新编大学英语A1期末考试试卷
Part II Reading(40%)
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Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the differences between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught_ to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle __ compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself , let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer to that problem is, whether or not this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn and how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learned at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
21.What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
A. By copying what other people do.
B. By making mistakes and having them corrected. C. By listening to explanations from skilled people. D. By asking a great many questions.
22.What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?
E. They give children correct answers.
F. They point out children’s mistakes to them. G. They allow n to mark their own work.
H. They encourage children to copy from one another.
23.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ____.
I. not really important skills
J. more important than other skills
K. basically different from learning adults skills L. basically the same as learning other skills
24.Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should be
estimated only by___.
A. educated person B. the children themselves C. teachers D. parents 25.The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are ____.
A. too independent of others B. too critical of themselves C. unable to think for themselves D. unable to use basic skills
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According to figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average weekly income for a woman in 1983 was $ 260. For the same year, men had average weekly earning of $ 393. For some people, these figures are clear evidence that there is still sex discrimination in the area of pay in the situation, we find that certain occupations seem to be primarily female while others seem to be primarily male occupations. In the medical and legal professions, for example, statistics show that 85% of all doctors and lawyers are men ( although this situation is changing). More than 90% of all engineers are men. Women, however, have been the majority for a long time in other occupations. For example, 99 out of every 100 secretaries are women, and 95% of all nurses are female. From these statics, it is clear that women tend to enter certain occupations and not others, The occupations which they enter are often in service industries and often have one common feature: : They do not pay well. It can be argued that this is the principal reason for the difference in earnings between men and women. In addition, we can expect the pay situation to change in the future, because more qualified women are beginning careers in medicine, law, business, scientific research, and engineering.
26.What jobs have typically been held by women?
A. Jobs as doctors and lawyers. B. Jobs in service industries.
C. Jobs in areas without sex discrimination. D. Jobs in areas where women are respected.
27.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The majority of people working in medical professions are male. B. There is still a difference between the earnings of men and women.
C. The difference between men’s pay and women’s pay will become larger and larger. D. Women and men will exchange their jobs in most areas.
28.In the opinion of the writer, why do women still earn less money than men?
A. Some professions are not suitable for women.
B. The principle of “ equal pay for equal work” isn’t observed.
C. It is very difficult to change people’s attitude towards the roles of women. D. Women are often in the majority in low-paying jobs.
29.According to the passage, what can we expect in the legal profession in the future?
A. There will be more male lawyers.
B. The number of female lawyers will increase. C. The salaries of female lawyers will increase. D.Male and female lawyers will get equal pay.
30.What is the author’s attitude towards the U.S. bureau of Labor Statistics?
A. Critical B. Supportive. C. Negative. D. Encouraging
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In most people the left side of the brain deals with such things as logic, language, reasoning,
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numbers, and analysis, the so-called” academic” activities. While the left side is engaged in these activities, the right side is in the “ alpha wave” or resting state. The right side if the brain deals with rhythm, music, visual imagines and imagination, color, parallel processing, day-dreaming, face recognition, and pattern or map recognition.
Research showed that when people were encouraged to develop a mental area they had previously considered weak, this development, rather than detracting from other areas, seemed to produce an effect in which all areas of mental performance improved.
At first glance history seemed to deny this finding, for most of the “ great brains” appeared very irregular in mental terms: Einstein and other scientists seemed to be mostly” left-brains” dominant, while Picasso and other artists and musicians appeared to be “ right_brain” dominant.
A more thorough investigation, however, discovered some fascinating facts: Einstein failed mathematics at elementary school, but numbered, among his other activities, violin playing, art, sailing, and imagination games.
Einstein gave credit to his imagination games for many of his more significant scientific insights. While day-dreaming on a hill on a summer day, he imagined riding sunbeams to outer space, and upon finding himself returned, “illogically”, to the surface of the sun, he realized that the universe must indeed be curved, and that his previous” logical “ training was incomplete. The numbers, formulas(公式) and words he wrapped around this new image gave us the theory of relativity__ a left and right brain combination.
Similarly the great artists turned out to be “ both-brained”. Rather than notebooks filled with stories of drunken parties, and paint splashed on randomly to produce masterpieces, a good example of just how an artist works was found as follows:
Up at 6 a.m. Spent seventeenth day on painting six of the latest series. Mixed four parts orange with two parts yellow to produce color combination which I placed in upper left-hand corner of canvas, to act in visual opposition to spiral structures in lower right-hand corner, producing desired balance in eye of the perceiver.
31. The right side of the brain deals with_____ A. analysis B. language
C. reasoning D. day-dreaming
32.The right brain activity that Einstein was good at was______ A. mathematics B. violin playing C. logic D. analysis
33.Einstein gave credit for many of his significant scientific insights to_____
A. map recognition B. music C. imagination games D. rhythm
34.One of the imagination games that helped Einstein develop the theory of relativity, was _____.
A. kite flying B. a trip to outer space and back C. sailing a boat D. mathematics
35.The artist’s notebook shows his work to include_____
A. only left brain activity B. Only right brain activity
C. both left and right brain activity D. a balance of art and logic
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A 11 D 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C
When I was studying at Yale, some phenomena puzzled me greatly. I found that Chinese students
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or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students.
I was impressed by the role of the professor in the seminar(讨论会). The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a researcher looking for answers to questions together with the students. One linguistic(语言的) feature of his interacting with his students was that he used many modal(情态的) verbs—far more than I did in Beiwai. When answering questions, he usually said, “This is my personal opinion and it could be wrong.” or “You could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting.”
In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct reactions. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to the question. I still remember how frustrated they were when foreign teachers did not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much higher than that of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answer, they were sure about it.
Education in China is valued for united thinking. I remember American teachers who taught in our university complaining about the fact that Chinese students uniformly expressed the same idea in their English composition. The examinations in America usually do not test a student’s ability to memorize the material but his ability to analyze and solve problems. Education in America is valued not only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking. 36.In the USA, when the students are in class, ____. DACDC A. a Chinese student tends to be very active B. an American student likes to make trouble C. a Chinese student likes to puzzle the teacher D. an American student tends to be vigorous
37.A teacher in the USA prefers to ____ when he answers questions. A. be very sincere B. be very direct C. be very self-confident D. be very indifferent
38.What is the opinion of the author concerning the difference of teaching methods between China and the USA?
A. He thinks that Chinese teaching methods can make students learn more.
B. He holds that the major purpose of Chinese teaching methods is to improve students’ remembrance.
C. He thinks that American teaching is ability-oriented. D. He holds that American teachers hate to give a test.
39.The author thinks that the relationship between the student and the teacher is ____. A. more intimate in China B. closer in China
C. looser in USA D. more harmonious in USA 40.The education in USA may produce some ____ graduates. A. talkative B. conventional C. creative D. imaginative Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D.. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
41.Which appropriate training, you will be well___ to deal with most emergencies when they
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arise.
A. capable B. ready C. equal D. equipped
42. They did another test which measured women’s__ to a stress while carrying out certain tasks before, during and after a period.
A.feelings B. outlook C. conduct D. reactions 43. Do very young children really _____ foreign travel?
A. appreciate B. delight C. benefit D. evaluate
44. When he heard how well the new company was doing, he took a calculated___ and invested all his money in it.
A. venture B. chance C. opportunity D. risk
45.To what ___ was he prepared to supply money for the plan? A. range B .amount C. extent D. quantity
46.The chairman asked members to cast their votes for or against the______. A. concept B. conclusion C. proposal D .prediction 47.He was very taken aback by her___ attitude.
A. abrupt B. aggressive C. advisable D .amiable
48.The roadworks made ___ to the hotel from the main road difficult A. advance B. access C. bypass D. ways
49. When parting, we___ each other to work hard and be worthy of the title of League member. A. convinced B. persuaded C. impressed D. urged
50. Many accidents in the home could be___ if householders gave more thought to safety in their houses.
A. avoided B. protected C. excluded D. preserved 51.A relief___ has been set up to help earthquake victims. A. fund B. treasury C. donation D. collection
52. The Director’s personality was undoubtedly a ___ in the company’s success. A. feature B. characteristic C. factor D. cause
53. The explorers walked all the way along the river form its mouth to its____. A. feature B. characteristic C. factor D. cause
54. Scientists have discovered a close___ between smoking and several serious diseases.
A. cause B. source C. well D. outlet
55. The work I was involved with was primarily___ with the issuing of Eurobonds. A) concerned B. consulted C. regarded D. bothered
56. This missile is designed so that once ___ nothing can be done to retrieve it.
A. fired B. they fired C. having fired D. firing
57. I’d rather you____ do anything about the garden until the weather improves.
A. wouldn’t B. don’t do C. didn’t D. haven’t
58.___ a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.
A. As a result of B. By reason of C. In the event of D. In the time of
59. Few pleasures can equal__ of a cool drink on a hot day.
A. it B. such C. that D. this
60.___ had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off A. Scarcely B. Hardly C. No longer D. No sooner
61.If only he ___ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn’t have gone so wrong.
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新编大学英语期末考试试卷
