大学英语试题及答案

2013-2014学年度第一学期东北大学阶段测试

English Examination Paper

Made by all groups and teams of Surveying &Mapping Engineering class 1301

TIME:90 minutes GRADES:100marks

ⅠWord Building

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in the brackets.

1. Thank you very much for your ____advice. I followed it and succeeded at last. (value) 2. His business has____rapidly since his brother came to help. (development) 3. After a two-day discussion, we finally found a ____ to the difficult problem. (solve)

4. Prices ____ high for quite a while .People began to complain about it. (remaining) 5. I don’t think it ____ to finish all the work today. We can go on with it tomorrow.(necessity) 6. It is obviously not ____to leave a 3-year-old boy alone at home. (properly) 7. The tourists saw a beautiful ____ when they climbed onto the top of the mountain.(scene) 8. Traveling in the desert is a challenging ____ to most people. ( inexperience) 9. ____, I don’t think it possible to finish the task in two days. (person) 10. The government must make sure that the economy is developed in the right ____.(direct)

ⅡVocabulary and Structure

Directions: Choose the best one from the four choices to complete the sentence. 11. The temperature ____throughout the day in that part of the country. A. very B. remains C. differs D. varies 12. The game is full of violence and will certainly have a bad ____ on young players. A. meaning B. pain C. loss D. influence 13. The warm-hearted elderly lady downstairs is always ____ to help others. A. real B. ready C. practical D. polite 14. The question is ____ difficult in the exam today. Don’t you think so? A. therefore B. since C. rather D. otherwise 15. She used to live in a lovely ____ building near the sea. A. 3-story B. 3-stories C. 3-classed D. 3-classes 16. There are different ____ of transport in big cities for you to choose when you go out. A. means B. mean C. meanings D. meaning 17. They did not take a rest until the job was ____ finished. A. straightly B. specially C. completely D. fairly

18. The bookstore owner ____ the old magazines with a new ones to attract more readers. A. required B. reviewed C. repeated D. replaced 19. Would you like to buy the book? It is ____ reading. A. worthy B. firm C. further D. worth 20. She wears sunglasses to ____ her eyes from the sunshine in summer. A. prepare B. produce C. protect D. provide

21. We all like her very much for her pleasant ____: kind, gentle and warm-hearted.

A. character B. chance C. chairman D. skills 22. All the students enjoyed the wonderful ____ by the professor that afternoon. A. discussion B. lecture C. advice D. solution 23. If you have confidence in yourself first, you will not be _______ by others easily. A. won B. doubled C. defeated. D. delayed 24. The little girl developed a strong _______ on her new friends. A. dependence B. development C. independence D. difference 25. The student from the countryside was forced to quit school for ____ of money. A. love B. lack C. lending D. look 26. Jack came to London for the ____of seeing his girl friend. A. purpose B. support C. side D. sense 27. The ____ of the pupils in our class have brown eyes; only three have blue eyes. A. matter B. master C. major D. majority 28. Have you ____ your childhood dream of becoming a designer? A. met B. realized C. accompanied D. filled 29. He _______ at me, and then asked me a question.

A. started B. stared C. set D. sent 30. I have _______ for my secretary to meet you tomorrow. A. arranged B. solved C. offered D. directed 31. He didn’t study at all this semester. ____, he failed in the final examination. A. In other words B. As a result C. As soon as D. In fact 32. He threw away his old shirt and bought a new ____. A. ones B. thing C. turn D. one 33. There must be someone to ____ our dog when we are on holiday abroad. A. care about B. care C. care of D. care for 34. He can be trusted ____ some degree. A. on B. for C. to D. by 35. Peter has just arrived, and I didn’t know he ____until last night. A. had come B. was coming C. will come D. is to come 36. The teacher wants to know whether we ____ our papers. A. had handed in B. would hand in C. have handed in D. are handing in 37. The minute they ____ there, they began to work. A. got B. were getting C. were to get D. would get 38. Before I ____ him a week he tried to borrow money from me. A. know B. had known C. came to know D. had been knowing 39. They don’t know ____ they should look for the lost child. A. where B. that C. whatever D. whoever

40. With the development of the computers, it is ____ man has suddenly become a millionaire of the mind. A. that B. as if C. like D. as

ⅢReading Comprehension

Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or

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A. beef B. sandwiches C. hamburger D. fries 52. Where can Americans eat a hamburger? A. at home B. in a park C. in their car D. At any of the places mentioned above 53.Fast food is ____. A. delicious B. unpopular C. inexpensive D. of high quality 54.The last paragraph tells us ____. A. fast-food is very popular

B. people like to eat in fast-food restaurants C. why fast-food restaurants are very popular D. you can eat fast-food any where in the U.S. 55.What is the main idea of the passage? A. Fast-food restaurants are very popular.

B. People in the United States eat enough hamburgers to make a line around the world. C. Some people eat fast food in parks.

D. People can eat fast food at work or in a park.

65. A. little B. big C. small D. right 66. A. terrible B. hard C. precious D. hopeless 67. A. then B. therefore C. yet D. however 68. A. See B. Call C. Meet D. Visit 69. A. Demands B. Things C. Buildings D. People 70. A. offices B. factories C. work D. hospitals 71. A.other B. another C. next D. last 72. A. matter B. trouble C. mean D. realize 73. A. always B. ever C. possibly D. never 74. A. most B. use C. effort D. sense 75. A. study B. work C. live D. play

Ⅴ Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.

66. 他们呆在家里的部分原因也许是由于担心在现在这个艰难的经济环境中难以找到工作。

67. 和父母一起分担经济负担和家务。（as well as）

68. 一方面我想去旅游，另一方面我还要为下个月的考试做准备。

69. 如果我是校长，我不会让学生们上那么多的课。

70. 在那边擦黑板的男孩是我们班上最好的学生。

71. 市长在一群人的陪同下走进了那家商店。

72. 公交车司机应该为车上的乘客的安全负责。

73. 那天我在书店偶然遇到了一位老同学。

74. 我们希望老师能把答案解释得清楚些，这样每个人都能理解。

75. 请你务必今天把这几封信寄出去好吗？

ⅣCloze

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.

One of the things I always believed is that no matter how bad something is, you can something ’t sure of that was on September 11.

珍珠港) and the Kennedy’s being murdered and （悲剧）human being, for years to come.

It wasn’bother（麻烦的事）（抱怨） I’ve become more forgiving and understanding. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted. You know how we always say “ you later”. One thing I’ve realized from September 11 is that you can’t ever say that for sure. change in the blink（眨眼） and don’t come back. ’minute we have.

You try to learn from what happened. You can’56. A. grasp B. catch C. bring D. take 57. A. thing B. time C. event D. place 58. A .think B. know C. talk D. learn 59. A. affected B. taught C. disappointed D. improved 60. A. opinion B. people C. generation D. children 61. A .connected B. followed C. compared D. mixed 62. A. in B.on C. for D. to 63. A. after B. before C. when D. that 64. A. happy B. sad C. funny D. different

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