had asked that question in 1806, the answer would have been 28,000. In 1822 the answer would have been 70,000. today the question is difficult to answer because there are many kinds of dictionaries. The number of words depends on how complete the dictionary is. A complete and exhaustive English
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷(A卷 供使用班级名: 共5页第3页 「考生姓名考生班级考生学号评分 dictionary today would probably contain around 650,000 words. Dont worry, though. Few people use more than 60,000 words A recent ed ition of Websters New World Dictionary contains more than 142,000 entries However, each new entry is not necessarily a new word. An entry may be a prefix form or an abbreviation The number ofthe English vocabulary entries was a(6) in 1 b.(7) in1822 a large and complete dictionary may probably contain( 8) Peop le usually use less than (9) Each entry in a dictionary may not be a(10) instead, it may be prefix form or an abbreviation. Task 3 A-film studio B-wide-screen C-feature film D-documentary film E-science and educational film F-musical film G-cartoon H-newsreel popular science film sports film K-puppet film
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷（A 卷） 供使用班级名： 共 5 页 第3页 考生姓名 考生班级 考生学号 评 分 dictionary today would probably contain around 650,000 words. Don’t worry, though. Few people use more than 60,000 words. A recent edition of Webster’s New World Dictionary contains more than 142,000 entries. However, each new entry is not necessarily a new word. An entry may be a prefix form or an abbreviation. The number of the English vocabulary entries was: a. (6) _______________ in 1806. b. (7) _______________ in 1822. A large and complete dictionary may probably contain (8) ______________. People usually use less than (9) _______________. Each entry in a dictionary may not be a (10) _______________, instead, it may be a prefix form or an abbreviation. Task 3 A – film studio B – wide-screen C – feature film D – documentary film E – science and educationalfilm F – musical film G – cartoon H – newsreel I – popular science film J – sports film K – puppet film
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷(A卷 供使用班级名: 共5页第4页 「考生姓名考生班级考生学号评分 L-sound film M-color film N- three-dimensional film Examples:(H)新闻片 (O)译制片 11.()音乐片 )科普片 12.()电影制片厂 ()故事片 13.()有声电影 ()纪录片 14.()立体电影 ()科教片 15.()宽银幕 ()动画片 Task 4 Notice of invitation for bids Indonesia has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank in US dollars towards the cost of the lrrigation project which includes the construction of a dam Department of water Resources Development(DWRD), authorized by the Indonesian government, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders by way of International Competitive Bidding for the Project All those who are willing to take part in the bid are kindly requested to contact the International Tendering Division of dWrd between 9: 00 a. m. and 11: 00 a. m. at the following address from April 25, 2000 to July 25, 2003(except Saturday, Sunday and holidays The deadline for receipt of Bids by dWRD is 10: 00 a. m. on July 25, 2003. Bids will be publicly opened at 10: 00 a. m. on July 25, 2003 at the International Hotel Address International Tendering division
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷（A 卷） 供使用班级名： 共 5 页 第4页 考生姓名 考生班级 考生学号 评 分 L – sound film M – color film N – three-dimensional film O – dubbed film Examples: ( H ) 新闻片 (O) 译制片 11．（ ） 音乐片 （ ）科普片 12．（ ） 电影制片厂 （ ）故事片 13．（ ） 有声电影 （ ）纪录片 14．（ ） 立体电影 （ ）科教片 15．（ ） 宽银幕 （ ）动画片 Task 4 Notice of Invitation for Bids Indonesia has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank in US dollars towards the cost of the Irrigation Project, which includes the construction of a dam. Department of water Resources Development (DWRD), authorized by the Indonesian government, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders by way of International Competitive Bidding for the Project. All those who are willing to take part in the bid are kindly requested to contact the International Tendering Division of DWRD between 9:00 a. m. and 11:00 a. m. at the following address from April 25, 2000 to July 25, 2003 (except Saturday, Sunday and holidays). The deadline for receipt of Bids by DWRD is 10:00 a. m. on July 25, 2003. Bids will be publicly opened at 10:00 a. m. on July 25, 2003 at the International Hotel. Address: International Tendering Division
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷(A卷 供使用班级名: 共5页第5页 「考生姓名考生班级考生学号评分 Department of water resources development 12180 Indonesia Fax:0062-47430 16. Which country has received the loan from the asian development bank? The country is 7. What kind of project is the loan given for? It is 18. Who has been authorized to invite the bids for Indonesian government? 19. When is the latest time for the bids to be sent to the International Tendering Division of DWRD? 20. Where will the bids be publicly opened? Part l Translation (30%) 21. When you talk, you have to at least make yourselfunderstood 22. Customers prefer to purchase our computers though they seem higher in price 23. The international situation of the present day is beyond my comprehension 24. You should not laugh at him because he is backward 25. We don tread books for amusement 26. Here are the questions the author thought the average people like answered 27. The composer began his musical career as a violinist 28. My first twenty years were spent in the country 29. When you look up a word, notice its pronunciation as well as its meaning
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷（A 卷） 供使用班级名： 共 5 页 第5页 考生姓名 考生班级 考生学号 评 分 Department of Water Resources Development 12180 Indonesia Fax: 0062-47430 16. Which country has received the loan from the Asian development Bank? The country is ___________________________________________. 17. What kind of project is the loan given for? It is ____________________________________________________. 18. Who has been authorized to invite the bids for Indonesian government? ________________________________________________________. 19. When is the latest time for the bids to be sent to the International Tendering Division of DWRD? At _____________________________________________________. 20. Where will the bids be publicly opened? At _____________________________________________________. Part II Translation (30%) 21. When you talk, you have to at least make yourself understood. 22. Customers prefer to purchase our computers though they seem higher in price. 23. The international situation of the present day is beyond my comprehension. 24. You should not laugh at him because he is backward. 25. We don’tread books for amusement. 26. Here are the questions the author thought the average people like answered. 27. The composer began his musical career as a violinist. 28. My first twenty years were spent in the country. 29. When you look up a word, notice its pronunciation as well as its meaning
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷(A卷 供使用班级名: 共5页第6页 「考生姓名考生班级考生学号评分 30. He didn t remember his father who died when he was three years old Part lv Writing(30%) Directions: This part is to test your a bility to do practical writing. There are 2 tasks-an advertisement and a letter of Thanks for recommendation you are required to write. Please write them according to the follo wing instructions given in Chinese Task 1 房屋出租 有一套一室一厅带浴室的房屋出租。该房位于市中心的西北大街100号,所有生 活设施一应俱全(水、电、气、电话等等)。房租可按月付(450元)或按季度付(1350 元),有兴趣者,可与范先生联系。联系电话:40050401 Task 2 史密斯教授: 谢谢您的推荐。现在,我已经是洛杉机加利福尼亚大学的一名研究生。 由于您的推荐,我顺利地通过了怀特教授的考试。怀特教授读了您的推荐信,询问 了我他想了解的许多问题。包括我在读大学时喜欢什么课程;有哪些业余爱好;将来打 算干什么;以及对一些问题的看法等。他对我感到非常满意。 我衷心感谢您对我报考研究生的大力帮助。为了表示感谢,我给您寄上一个包裹作 为礼物,望乞笑纳。 您忠诚的 杨里上 998年5月6日
重庆电力高等专科学校英语期末考试试卷（A 卷） 供使用班级名： 共 5 页 第6页 考生姓名 考生班级 考生学号 评 分 30. He didn’t remember his father who died when he was three years old. Part IV Writing (30%) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. There are 2 tasks – an advertisement and a letter of Thanks for recommendation you are required to write. Please write them according to the following instructions given in Chinese. Task 1 房屋出租 有一套一室一厅带浴室的房屋出租。该房位于市中心的西北大街 100 号，所有生 活设施一应俱全（水、电、气、电话等等）。房租可按月付（450 元）或按季度付（1350 元），有兴趣者，可与范先生联系。联系电话：40050401 Task 2 史密斯教授： 谢谢您的推荐。现在，我已经是洛杉机加利福尼亚大学的一名研究生。 由于您的推荐，我顺利地通过了怀特教授的考试。怀特教授读了您的推荐信，询问 了我他想了解的许多问题。包括我在读大学时喜欢什么课程；有哪些业余爱好；将来打 算干什么；以及对一些问题的看法等。他对我感到非常满意。 我衷心感谢您对我报考研究生的大力帮助。为了表示感谢，我给您寄上一个包裹作 为礼物，望乞笑纳。 您忠诚的 杨里上 1998 年 5 月 6 日
