新编大学英语期末考试试卷

新编大学英语A2期末考试试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20%)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SectionA.A.AnadvertisementB.AnewspaperC.TheirworkD.AdreamA.OnfootB.BycarC.BybusD.BybikeA.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.SixA.TherestaurantprovidesgoodfoodB.Sheenjoysherpart-timejobC.TherestaurantofferscheapfoodD.Thereareseveralcooksintherestaurant.A.ThemoviewasdisappointingB.Themoviewasexpensivetosee.C.Hewantstoseethemovieagain.D.Heshouldhaveseenthemovieathome.A.$64B.$86C.$96D.$140A.TostayathomeB.TogotobedimmediatelyC.ToseeamovieD.Togotoaparty.A.Tomisunabletohearwell.B.Tomdidn’tsayanythingatthemeeting.C.Tomdoesn’tlistentohim.D.Tomwentoutbeforethemeetingwasover.A.Sheboughtsomethingforheraunt.B.Shewasthereonlybriefly.C.Shemissedit.D.Shewenttoitonherwaytothehospital.A.Onehourandahalf.B.Halfanhour.C.45minutes.D.40minutes.SectionB.CompoundDictation.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Duringthefirstreading,youshouldlistencarefullyforageneralideaofthewholepassage.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthefirstpartofthepassageisbeingread,youshouldfillinthemissingwordduringthepauseateachblank.Afterlisteningtothesecondpartofthepassageyouarerequiredtowritedownthemainpointsaccordingtowhatyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadthethirdtimeyoucancheckwhatyouhavewritten.Inmany___11___oftheworldpeopleclaphandstoshowthattheylikeor__12___ofsomething.Inthetheater,ataconcert,oratafootballgame,people____13____handsaftertheyseesomethingtheylike.InRussiatheactors,___14___,andathletesclap____15_________theaudience.Inmostcountries,however,theperformersarehappytoreceivetheapplause.Theydon’tclapbacktotheirfan.Averylongtimeagoclappingmeantthe___16____ofwhatitmeansnow.Whenpeopledidnotlikeanactororaperformertheyclapped.Theyweretryingtomakeasmuchnoiseaspossible.Theycontinuedtoclapuntiltheactorleftthe___17_____.Atsometimeinhistorythe___18___ofclappingchanged.Itbecameacomplimentinsteadofaninsult.Nowwhenanaudiencewantstoshowgreatadmirationforaperformer,theynotonlyclapbutthey____19____.Thatiscalledastandingovation.Astandingovationisthedreamofeveryperformer._________________20___________________________!PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)(40%)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.JosephWeizenbaum，professorofcomputerscienceatMIT,thinksthatthesenseofpoweroverthemachineultimatelycorruptsthecomputerhacker(黑客)andmakeshimintoanotverydesirablesortofprogrammer.Thehackersaresoinvolvedwithdesigningtheirprograms,makingitmoreandmorecomplexandbendingittotheirhill,thattheydon’tbothertryingtomakeitunderstandabletootherusers.Theyrarelykeeprecordersoftheirprogramsforthebenefitofothers,andtheytakerarelytimetounderstandwhyaproblemoccurred.Computerscienceteacherssaytheycanusuallypickouttheprospectivehackersintheircoursesbecausethesestudentsmaketheirhomeworkassignmentsmorecomplexthantheyneedtobe.Ratherthanusingthesimplestandmostdirectmethod,theytakejoyinaddingextrastepsjusttoprovetheiringenuity.Butperhapsthosehackersknowsomethingthatwedon’tabouttheshapeofthingstocome.“ThathackerwhohadtobeliterallydraggedoffhischairatMITisnowamulti-millionaireofthecomputerindustry,”saysMITProfessorMichaelDertouzos.“AndtwoformerhackersbecamethefoundersofthehighlysuccessfulApplehomecomputercompany.”Whenseeninthislight,thehackerphenomenonmaynotbesostrangeafterall.If,asmanypsychiatristssay,playisreallythebasisforallhumanactivity,thenthehackergamesarereallythepreparationforfuturedevelopments.SherryTurkle,aprofessorofsociologyatMIT,pointsoutthatthecomputer,becauseitseemstoustobeso“intelligent”,so“capable”,so“human”,affectsthewaywethinkaboutourselvesandourideasaboutwhatweare.Shesaysthatcomputersandcomputertoysalreadyplayanimportantroleinchildren’seffortstodevelopanidentitybyallowingthemtotestideasaboutwhatisaliveandwhatisnot.21.ThePassagetellsabout_____.whathascausedtheemergenceofcomputerhackersthestrangebehaviorofthecomputerhackerstheimportanceofbringingupcomputerhackersdifferentopinionsconcerningthehackerphenomenon22.ProfessorWeizenbaumbelievesthehackers’strangebehavioriscausedby_____.theirdeliberateattemptstomaketheirproblemscomplexandimpracticabletheirincompetenceinmakingnewcomputerprogrammestheirignoranceoftheresponsibilitytheyshouldassumetheirstrongdesiretocontrolthecomputer23.InProfessorBertouzos’opinion,whichofthefollowingistrue?___Thehackersarelikelytobeverysuccessfulbusinessman.Onlyafewhackerswillbesuccessfulintheirlaterlife.Thehackersprobablyhavebetterinsightintothefuturethanot