重庆电力高等专科学校期末考试试题(供第二学期用)(B级) 共2页第3页 评分 考试科目仁 考试班级。考生姓名 号 Task 2 Directions: This is the same as Taskl The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 3l through 35 r Peter stood in the middle of the cornfield now, and the sun came beating down. He could feel the sweat running over his face. He sat down and looked over at the dark line of trees. They seemed very close. The field around him was absolutely still When he first saw the crow, he took no notice. There had been seven crows, but this one slipped down into the corn. He began to be aware of it when it rose up suddenly, circled overhead to land not very far away from him. Peter could see the feathers on its head. Then it rose again, circled, and came down, this time not quite land ing but flapping about his head, beating its wings and making a sound It was the largest crow he had ever seen. As it came down for the third time, he looked up and saw that the inside of its mouth was bright red Peter got up and waved his arms and for a moment, the bird retreated a little way off and higher up in the sky He began to walk rather quickly back through the path in the cornfield, looking ahead of him. Stupid to be scared of a bird, he thought What could a bird do? But he felt his own extreme isolation 31. when did Peter begin to be aware of the crow? A. When it rose into the air B. When it made a loud noise C. When it suddenly flew away D. When he saw how large it was 32. From the passage it can be seen that the story took place A. before dawn B in the evening C on a hot fine day D before a storm 33. As the crow came down for the third time Peter noticed A. its large size B. the red inside of its mouth C. its black feather D. its beating wings 34. Peter waved his arms in order to A. hit the crow B frighten off the crow C attract the crow D. catch the crow 35. What did the crow do when Peter waved his arms? A. It circled overhead B It cried angrily for a moment C. It moved away from him slightly D. It rose into sky and flew away Task 3 Directions: The fo llowing is a description about THEUNITTED KINGDOM. After reading it, you are required to comp lete the outline below it(No. ll through No 15). You should write your answers briefly in the Answer Sheet corresp ondingly The United Kingdom has a total areas of over 94,000 square miles. about 60% of the land area is devoted to agriculture, about 20% is wasteland, moor land and mountains, about 12% is devoted to urban development, and 8% is forest and wood land. The northern and western regions of Great Britain, that is, Scotland and Wales, are mainly mountainous and hilly Parts of the northwest and centre of england also consist of mountains and hills Great Britain, or Britain as it is usually called has a generally mild climate. It is, however, subject to frequent changes. It has an average annual rainfall of a little over 40 inches(1016cm), While England alone has about 34 inches(854cm) In mid-1974 the estimated population of the United Kingdom was just under 56 million. The density of population was pproximately 594 people per square mile, but in England the density was higher there were 922 people per square mile. In the United Kingdom English is the language which is predominantly spoken. In Wales, however, It was spoken by over 20% of the population of Wales in 1971. Both English and Welsh are official languages in Wales. In Scotland only about 88,000 people in 1971 spoke the Scotish form of Gaelic Great Britain Main agricultural areas: 36 Characteristics of Climate 37 Region with most rainfall: 38 Total population(mid-1974 ): 39重庆电力高等专科学校期末考试试题（供第二学期用）（B 级） 共 2 页 第 3 页 评分 考试科目 考试班级 考生姓名 学号 Task 2 Directions: This is the same as Task1.The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 31 through 35. . Peter stood in the middle of the cornfield now, and the sun came beating down. He could feel the sweat running over his face. He sat down and looked over at the dark line of trees. They seemed very close. The field around him was absolutely still. When he first saw the crow, he took no notice. There had been seven crows, but this one slipped down into the corn. He began to be aware of it when it rose up suddenly, circled overhead, to land not very far away from him. Peter could see the feathers on its head. Then it rose again, circled, and came down, this time not quite landing but flapping about his head, beating its wings and making a sound. It was the largest crow he had ever seen. As it came down for the third time, he looked up and saw that the inside of its mouth was bright red. Peter got up and waved his arms and for a moment, the bird retreated a little way off and higher up in the sky. He began to walk rather quickly back through the path in the cornfield, looking ahead of him. Stupid to be scared of a bird, he thought. What could a bird do? But he felt his own extreme isolation. 31. When did Peter begin to be aware of the crow? A. When it rose into the air B. When it made a loud noise C. When it suddenly flew away D. When he saw how large it was 32. From the passage it can be seen that the story took place ________. A. before dawn B. in the evening C. on a hot fine day D. before a storm 33. As the crow came down for the third time, Peter noticed ________. A. its large size B. the red inside of its mouth C. its black feather D. its beating wings 34. Peter waved his arms in order to _________. A. hit the crow B. frighten off the crow C. attract the crow D. catch the crow 35. What did the crow do when Peter waved his arms? A. It circled overhead B. It cried angrily for a moment C. It moved away from him slightly D. It rose into sky and flew away Task 3 Directions: The fo llowing is a descrip tion about THEUNITTED KINGDOM. After reading it, you are required to comp lete the outline below it (No. 11 through N0.15). You should write your answers briefly in the Answer Sheet corresp ondingly. The United Kingdom has a total areas of over 94,000 square miles. About 60% of the land area is devoted to agriculture, about 20% is wasteland, moor land and mountains, about 12% is devoted to urban development, and 8% is forest and woodland. The northern and western regions of Great Britain, that is, Scotland and Wales, are mainly mountainous and hilly. Parts of the northwest and centre of England also consist of mountains and hills. Great Britain, or Britain as it is usually called, has a generally mild climate. It is, however, subject to frequent changes. It has an average annual rainfall of a little over 40 inches (101.6cm), While England alone has about 34 inches (85.4cm). In mid-1974 the estimated population of the United Kingdom was just under 56 million. The density of population was approximately 594 people per square mile, but in England the density was higher: there were 922 people per square mile. In the United Kingdom English is the language which is predominantly spoken. In Wales, however, It was spoken by over 20% of the population of Wales in 1971. Both English and Welsh are official languages in Wales. In Scotland only about 88,000 people in 1971 spoke the Scotish form of Gaelic. Great Britain Main agricultural areas:36______________________________________________ Characteristics of Climate:37 ___________________________________________ Region with most rainfall:38 ___________________________________________ Total population(mid-1974):39 ___________________________________________ Language(s) used officially:40 ___________________________________________