呼和浩特职业学院：《现代大学英语精读》课程试卷与答案（综合英语）2012-2013学年度第一学期综合英语试卷A（试题）.doc_大学文库

will 6.A man needs a rest.The same economy.You can't expect economy to keep on growing rapidly forever. 7.The story about how he single-handed saved four little kids in the earthquake was so touching,it everybody_ Even todav it still sticks in our mind. 8.There are corrupt officials to be sure.But I believe there are honest officials around as well who care about the people and their own good names,and will when the moment comes 9.Joe was crazy about the raw fish and he That night,the fish didn't and he had a terrible stomachache. 10 Aunt Chen this morning.She had just come back from Hainan Island.I found that she had become a new person, bursting with youthful energy 11.My father tried to from that place but I saw a wonderful opportunity there and I was determined not to let that opportunity my fingers. 12.People did seem to have more money in their pockets,but the cities soon with garbage 三、Reading Comprehension(2分X15) 得分 Passage 1 评卷人 A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy.Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home,so they have to borrow money from a bank.Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called"take a mortgage（抵押)。The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgae for twenty-five years.Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as 50 000.In other words,they will have a $50 000 mortgage. How can you get a mortgage?When you find a house you like,you go to a bank.The bank will research you financial(金融的) history and decide if.they think you are a good risk.They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make,and how long you have had the job.They will also want to know how much money you have.In addition,the banks will require a down payment.Depending on which state you live in,the bank may require as much as 30%of the-price of the house as a down payment.The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house.Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enough money for the down payment 1.What does a house mean in the United States? A)It is a dream which many people can hardly realize 2012-2013学年度第1半期《缘合英语》试卷A共9页第2页

2012-2013 学年度第 1 学期《综合英语》试卷 A 共 9 页第2页 will_. 6. A man needs a rest. The same _economy. You can’t expect economy to keep on growing rapidly forever. 7. The story about how he single-handed saved four little kids in the earthquake was so touching, it_ everybody_. Even today it still sticks in our mind. 8. There are corrupt officials to be sure. But I believe there are honest officials around as well who care about the people and their own good names, and will_ when the moment comes. 9. Joe was crazy about the raw fish and he _.That night, the fish didn’t _ and he had a terrible stomachache. 10.I_Aunt Chen this morning. She had just come back from Hainan Island. I found that she had become a new person, _, bursting with youthful energy. 11. My father tried to _from that place but I saw a wonderful opportunity there and I was determined not to let that opportunity _my fingers. 12. People did seem to have more money in their pockets, but the cities soon _with garbage. 三、Reading Comprehension (2 分 X 15) Passage 1 A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home， so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called “take a mortgage （抵押）。”The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgae for twenty-five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $ 50 000. In other words， they will have a $ 50 000 mortgage. How can you get a mortgage？ When you find a house you like， you go to a bank. The bank will research you financial （金融的） history and decide if. they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have， what kind of salary you make， and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In addition， the banks will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in， the bank may require as much as 30% of the-price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enough money for the down payment. 1. What does a house mean in the United States？ A） It is a dream which many people can hardly realize. 得分评卷人

B)It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them C)It is the most important property that many people try to buy D)It doesn't belong to people if they can't borrow money from the bank. 2.If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years, this means that the person who borrows A) has twenty-five years to pay back the money B)has more than twenty-five years to pay back the money C) has less than twenty-five years to pay back the money D)has about twenty-five years to pay back the money 3.What does"down payment"refer to in the passage? A)Money borrowed from a bank as a mortgage B)Money paid to a bank before the mortgages is given. C)Interest received by a person who borrows money as the mortgages D)Interest charged by a bank on a mortgage. 4.Which is not one of the things researched by a bank? A How much money the borrower owns B)What salary the borrower makes. C)What kind of job the borrower has. D)What kind of house the borrower lives in. 5.The most suitable title for this passage would be A)How to Save Money on the House B)How to Borrow Money from a Bank C) How to Take a Mortgage D)How to Buy a House Passage 2 Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality,but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and,of course,any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department,famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment.But that's not what I did. I chose to study engineering at a small liberal larts()university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering.Obviously,this was not a practical choice;I came here for more noble reasons.I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career.I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren't studying science or engineering.My parents,teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice.They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years,and I believed them. 2012-2013学年度第1学期《综合英语》试卷A共9页第3页

2012-2013 学年度第 1 学期《综合英语》试卷 A 共 9 页第3页 B） It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them. C） It is the most important property that many people try to buy. D） It doesn‘t belong to people if they can’t borrow money from the bank. 2. If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years， this means that the person who borrows A） has twenty-five years to pay back the money B） has more than twenty-five years to pay back the money C） has less than twenty-five years to pay back the money D） has about twenty-five years to pay back the money 3. What does“down payment”refer to in the passage？ A） Money borrowed from a bank as a mortgage. B） Money paid to a bank before the mortgages is given. C） Interest received by a person who borrows money as the mortgages. D） Interest charged by a bank on a mortgage. 4. Which is not one of the things researched by a bank？ A） How much money the borrower owns. B） What salary the borrower makes. C） What kind of job the borrower has. D） What kind of house the borrower lives in. 5. The most suitable title for this passage would be _. A） How to Save Money on the House B） How to Borrow Money from a Bank C） How to Take a Mortgage D） How to Buy a House Passage 2 Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that's not what I did. I chose to study engineering at a small liberal |arts(文科) university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren't studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them

I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories"where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible.I was going to be a complete engineer:technical genius and sensitive humanist(人文学者)all in one. Now I'm not so sure.Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality,as all noble ideals eventually do.After three years of struggling to balance math,physics and engineering courses with liberal arts courses,I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal arts courses in college. The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I assumed in high school.Individually they shape a person in very different ways;together they threaten to confuse.The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult. 6.The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he A)wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality b)intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist C)wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college D)intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals 7.According to the author,by interacting with people who study liberal arts engineering students can A)balance engineering and the liberal arts b)receive guidance in their careers C)become noble idealists D)broaden their horizons 8.In the eyes of the author,a successful engineering student is expected A)to have an excellent academic record B)to be wise and mature C)to be imaginative with a value system to guide him D)to be a technical genius with a wide vision 9.The author's experience shows that he was A)creative B)ambitious C)unrealistic D)irrational 10.The word"they"in".together they threaten to confuse."(Line 3,Para.5) refers to A)engineering and the liberal arts B)reality and noble ideals C)flexibility and a value system D)practicality and rationality Passage 3 In 1993,New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage() containers.Within a year,consumers had retumed millions of aluminum cans and 2012-2013学年度第1半期《缘合英语》试卷A共9页第4页

2012-2013 学年度第 1 学期《综合英语》试卷 A 共 9 页第4页 I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist(人文学者) all in one. Now I'm not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调) engineering with liberal |arts courses in college. The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult. 6. The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _. A) wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality B) intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist C) wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college D) intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals 7. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _. A) balance engineering and the liberal arts B) receive guidance in their careers C) become noble idealists D) broaden their horizons 8. In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _. A) to have an excellent academic record B) to be wise and mature C) to be imaginative with a value system to guide him D) to be a technical genius with a wide vision 9. The author's experience shows that he was _. A) creative B) ambitious C) unrealistic D) irrational 10. The word "they" in ". together they threaten to confuse." (Line 3, Para. 5) refers to _. A) engineering and the liberal arts B) reality and noble ideals C) flexibility and a value system D) practicality and rationality Passage 3 In 1993, New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage(饮料) containers. Within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and

glass and plastic bottles.Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products,but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic,.much of it wound up buried in landfills(垃圾填埋场).The problem was not limited to New York.Unfortunately,there were too few uses for second hand plastic Today,one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycled(▣收利用)in the United States.The reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them into fence posts paint brushes,etc. As the New York experience shows,recycling involves more than simply separating valuable materials from the rest of the rubbish.A discard remains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second life-and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value.Without adequate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling,throwaways actually depress prices for used materials Shrinking landfill space,and rising costs for burying and buming rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling.In many areas,the East Coast especially,recycling is already the least expensive waste |management option.For every ton of waste recycled,a city avoids paying for its disposal,which. in parts of New York,amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton.Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material. 11 What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers? A)Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles. B)Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling. C)A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling. D)Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them. 12.The returned plastic bottles in New York used to A)end up somewhere underground B)be turned into raw materials C)have a second llife value D)be separated from other rubbish 13.The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers IS A)tosell them at a profitable price B)how to turn them into useful things 2012-2013学年度第1学期《综合英语》试卷A共9页第5页

2012-2013 学年度第 1 学期《综合英语》试卷 A 共 9 页第5页 glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products, but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills (垃圾填埋场). The problem was not limited to New York. Unfortunately, there were too few uses for second |hand plastic. Today, one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycled (回收利用) in the United States. The reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them into fence posts, paint brushes, etc. As the New York experience shows, recycling involves more than simply separating valuable materials from the rest of the rubbish. A discard remains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second life-and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value. Without adequate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling, throwaways actually depress prices for used materials. Shrinking landfill space, and rising costs for burying and burning rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling. In many areas, the East Coast especially, recycling is already the least expensive waste |management option. For every ton of waste recycled, a city avoids paying for its disposal, which, in parts of New York, amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton. Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material. 11 What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers? A) Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles. B) Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling. C) A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling. D) Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them. 12. The returned plastic bottles in New York used to _. A) end up somewhere underground B) be turned into raw materials C) have a second |life value D) be separated from other rubbish 13. The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers is_. A) to sell them at a profitable price B) how to turn them into useful things

2012-2013 学年度第 1 学期《综合英语》试卷 A 共 9 页第6页 C) how to reduce their recycling costs D) to lower the prices for used materials 14. Recycling has become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish because _. A) local governments find it easy to manage B) recycling has great appeal for the jobless C) recycling causes little pollution D) other methods are more expensive 15. It can be concluded from the passage that _. A) rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw materials B) local governments in the U.S. can expect big profits from recycling C) recycling is to be recommended both economically and environmentally D) landfills will still be widely used for waste disposal 四、Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word. （1 分 x10） Many patients who don't want to tell their doctor how much they really drink are often more honest with a computer. The computer used for this (1) is programmed to be friendly. For example, if a patient called Ann says that (2) her parents are dead, the computer will say: “I’m (3) to hear that, Ann.” Besides expressing sympathy, the computer can also remind and (4) . If a patient says he never drinks alcohol, the computer can ask him: “Never? Not even at parties or at Christmas?” Does this direct contact between the (5) and the computer mean that we do not need doctors any more? It (6) ! Computers are useful because they do not look (7) if you say you drink two bottles of whisky a day. And they do not stop to (8) on the (9) as doctors often do. But as a doctor said: “We smile and we give a patient a handkerchief or put an (10) around her shoulder if she is crying. That is why people will always want us.” 五、Identify and correct the mistakes. (1 分 X10) 1. Those who refused working for the invaders were sent to concentration camps. 2. My getting old grandparents moved in with us when they both reached 80. 3. The American journalist teaching News Reporting at our university three years 得分评卷人得分评卷人