本科《综合英语》期末考试试卷及答案

第页（共7页）1《综合英语》考试试卷（A卷、闭卷）题号一二三四五六七八九总分得分阅卷人PartIReadingComprehension(阅读理解)（每小题3分，共15分）PassageOneSupposewebuiltarobottoexploretheplanetMars.Weprovidetherobotwithseeingdetectorstokeepitawayfromdanger.Itispoweredentirelybythesun.Shouldweprogramtherobottobeequallyactiveatalltimes?No.Therobotwouldbeusingupenergyatatimewhenitwasnotreceivingany.Sowewouldprobablyprogramittoceaseitsactivityatnightandtowakeupatdawnthenextmorning.Accordingtotheevolutionarytheoryofsleep,evolutionequippeduswitharegularpatternofsleepingandwakingforthesamereason.Thetheorydoesnotdenythatsleepprovidessomeimportantrestorativefunctions.Itmerelysaysthatevolutionhasprogrammedustoperformthosefunctionsatatimewhenactivitywouldbeinefficientandpossiblydangerous.However,sleepprotectsusonlyfromthesortoftroublewemightwalkinto;itdoesnotprotectusfromtroublethatcomeslookingforus.Sowesleepwellwhenweareinafamiliar,safeplace,butwesleeplightly,ifatall,whenwefearthatbearswillnoseintothetent.Theevolutionarytheoryaccountswellfordifferencesinsleepamongcreatures.Whydocats,forinstance,sleepsomuch,whilehorsessleepsolittle?Surelycatsdonotneedfivetimesasmuchrepairandrestorationashorsesdo.Butcatscanaffordtohavelongperiodsofinactivitybecausetheyspendlittletimeeatingandareunlikelytobeattackedwhiletheysleep.Horsesmustspendalmostalltheirwakinghourseating,becausewhattheyeatisverylowinenergyvalue.Moreover,theycannotaffordtosleeptoolongortoodeeply,becausetheirsurvivaldependsontheirabilityto第页（共7页）2runawayfromattackers.1.Theauthorusestheexampleoftherobotinspaceexplorationtotellus.A)thedifferencesbetweenrobotsandmenB)thereasonwhymenneedtosleepC)abouttheneedforrobotstosavepowerD)aboutthedangerofmenworkingatnight2.Evolutionhasprogrammedmantosleepatnightchieflytohelphim_______.A)maintainaregularpatternoflifeB)preventtroublethatcomeslookingforhimC)avoiddangerandinefficientlaborD)restorehisbodilyfunctions3.Accordingtotheauthor,wecannotsleepwellwhenwe______.A)areworryingaboutoursafetyB)areoverworkedC)areinatentD)areawayfromhome4.Catssleepmuchmorethanhorsesdopartlybecausecats______.A)needmoretimeforrestorationB)areunlikelytobeattackersC)aremoreactivethanhorseswhentheyareawakeD)spendlesstimeeatingtogetenoughenergy5.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?.A)Evolutionhasequippedallcreatureswitharegularpatternofsleepingandwaking.B)Thestudyofsleepisanimportantpartoftheevolutionarytheory.C)Sleepingpatternsmustbetakenintoconsiderationinthedesigningofrobots.D)Thesleepingpatternofalivingcreatureisdeterminedbythefooditeats.PartIIVocabulary&Structure词汇和结构（每小题2分，共30分）第页（共7页）31.Themeeting’sbeencanceled.Annallthatwork.A.needtodoB.needhaveC.need’thavedoneD.needednottodo2.Itwasnotuntilmidnightthesnow-cappedpeak.A.thattheysightedB.thattheydidnotsightC.didtheysightD.hadtheysighted3.Wecouldhimwithadetachedhousewhenhecame,buthehadspecificallyaskedforasmallflat.A.provideB.haveprovidedC.notprovideD.nothaveprovided4.Thismissileisdesignedsothatonce_____nothingcanbedonetoretrieveit.A.firedB.beingfiredC.theyfiredD.havingfired5._____,hewouldnothaverecoveredsoquickly.A.Had’thebeentakengoodcareofB.HadhenotbeentakengoodcareofC.HadnothebeentakengoodcareofD.Hadhebeennottakengoodcareof6.Howcantheboystand______likethat?A.treatingB.betreatedC.ittreatedD.beingtreated7.Ican'timagineanything______tohim.A.happenB.happeningC.tohappenD.happened8.Mrs.Brownissupposed______forItalylastweek.A.tohaveleftB.toleaveC.tobeleavingD.tohavebeenleft9.Thefish’ssenseofsmellismost______.A.actuatedB.accurateC.acuteD.active10.Beforegoingtobed,she_______thatthedoorwaslocked.A.insuredherselfB.assuredC.assuredherselfD.insured11.Sincemostpeoplewould’tliketobuyanapartmentfaraway第页（共7页）4fromthecity,therearealotofapartmentsinthistown.A.emptyB.blankC.vacantD.bare12.Theageoftheboysinthisclassisabout18.A.usualB.commonC.averageD.ordinary13.Geologicaloceanographersuseechosoundertothedepthofthewater.A.figureupB.figureinC.figureonD.figureout14.Sincethereform,thecountry’seconomyhasbeenfairly_______.A.healthfulB.healthyC.wellD.health15.Scientistshavetriedmanywaystopreventthenuclearreactionsfrom______harmfulanddangerousradiation.A.givingupB.givinginC.givingtoD.givingoffPartIIICloze(完形填空)（每小题1.5分，共30分）Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Alanguageisasignalingsystemwhichoperateswithsymbolicvocalsounds(语声),andwhichisusedbyagroupofpeopleforthepurposeofcommunication.Let’slookatthis1inmoredetailbecauseitislanguage,morethananythingelse,2distinguishesmanfromtherestofthe3world.Otheranimals,itistrue,communicatewithoneanotherby4ofcries:forexample,manybirdsutter5callsattheapproachofdanger;monkeysutter6cries,suchasexpressionsofanger,fearandpleasure.7thesevariousmeansofcommunicationdifferinimportantways8humanlanguage.Forinstance,animals’criesdonot9thoughtsandfeelingsclearly.Thismeans,basically,thattheylackstructure.Theylackthekindofstructurethat10ustodividea