Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it ―Keeping up with the Joneses‖ because ―Jones‖ is a very common name in the Untie States. ―Keep up with the Joneses‖ came to mean keeping up with the rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tried of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ―Joneses‖ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
41. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _____. A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich C. don’t want others to know they are rich D. want to be happy
42. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _____. A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City C. live in apartments D. have many neighbors
43. The underlined word ― neighborhood‖ in Para.2 means ________. A. a person who lives near another B. people living in an area
C. an area near the place referred to D. an area in another town or city
44. Arthur Momand used the name ―Jones‖ in his series of short stories because ―Jones‖ is __________. A. an important name
B. a popular name in the United States C. his neighbor’s name D. not a good name
45. According to the writer, it is _____ to keep up with the Joneses. A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good Task 3
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Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it. You should write your answers (in no more than 3 words) briefly.
Freezing can keep food fresh and safe to eat. Freezing lowers the food temperature below zero degree Celsius(摄氏). The simplest way to prepare fruits is to cut them up and place them in a container inside the freezer, in some cases it is better to permit the fruit to freeze before putting it in the container. This will keep it from sticking to the container. This is called the ―dry pack‖ method. The second way is the ―wet pack‖ method. The fruit is prepared along with some of its liquid or juice. You can add some sugar to fruits that are naturally juicy. The sugar sweetens the fruit and brings out its natural juice. Once foods have been unfrozen, they should not be frozen again. There is a danger of food poisoning if food is frozen more than once. Approaches to food preservation Advantages of freezing: 1. keep food 46 to eat 2. lower the food temperature below 47 Ways of freezing fruit: 1. The first method is 48 . 2. The other is 49 . Cautions about freezing: once foods have been unfrozen, they should not 50 .
Task 4
Directions: The following is a list of airport terms. After reading it, you are required to find the Chinese equivalents in the table below. A— knowledge work
B— overall job growth rate C— corporate strategy D— outsource
E— cloud computing
F— construction of senior communities G— assisted – living facilities H— by some counts
I— clean – energy projects J— capping carbon emission K— Earth ship
L— Heating control
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Example: (K) 地球之船 (L) 暖气控制
51. ( ) 限制碳排放 52.（ ）清洁能源项目 53. ( ) 在某种意义上 54.（ ）生活辅助设施 55. ( ) 老年社区建设 56.（ ）云集计算 57. ( ) 服务外包 58.（ ）企业发展战略 59. ( ) 总的工作增长率 60.（ ）知识型工作 Part Ⅳ Translation (15%) 翻译题（ 共5题,每题3分 ,得分 共15分）
Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 61. He cuts through a forest to get to school.
62. Science has brought about many changes in our lives.
63. The members agree to modify the policy of recruiting new members. 64. Most of the big cities in the world suffer from traffic jam. 65. Millions of people in Africa every year struggle for food. Part Ⅴ Writing (15%) 写作题 （共1题,每题15分，得分 共15分）
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter according to the instructions given in Chinese below. 假设你是李浩，昨天下午你的朋友李铭来北京出差，并来看望你。但是你由于公司开会不在家，所以没能与他会面。请写一封道歉信： 1.表示歉意； 2.说明原因；
3.约定再见面的时间。
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大学英语（一）（A班）试卷A答题卡
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行政班级____________ 分级班级____________ 题号 分数
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学号____________ 姓名____________ IV V 总分 I Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15%)
1 [A] [B] [C] [D] 6 [A] [B] [C] [D] 11.____________________________ 2 [A] [B] [C] [D] 7 [A] [B] [C] [D] 12.____________________________ 3 [A] [B] [C] [D] 8 [A] [B] [C] [D] 13. ____________________________ 4 [A] [B] [C] [D] 9 [A] [B] [C] [D] 14. ____________________________ 5 [A] [B] [C] [D] 10 [A] [B] [C] [D] 15. ____________________________
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20%)
16 [A] [B] [C] [D] 21 [A] [B] [C] [D] 26. _____________ 31. _____________ 17 [A] [B] [C] [D] 22 [A] [B] [C] [D] 27. _____________ 32. _____________ 18 [A] [B] [C] [D] 23 [A] [B] [C] [D] 28. _____________33. _____________ 19 [A] [B] [C] [D] 24 [A] [B] [C] [D] 29. _____________34. _____________ 20 [A] [B] [C] [D] 25 [A] [B] [C] [D] 30. _____________35. _____________
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (35%)
Task 1(10%) Task 2(10%) Task 3(5%) Task 4(10%)
36 [A] [B] [C] [D] 41 [A] [B] [C] [D] 46. __________________51. ( ) 52.( ) 37 [A] [B] [C] [D] 42 [A] [B] [C] [D] 47. __________________53. ( ) 54.( ) 38 [A] [B] [C] [D] 43 [A] [B] [C] [D] 48. __________________55. ( ) 56.( ) 39 [A] [B] [C] [D] 44 [A] [B] [C] [D] 49. __________________57. ( ) 58.( ) 40 [A] [B] [C] [D] 45 [A] [B] [C] [D] 50. __________________59. ( ) 60.( )
Task 5(5%)
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