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2011年8月份《大学英语1（开放英语1）》课程考试
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Part I Vocabulary and Structure（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）
Directions: Read the following sentences and choose the best answer from A, B, C and D. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. It’s sometimes hard to ________ one twin from the other. A. tell
2. — Have you persuaded him?
— Yes. After some hours of discussion, I _________ to reason him in accepting the new plan. A. had managed
B. would manage
C. have managed
D. managed
B. say
C. speak
D. talk
3. Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge ________ our thinking. A. which to be based on C. on which to base
B. which to base on D. which to base
4. My grandfather is as ________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day. A. desperate
B. energetic
C. exceptional
D. effective
5. — Cathy, this is Mike. I _______ because I am going to meet some guests at the airport. So I will not have lunch.
— That’s OK. I will wait for you at supper time.A. have telephoned
B. was telephoning
C. telephoned
D. am telephoning
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6. — I ________ to your birthday party last Sunday. — Unfortunately, you were out on business. A. had come
B. came
C. would come
D. would have come
7. At the end of 2004, there were around 6,000 foreign printing companies in China, _____ up around 4 percent of national total. A. made
B. to make
C. making
D. having made
8. — Oh, must you? Stay a little bit longer. It’s been such fun having you. — __________. I’ve got an early start tomorrow morning. A. No problem
B. All right
C. Thanks anyway
D. Never mind
9. — I think Linda has to go home. It’s too late. — ________. Maybe her mother is worrying about her. A. So has she
B. So she has
C. So does she
D. So she does
10. I’m afraid we can’t have coffee. There’s ________ left. A. none
B. nothing
C. no
D. no one
11. I try to make him understand that I’m not interested in him, but he never gets the _________. A. information
B. news
C. message
D. words
12. Peter has been out of work for half a year, so he wants to _______ a job in this company. A. prepare for
B. apply for
C. wait for
D. care for
13. Some people waste a lot of food ________ others in the world haven’t enough to eat. A. after
B. when
C. as
D. while
14. In which play of Shakespeare’s is it ________ Viola appears? A. where
B. which
C. who
D. that
15. Would you please say your number again? I didn’t _______ just now. A. put it down
B. put it up
C. put it out
D. put it off
16. — I have taken someone else’s T-shirt by mistake. Is it Jane’s? — It ______ be hers. She seldom wears red. A. won’t
B. can’t
C. needn’t
D. mustn’t
17. ______ by his grandparents, Jimmy wasn’t used to living with his parents. A. To bring up
B. To be brought up
C. Brought up
D. Being brought up
18. In Shenzhou VI, Chinese astronauts aren’t only spaceship drivers, _______ machine repairers and scientists. A. so
B. or
C. and
D. but
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19. — I think you have too much luggage, don’t you? — Yes. But it’s not easy to decide what to ________ behind. A. take
B. turn
C. keep
D. leave
20. A good ad often uses words ______ people attach positive meanings. A. in which
B. to which
C. which
D. that
21. Mum, I’m thirsty. Will you please give me some ________? A. pencils
B. cake
C. water
D. books
22. Some birds ______ to the south before winter. A. run
B. swim
C. walk
D. fly
23. I want to know ______ the day after tomorrow.A. what he will do
B. what will he do
C. what he did
D. what did he do
24. — Is that Jack speaking?
— Sorry, he isn’t in right now. He ______ the cinema with his aunt.A. has been to
B. has gone to
C. have been to
D. have gone to
25. The doctor looked over Peter carefully after he _______ to the hospital. A. takes
B. is taken
C. took
D. was taken
26. At least ______ visitors couldn’t leave Dalian by air because of the heavy fog. A. two hundreds
B. two hundred
C. two hundred of
D. two-hundreds
27. — ―John, can I borrow your CD player?‖ — ―Sorry. _______ is broken.‖A. His
B. He
C. Mine
D. Its
28. There _______ a paper factory here, but it is a square now.A. used to have
B. used to has
C. used to be
D. used to being
29. I’ll have my house _______ next month.A. paint
B. to be painted
C. painting
D. painted
30. The policeman returned me the money _______ on the bus. I was so grateful. A. was stolen
B. stole
C. stolen
D. steal
Part II Cloze（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Directions: Read the following passage and fill in each blank by choosing the best answer from A, B, C and D. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
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In November of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi. His hunt was going 31 that day, and he couldn’t seem to find anything worth of 32 his rifle. Then, his staff captured a black baby bear for the president to shoot, but he could not. The thought of shooting a bear that was tied to a tree did not seem sporting, so he 33 the life of the baby bear and set it free.
Based on this story, a famous political cartoonist for the Washington Star drew a cartoon, which showed Teddy Roosevelt, rifle 34 , with his back turned on a cute baby bear. Morris Michtom, owner of a Brooklyn toy store, was 35 by the cartoon to make a stuffed baby bear. Intending it only as a display, he placed the stuffed bear in his toy store 36 , and next to it placed a copy of the cartoon from the newspaper. To Michtom’s surprise, his store was flooded by customers 37 to buy. He asked for and received President Roosevelt’s 38 to use his name for the hand-sewn bears that he and his wife made, and the ―Teddy Bear‖ was born! Michtom was soon manufacturing Teddy Bear 39 thousands. The money from the sale enabled him, in 1903, to 40 the Ideal Toy Company. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.
A. hastily A. supporting A. spared A. in his hand A. encouraged A. window A. eager A. order
B. poorly B. opening B. protected B. in the hand B. inspired B. door B. interested B. permission B. of B. change
C. punctually C. shouldering C. saved C. in hands C. urged C. table C. reluctant C. argument C. by C. form
D. steadily D. firing D. checked D. in hand D. pictured D. counter D. straight D. file D. for D. invest
39. A. at 40.
A. sell
Part III Reading Comprehension（本大题共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C and D. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1
Dinner was almost ready when the killing occurred. When Don Wise wandered into the living room of his home, his ten-year-old son, Mike, and a 12-year-old friend were sitting in front of a larger-screen television set. They were playing a video game they had rented called Golden eye 007, one of the top-selling titles of 2000.
Standing behind the boys, Wise saw that the boy pushed the button and shot the character in the face. Blood
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splattered the lab coat of the character as he whirled and fell. ―You’re down!‖ the boy said, laughing.
Chilled by the child’s obvious fun, Wise ordered the boys to turn the game off. ―This game is disgusting,‖ he said seriously. ―I don’t want you to play with this anymore.‖
Video games have become a pervasive form of entertainment in the 1990s. Today an estimated 69 percent of American families own or rent video and computer games. Most are harmless entertainment, but in far too many of the most popular ones, kids are acting out realistic violent experiences on their TV and computer screens. ―These are not just games anymore,‖ says Rick Dyer, president of the San Diego-based Virtual Image Productions and an outspoken critic of titles with violent and sexual content. ―These are learning machines. We’re teaching kids in the most incredible manner what it’s like to pull the trigger. The focus is on the thrill, enjoyment and reward. What they’re not learning are the real-life consequences.‖
Interactive video games introduce kids to a fantasy world that features amazingly lifelike characters, detailed images of brutality, and an audio mix of heart-pounding music, stereo sound effects and authentic voices. Unlike movies and television, where you watch the violence, the game lets you feel the sensation of committing violent acts. When you’re into the game, you’re in the game.
―The technology is becoming more engaging for kids,‖ says David Walsh, president of the National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF), a watchdog group in Minneapolis, ―and a part of the games features antisocial themes of violence, sex and crude language. Unfortunately, it’s a part that seems particularly popular with kids between ages 8 to 15.‖
41. Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of this passage? A. Video Game Violence Is Harmful to Kids. B. Video Game Is a Common Form of Entertainment. C. Video Game Violence Is Popular with Children. D. Video Game Is an Interactive Entertainment. 42. The interactive video games tend to ________. A. make children know more about the real life
B. take children into a virtual world with lifelike violence C. make children familiar with high tech achievements D. teach children the consequence of the violent acts 43. We can infer from the passage that the _________. A. NIMF is a political organization in Minneapolis
B. NIMF promotes the media production including video games
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C. NIMF is characteristic for its social justice
D. NIMF is to detect illegal or unethical conducts in the media industry 44. The word ―pervasive‖ in Para. 4 most probably means _________. A. worldwide
B. populous
C. widespread
D. harmful
45. Which of the following statements would Rick Dyer agree with? A. Video games with some violence teach kids real life experience. B. Video games are good ways to learn more about the world. C. Video games with fantastic features are loved by most kids.
D. Video games with violence and sex content have a negative impact on children.
Passage 2
Since the beginning of time, many scientists have invented many interesting things. Some of these inventions, like numbers, the alphabet and the radio have certainly changed history.
Since 1946, one of the most important inventions has been the computer. It will change all our lives. The first computer was as large as a room, and quite difficult and slow to operate. But since the invention of the silicon chip, now computers have become smaller, easier to use and faster. Some computers are as small as television sets. Simple computer can be made smaller than a book. And computers are getting smaller all the time.
There are several reasons why the computer is useful to us. Firstly, it can store very, very, much information. Secondly, the computer can operate very quickly – thousands of times faster than a man – and it will never be tired. Thirdly, computers can be built in other kinds of machines. They can do a lot of work.
Soon, almost everyone, either at home or at work, will use some kind of computer. The lives of all the people will be changed by this invention. 46. The first computer was ___________.
A. as large as a television set and difficult to use C. invented in the twentieth century
B. made in a big room in America D. faster than a man
47. The computer has become smaller and easier to operate since _________. A. the nineteenth century C. the invention of television 48. The silicon chip is ________.
A. an important but a very small part of a computer B. a very small computer C. something stored in a TV set D. something like the radio 49. Which of the following is NOT right?
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B. the beginning of the twentieth century D. the invention of silicon chips
A. Many inventions have changed our lives. B. Smaller computers are more difficult to use. C. Computers can help people save more time. D. More and more work will be done by computers. 50. The main idea of this passage is ________.
A. numbers, the alphabet and radios as well as computers are important inventions B. computers will change our lives C. computers will be smaller and smaller
D. computers will be widely used in different kinds of machines
Passage 3
Wall Street is the name of a street in New York and very famous in the whole world. It is the financial center of the USA, exerting a significant influence upon the world’s economy. Hetty Green, who was born in 1835, was nicknamed the Wizard (奇才) of Wall Street. She became almost a legendary figure in Wall Street, because she made a lot of money buying and selling shares in companies.
Hetty Green began making money when her father died and she inherited all his money. By investing wisely, she soon built up her fortune to over 100 million dollars. However, she hated spending money on herself or on her family. Actually, she hated spending money on everything except buying shares. She was so mean that when her son Edward broke his leg, she would not send for a doctor. She did not want to have to pay a doctor’s bill. She refused to send her son to a good hospital. Instead, she took the boy to a free charity hospital. There he did not get very good treatment and, to save his life, he had to have his leg cut off. Still his mother would not pay for proper hospital treatment. She sent for a doctor who cut off the boy’s leg in her living room. It’s incredible, isn’t it? 51. Wall Street is _________.
A. the name of Chinatown in New York C. the financial center of America
B. the nickname of New York D. the tourist center of USA
52. Hetty Green was called the Wizard of Wall Street because she __________. A. inherited a large sum of money C. built up a large company on shares
B. made a large sum of money with shares D. was very strange and cruel
53. The underlined word ―mean‖ in the 2nd paragraph probably can be replaced by ________. A. wicked
B. cold-blooded
C. kind
D. ungenerous
54. When her son broke his leg, Hetty Green ___________. A. sent him to a large hospital
B. sent for a doctor
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C. didn’t pay the bill for the doctor
55. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
D. took him to a charity hospital
A. Hetty Green hated her son and refused to take him to a good hospital. B. Hetty Green liked to earn a lot of money so as to live a good life. C. Hetty Green preferred money to anything else. D. Hetty Green died a poor old woman.
Passage 4
Among the many ways in which people communicate through speech, public speaking has probably received more study and attracted more attention than any other. Politicians campaigning for public office, salespeople presenting products, and preachers delivering sermons all depend upon this form of public communication. Even people who do not make speaking a part of their daily work are often asked to make public speeches: students at graduation, for instance. Nearly everyone speaks in public at some time or other, and those who perform the task well often become leaders.
Public speaking is not informal conversation between two people – nor is it free discussion in a small group
or seminar. Speaking becomes public speaking when a person addresses a group of more than one, without interruption, and takes responsibility for the words and ideas being expressed. Public speaking always includes a speaker who has a reason for speaking, an audience that gives that speaker its attention, and a message meant to accomplish a purpose.
There are many reasons for speaking in public. A speaker may hope to teach an audience about new ideas, for
example, or provide information about some topic. Creating a good feeling or entertaining an audience may be another purpose. Public speakers, however, most often seek to persuade an audience to adopt new opinions, to take certain actions, or to see the world in a new way.
Public speakers usually know well in advance when they are scheduled to make an address. Consequently, they are able to prepare their message before they deliver it. Sometimes, though, speakers must deliver the message unprepared, or off the cuff, such as when they are asked to offer a toast at a wedding reception or to participate in an interview. This type of speaking is called spontaneous speaking.
When they do not have to speak spontaneously, most speakers write their own speeches. Politicians and
business executives sometimes employ professional writers who prepare their speeches for them. These professional writers may work alone or in small teams. Although the speaker may have some input into the contents of the speech, the writers sometimes have a great influence over the opinions expressed by their employers. Regardless of how a speech is prepared, the person who delivers it is given credit for its effect upon its
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hearers.
56. According to the passage, public speaking _____.
A. is one of the most important ways communicating through speeches B. is performed merely by politicians, salespeople and preachers C. is not only an informal conversation but also a free discussion D. is a kind of speaking performed by the public
57. All of the following are mentioned as possible purposes for public speaking EXCEPT _________. A. to publicize new ideas or provide some information B. to bring out a good feeling and amuse listeners
C. to convince the audience of something or persuade the audience to do something D. to show off one’s eloquence (口才) on public occasions 58. Public speakers ____________.
A. often deliver speeches to the audience spontaneously B. usually prepare their message ahead of schedule C. are not able to deliver a speech without preparation D. are usually not able to make preparations in advance
59. The phrase ―off the cuff‖ (Line 3, Para. 4) most probably means ___________. A. off the subject C. without preparation
B. at random D. out of breath
60. We can infer from the passage that the employed professional writers ___________. A. may have indirect influence on the audience
B. always work in groups to prepare speeches for their employers C. usually have no input into the contents of the speech D. are given credit for the effect of the speech upon the audience
Part IV Writing（本大题1小题，共20分）
Write an essay on the topic “To Work at Home?” And you should base your essay on the outline below. 1. 随着高科技的发展，越来越多的人选择在家工作 2. 选择在家工作的利与弊
3. 我的观点
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